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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2015
Bby Solutions, Inc., Richfield, MN (US);
Brent Shiely, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Bradley R. McBeath, Hopkins, MN (US);
Trevis Williamson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bradley K. Struble, Lakeville, MN (US);
Jeffrey D. Rathburn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vaibhav Agrawal, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Amy Williams, Stillwater, MN (US);
Pranab Koner, Eagan, MN (US);
Vyas Mohan Mohan, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Tanmay Sinha, Apple Valley, MN (US);
David R. Leeder, Lakeville, MN (US);
Nicholas E. Oswald, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Rick E. Allan, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Rambabu Raipati, Bloomington, MN (US);
BBY SOLUTIONS, INC., Richfield, MN (US);
Abstract
Techniques and system configurations for demand-based product sourcing in an electronic commerce setting is described herein. In one example, information about an item corresponding to a plurality of fulfillment locations is stored in a database. The information includes a plurality of transit times and a plurality of transit costs corresponding to each of the plurality of transit times. A subset of transit times is selected upon receiving a location of a user. A subset of transit costs corresponding with the subset of transit times is selected. An indication of a selection of a transit time is received. The indication includes the item, a quantity of the item, and a destination. A preferred fulfillment location of a subset of fulfillment locations is calculated, the calculating using the transit time, the location, and a selection rule, wherein the selection rule is generated using a plurality of selection attributes.