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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2019
Coupang Corp., Seoul, KR;
Ping Yin, Shanghai, CN;
Zonghan Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Min Woo Lee, Suwon, KR;
Pil Su Kim, Suwon, KR;
Yong Zang, Shanghai, CN;
Wei Wei, Shanghai, CN;
Liwen He, Shanghai, CN;
Coupang Corp., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Methods and systems for determining a cause of out of stock condition by running a decision tree against historical information associated with the out of stock item and contacting a supplier of the out of stock item to request items based on the determined cause. The system receives information associated with an out of stock item from a system storing information associated with items in a fulfillment center, the information collected over an extended period, determines a cause of the out of stock condition by running a decision tree against the received information, the decision tree includes a plurality of conditions, and predicts an out of stock condition of the item based on the determined cause. Based on the prediction, the system contacts a supplier of the out of stock item to request more items.