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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL (US);
John Bergstrom, Palatine, IL (US);
David Pisinger, Frederiksberg, DK;
WALGREEN CO., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A method in a computer system for selecting an efficient combination of items for placement on a merchandizing fixture, wherein each item has a respective size, and wherein each combination of items has a respective profitability metric; including electronically receiving an indication of a size of the merchandizing fixture; electronically receiving a business rule indicative of whether gaps on the merchandizing fixture are allowed; when gaps on the merchandizing fixture are allowed, automatically selecting via a computer processor a combination of items that has a highest profitability metric and that fits on the merchandizing fixture without occupying the entire merchandizing fixture; and when gaps on the merchandizing fixture are not allowed, automatically selecting via a computer processor a combination of items that has a highest profitability and occupies the entire merchandizing fixture without exceeding the size of the merchandizing fixture.