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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Deshanand Pratap Singh, Toronto, CA;
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods to warehouse, handle, and deliver products are disclosed. The system can comprise a vendor-based virtual network that is associated with a supplier-based physical network. The system can enable vendors with institutional, market, or industry knowledge to manage inventory, logistics, and delivery more efficiently. The system can enable vendors to configure a virtual warehouse and delivery network based on the institutional, market, or industry knowledge. The virtual network can be mapped—behind the scenes—to physical warehouses and delivery networks by warehousing providers ('providers') based at least in part on the virtual network. The provider can then adjust the physical network based on market knowledge, research, physical sales, warehouse and personnel availability, weather, and other factors. The provider can also offer periodic data to the vendor based on physical sales and delivery information to enable both the virtual and physical networks to converge on an efficient solution.