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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Shivaram Subramanian, Frisco, TX (US);
Pavithra Harsha, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Ali Koc, White Plains, NY (US);
Brian Leo Quanz, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mahesh Ramakrishna, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Dhruv Shah, New York, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for generating a resource allocation in an omnichannel distribution network. Demand forecast data and current inventory data related to a resource and the omnichannel distribution network are obtained and an ally-adversary bimodal inventory optimization (BIO) computer model is instantiated that includes an adversary component that simulates, through a computer simulation, a worst-case scenario of resource demand and resource availability, and an ally component that limits the adversary component based on a simulation of a limited best-case scenario of resource demand and resource availability. The BIO computer model is applied to the demand forecast data and current inventory data, to generate a predicted consumption for the resource. A resource allocation recommendation is generated for allocating the resource to locations of the omnichannel distribution network based on the predicted consumption, which is output to a downstream computing system for further processing.