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Systems and methods of inventory management utilizing unattended facilities

An inventory management system utilizes unattended facilities remote from a central warehouse for service parts logistics. Items are placed in inventory in secure enclosures at the unattended facilities by the inventory management service. The unattended facilities may be located near one or more customers to reduce a service technician's travel time and customers' inventory costs. A service technician utilizes a passcode to retrieve needed items. The service technician may order items that are not kept in the inventory of the unattended facility in which case the items may be delivered to the unattended facility and the service technician may receive a notification related to all the items that comprise an order that the order is ready for pick up at an unattended facility. Unused, used or damaged parts may be returned by a technician to a remote secure enclosure where such returned parts may be retrieved and disposed of, repaired or placed back into inventory if not damaged or after repair, and the processing of such returned parts begins by information entered into a data entry device at the remote secure enclosure location. Return items that are not damaged may be included in the inventory of an unattended facility.
Owner:UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC

Systems and methods of inventory management utilizing unattended facilities

An inventory management system utilizes unattended facilities remote from a central warehouse for service parts logistics. Items are placed in inventory in secure enclosures at the unattended facilities by the inventory management service or are delivered directly to the unattended facility. The unattended facilities may be located near one or more customers to reduce a service technician's travel time and customers' inventory costs. A service technician utilizes a passcode to retrieve needed items. The service technician may order items that are not kept in the inventory of the unattended facility in which case the items may be delivered to the unattended facility and the service technician may receive a notification related to all the items that comprise an order that the order is ready for pick up at an unattended facility. Unused, used or damaged parts may be returned by a technician to a remote secure enclosure where such returned parts may be retrieved and disposed of, repaired or placed back into inventory if not damaged or after repair, and the processing of such returned parts begins by information entered into a data entry device at the remote secure enclosure location. Return items that are not damaged may be included in the inventory of an unattended facility.
Owner:UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC

Supply-chain management system

InactiveUS7725366B1More benefitMinimal inventoryLogisticsCommerceResidenceWeb browser
An Internet-based computer-assisted supply-chain management system (SCMS) replaces the archaic commerce systems presently in use. It coordinates just-in-time distribution of items purchased by consumers from a plurality of merchants whereby the inventory in the distribution pipeline is reduced to inventory in transport. It uses regional distributions centers and neighborhood order aggregation facilities for an efficient transfer of items to consumers. Consumers can pick up aggregated orders at an order aggregation facility or have them delivered at a residence. The SCMS phases out conventional checkout registers in favor of web browsers with automatic transaction execution. Retailers can operate with little or no inventory. Window shops facilitate promotion of items and help consumers make selections and decisions with respect to purchases they may be contemplating. The SCMS provides real-time consumption monitoring and forecasts, significantly reduces supply-chain costs and retail prices, promotes economic growth, and minimizes undesirable cyclic economic fluctuations.
Owner:FRANCO HECTOR

Systems and methods of inventory management utilizing unattended facilities

An inventory management system utilizes unattended facilities remote from a central warehouse for service parts logistics. Items are placed in inventory in secure enclosures at the unattended facilities by the inventory management service or are delivered directly to the unattended facility. The unattended facilities may be located near one or more customers to reduce a service technician's travel time and customers' inventory costs. A service technician utilizes a passcode to retrieve needed items. The service technician may order items that are not kept in the inventory of the unattended facility in which case the items may be delivered to the unattended facility and the service technician may receive a notification related to all the items that comprise an order that the order is ready for pick up at an unattended facility. Unused, used or damaged parts may be returned by a technician to a remote secure enclosure where such returned parts may be retrieved and disposed of, repaired or placed back into inventory if not damaged or after repair, and the processing of such returned parts begins by information entered into a data entry device at the remote secure enclosure location. Return items that are not damaged may be included in the inventory of an unattended facility.
Owner:UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICAN INC

Workshop scheduling simulation method based on equipment failure scheduling model

The invention discloses a workshop scheduling simulation method based on an equipment failure scheduling model. The workshop scheduling simulation method comprises the following steps: establishing an equipment failure scheduling model and an operation model for performing data analysis, modifying the models, implementing tests, replacing data for performing the secondary simulation, analyzing the bottle neck, and analyzing the simulation result. According to the workshop scheduling simulation method based on the equipment failure scheduling model, provided by the invention, the possibility of successfully designing a workshop production system is increased, and the design cost and risks are reduced; the simulation result is verified by using an genetic algorithm, the design period of a traditional design is shortened from the aspect of time, the probability of the equipment failure is reduced, the defect produced by re-processing the product replacing equipment is lowered. The actual production model is applied to eM-Plant software and is converted into a model recognizable by the software, the time wasting for re-clamping is avoided, the stock-holding cost caused by the overstock waste of to-be-processed products is reduced, and liquidated damages and the reputation loss caused by delayed delivery are reduced.
Owner:XIAN TECH UNIV

Retail phone package

A thermoformed package that is specially adapted to allow a cell phone (or similar product) to be partially packaged at one time and place, and then at a later time adapted for sale as a finished product with a particular brand (from a variety of brands or trademarks), and / or with a particular service plan (from a variety of rate plans or payment terms and / or languages) and / or with a particular language (or other localization) at a second time and place.
Owner:PLASTIC INGENUITY
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