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Fulfillment Optimizer

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Order Optimizer support for release based capacity

Enhance Order Optimizer to support release based capacity in addition to the existing unit based capacity.Includes:1. Enhancing Capacity Model to incorporate an option to manage network utilization (e.g. capacity consumed, processing plan, etc.) b...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 1 Delivered

Transit Time flexibility for Postal Ship Method

Enhance Optimizer to support dynamic (and more precise) transit times for the Postal shipping method(s). The goal is to more accurately reflect actual expected transit times since some delivery areas (e.g. rural) may have longer Postal transit tha...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer reporting to identify sourcing influencing factors

Add Order Optimizer reporting to communicate to users what factors influenced the sourcing decision for individual orders (or order lines). This may include capturing and retaining details about the selected node as compared to other potential can...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Reporting 0 Delivered

Provide a summary of sourcing by Carrier Service Mode selected by Node

E-comm planning team would be able to provide package level forecasts to our carriers based on how we are sourcing.
over 4 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Reporting 0 Delivered

Optimize Sourcing Decision by Committed Delivery Date

Provide the ability to optimize node selection based on a committed delivery date to Customer versus standard order service-level agreement at the time of order capture. Example: [Retailer] commits a delivery date of Thursday, November 8th, ...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer Dashboard additions for Stockout and Markdown avoidance

Add Inventory Model metrics to the Order Optimizer Dashboard.Metrics should include but are not necessarily limited to those listed below. Additional metrics in-time with current Shipping Model Dashboard (i.e. cumulative daily):1. Current snapshot...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Dashboards 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer support for decimal values in shipping rate calculation

Add Order Optimizer support for decimal configuration values that can be used to calculate shipping costs. This includes but is not necessarily limited to values & calculations in:1. shipping rate cards2. item weights3. item dimensions and dim...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Product Functionality 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer Dashboard improvements

Enhance the Order Optimizer Dashboard by implementing the following updates:1. Remove / replace the '% of orders processed by Optimizer' metric2. Use consistent terminology / labels and calculations for 'CCU' vs. 'backlog' - CCU is generally prefe...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Dashboards 0 Delivered

Add Order Optimizer configuration to enable/disable shipping upgrade capabilities

Add an Order Optimizer configuration to enable / disable Optimizer's ability to propose an upgraded class of shipping. Example:'Standard' shipping order (SLA of 8 days) placed, but all candidate nodes have delivery >8 days away (i.e. node backl...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Configuration 0 Delivered

Order Optimizer support for UI upload of configuration files and file ingestion status checking

Create an Order Optimizer UI option for users to upload and ingest configuration files in Order Optimizer. This same UI should show the status & details of the file ingestion process for all files (e.g. job running vs. complete vs. error, last...
over 5 years ago in Fulfillment Optimizer / Data Maintenance & Management 1 Delivered