Methods and systems for determining a quantity and a size distribution of products

Abstract

A computer-implemented method may include obtaining article information associated with the one or more articles; obtaining historical transactional data associated with purchasing the one or more articles; obtaining, via the one or more processors, article preference data associated with purchasing the one or more articles; determining, via the one or more processors, one or more assumptions based on the article preference data; determining, via the one or more processors, the quantity associated with purchasing the one or more articles based on the article information and the one or more assumptions; determining, via the one or more processors, the size distribution associated with purchasing the one or more articles based on the determined quantity, the historical transactional data, and the one or more assumptions; and transmitting, to a purchaser, a notification indicating the quantity and the size distribution associated with purchasing the one or more articles.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to providing information to a purchaser regarding purchasing one or more articles, and, more particularly, to providing the purchaser with a quantity and a size distribution associated with purchasing one or more articles.BACKGROUND[0002]Fashion and apparel style management may pose several challenges for apparel rental subscription services. For example, one such challenge may be that traditional processes of purchasing decisions for apparel rental subscription services may be error prone and labor intensive. Existing solutions may not be practical because existing tools or applications for apparel rental subscription services may be built on a store-based model. Such store-based models for purchasing decisions may be based on the number of stores that one or more articles will be sold in, and an anticipated average number that each store can sell in a week or during a predetermined period of time (...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The patent text describes methods and systems for determining the quantity and size distribution of articles that a purchaser wants to purchase. This allows the entity providing the article rental subscription service to offer a wide variety of articles that meet their financial targets. Additionally, the methods and systems ensure that there is always a balance between supply and demand, which helps avoid over-inventory or insufficient inventory. Overall, this technology helps optimize the rental subscription service and ensures that customers always have access to the articles they need.

Problems solved by technology

Too much inventory of articles may indicate money may have been spent on unnecessary articles, and too little inventory may mean customers or users may not be able to rent the articles they want.

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