NIKE, Inc.
Assortment optimization

Abstract:

A scalable architecture to solve assortment problems. Relevant data is loaded into various data stores throughout the architecture. A user specifies the problem using an interactive user interface. A dispatcher process takes the problem and delegates it to individual data stores. The data stores solve their delegated problems and return the results to the dispatcher, which aggregates the results and presents them to the user as an optimal solution to the assortment problem.