Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for end-to-end retail store site optimization
- Patent Title (中): 端到端零售店网站优化的方法和设备
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Application No.: US12017673Application Date: 2008-01-22
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Publication No.: US08239245B2Publication Date: 2012-08-07
- Inventor: Xin Xin Bai , Jin Dong , Ta-Hsin Li , Wen Jun Yin , Bin Zhang , Cindy Q. Zhang
- Applicant: Xin Xin Bai , Jin Dong , Ta-Hsin Li , Wen Jun Yin , Bin Zhang , Cindy Q. Zhang
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Daniel P. Morris, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q40/00 ; G06Q10/00

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for end-to-end retail store one-stop site configuration integrates multiple data sources, identifying key customers, forecasting merchandise demand. Site configuration is formulated as a mathematical optimization problem with both in-store and external data as input to the problem whose solution provides proper suggestions for retail store transformation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090187464A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR END-TO-END RETAIL STORE SITE OPTIMIZATION Public/Granted day:2009-07-23
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