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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Suttgart, DE;
Marc Naumann, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Goktug Cinar, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A system and method for managing a supply chain for distributing products integrates inventory control with packaging optimization. Historical demand data, cost and dimension data for products, containers, and shipping vessels is obtained, and a plurality of layout configurations for packing the products into the containers is determined. Based on the historical demand data and the cost and dimension data, an optimization model is used to determine (i) a layout configuration for the packing the products in the containers from amongst the plurality of layout configurations, and (ii) a shipment frequency for shipping containers packed according to the determined layout configuration. The optimization model is configured to minimize a cost of distributing products in the supply chain.