Shopify Inc.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME INVENTORY REALLOCATION FROM SUPPLIER TO RETAILER

Abstract:

Methods and systems for reallocation of inventory from a supplier to a retailer are described. To fulfill a retailer's order for a total number of units of a product, a supplier's inventory data is updated by decreasing unit counts across different warehouses in different geographic regions, and the retailer's inventory data is updated by increasing unit counts correspondingly. After detecting an event that is indicative of demand for the product at a first geographical region, a first number of units is reallocated to a first warehouse at the first geographic location from a second warehouse at a second geographic region. The supplier's inventory data is updated by decreasing the unit count at the first warehouse by the reallocated number and increasing the unit count at the second warehouse by the reallocated number. The retailer's inventory data is updated correspondingly.