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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael D. Essenmacher, Danbury, CT (US);
Anthony M. Cocuzza, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Nancy S. Tilley, High Falls, NY (US);
Janice M. Young, White Plains, NY (US);
Yuk L. Chan, Rochester, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Modifying item packaging according to determined replenishment times. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for modifying item packaging is described herein. An order is received from a user for an item. An exhaustion time for the item is calculated according to an inventory database for the user. An initial replenishment time for the item is calculated. A package quantity is calculated according to the exhaustion time, shipment time, initial replenishment time, and inventory database.