Walmart Inc.
Dynamic negative perpetual inventory resolution system

Abstract:

Examples provide a system for dynamically resolving negative PI. A negative reset component resets a negative PI value in an inventory record for a selected item to zero if there is an absence of activity associated with instances of the item. There is an absence of activity if there are no shipments, transactions, or items scans associated with instances of the item during a threshold time-period. An analysis component analyzes real-time data associated with the selected item, including invoice data, transaction data, and sensor data to determine whether there is activity associated with an item during the threshold time-period. A receiving component resets a negative PI value associated with an identified item to a positive PI value representing the number of instances of the item received during the threshold time-period.