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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2018
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Behzad Nemati, Springdale, AR (US);
Ehsan Nazarian, Rogers, AR (US);
WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods and computer-readable media for providing e-commerce suppliers an alternative shipping and distribution system based on real-time sales and demand being coupled with iterative machine learning processes. As an example, an e-commerce supplier can contract with a retailer to have products sold in retail locations belonging to the retailer. However, rather than the retailer providing to the e-commerce supplier a quoted price for acquiring the merchandise, the retailer can provide two prices: one for if the e-commerce supplier delivers the merchandise to a distribution center, and another if the e-commerce supplier delivers the merchandise directly to a retail location, from which the retailer will redistribute the merchandise to other retail locations.