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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Sap SE, Walldorf, DE;
Xingtian Shi, Shanghai, CN;
Gufei Sun, Shanghai, CN;
Heng Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Wen-Syan Li, Fremont, CA (US);
SAP SE, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
The embodiments provide a system for matching orders with incoming shipments. The system may include a product shipment handler configured to receive product shipment information specifying incoming products, a product order handler configured to receive product order information specifying a plurality of product orders and input parameter information associated with each product order, a job dispatcher configured to create a plurality of jobs based on the product shipment information and the product order information, a modeling tool configured to model each job as a separate constrained linear optimization problem, and a linear solver configured to solve each constrained linear optimization problem based on the input parameter information and the product shipment information including generating a delivery plan for each product order within a respective job that matches at least one incoming product with a corresponding product order over a period of time.