Patent ID: 8650206

Claim:
A system for providing nested bucketization in a supply chain network, comprising: a database that stores data describing a time horizon of a specified time interval; and a computer comprising a processor and a memory, the computer coupled with the database and configured to: access the data describing the time horizon of the specified time interval; create an on-hand inventory profile that points to an empty linked list when first created and comprises a set of (day, quantity) pairs, wherein day of the set of (day, quantity) pairs is a date on which an amount of material enters an on-hand inventory, and quantity of the set of (day, quantity) pairs is the amount of material that enters the on-hand inventory on the date; store the on-hand inventory profile in the database; add one or more sets of (day, quantity) pairs to the on-hand inventory profile by inserting the one or more sets of (day, quantity) pairs into the linked list; divide the time horizon into multiple nested buckets; add the one or more sets of (day, quantity) pairs to the nested buckets and store the one or more sets of (day, quantity) pairs within the nested buckets in separate linked lists; and add the one or more sets of (day, quantity) pairs to the on-hand inventory profile by adding it to the linked list within the nested bucket.