Item order processing method and electronic apparatus therefor

Abstract

Provided may be an item order processing method of the present disclosure comprising the steps of: acquiring order information including information regarding at least two items including a first item and a second item and customer information; checking a first list including a first fulfillment center set that has been selected on the basis of inventory information regarding the first item and first delivery processible deadline information of each fulfillment center included in the first fulfillment center set, which has been checked on the basis of the customer information; checking a second list including a second fulfillment center set that has been selected on the basis of inventory information regarding the second item and second delivery processible deadline information of each fulfillment center included in the second fulfillment center set, which has been checked on the basis of the customer information; and on the basis of the first delivery processible deadline information and the second delivery processible deadline information, determining, from the first list, a first shipment fulfillment center to ship the first item and determining, from the second list, a second shipment fulfillment center to ship the second item.

Description

Method for processing item orders and electronic devices thereof

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method for processing an order for an item and an electronic device thereof, and more particularly, to a method for processing a customer's order in a minimum number of fulfillment centers so that the arrival time of the item at the camp is unified, and to an electronic device thereof.

[0002] Recent advancements in internet and communications technology have made ordering and receiving items via e-commerce increasingly common, leading to a surge in e-commerce purchases. With increasing accessibility to e-commerce across all generations, customers are increasingly ordering multiple items at once, unlike in the past.

[0003] Previously, the criteria for determining which fulfillment center would handle multiple customer orders were inadequate. This often resulted in customer orders being distributed across multiple fulfillment centers. This resulted in items arriving at the camp at different times, depending on the fulfillment center. Consequently, camps were forced to either ship items to customers in the order they arrived or store items until all items arrived.

[0004] This resulted in a surge in the volume of parcels shipped, proportional to the volume of customer purchases. This unnecessarily increased the cost of storing items at camps. Furthermore, the increased workload led to increased workload for delivery workers, leading to a shortage of delivery workers. Consequently, the need for an order processing method that could process customer orders at a minimal number of fulfillment centers emerged.

[0005] In this regard, reference may be made to prior literature such as KR1020010099577A or KR1020190055096A.

[0006] The present disclosure aims to provide an electronic device and method for efficiently processing orders for multiple items in order to solve the above-described problems.

[0007] More specifically, the present disclosure aims to determine the fulfillment center from which each item will be shipped based on the delivery processing deadline information of each item to resolve the problem that arises when a customer requests an order for multiple items and the camp arrival times of each item are different.

[0008] The technical problems to be achieved by the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems can be inferred from the following examples.

[0009] A method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may be provided, comprising: obtaining order information including information on at least two items, including a first item and a second item, and customer information; identifying a first list including first delivery processing deadline information of each fulfillment center included in a first fulfillment center set selected based on inventory information on the first item and a first fulfillment center set identified based on the customer information; identifying a second list including second delivery processing deadline information of each fulfillment center included in a second fulfillment center set selected based on inventory information on the second item and a second fulfillment center set identified based on the customer information; and determining a first delivery fulfillment center from which a first item will be shipped from the first list based on the first delivery processing deadline information and the second delivery processing deadline information, and determining a second delivery fulfillment center from which a second item will be shipped from the second list.

[0010] A method for processing an order of an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may further include, prior to the method for processing an order of an item, comparing a first number of parcels when processing a customer's order based on a set fulfillment center priority and a second number of parcels when processing a customer's order based on a fulfillment center priority and a list of fulfillment centers that allow multiple packaging, and a method for performing the method for processing an order of an item may be provided based on the comparison result.

[0011] A method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may be provided, wherein information about the item includes identification information about the item, customer information includes address information about the customer, information about a customer's requested delivery date for the item, and information about the customer's order quantity for the item, first delivery processing deadline information is set based on the customer's requested delivery date information for the first item and inventory information about the first item, first delivery processing deadline information is set based on the customer's requested delivery date information for the second item and inventory information about the second item, and the first delivery processing deadline information and second delivery processing deadline information include information about a scheduled delivery date and information about a scheduled delivery method for each item when a corresponding fulfillment center is used.

[0012] A method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may be provided, wherein a first fulfillment center set is selected based on camp information verified based on a customer's address information and inventory information for a first item, a second fulfillment center set is selected based on camp information and inventory information for a second item, and the camp information includes information on at least one fulfillment center corresponding to a camp.

[0013] A method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may be provided, wherein the determining step includes: identifying at least one first sub-list of the first list and at least one second sub-list of the second list by classifying the first list and the second list based on a scheduled delivery date and a scheduled delivery method; and comparing the first sub-list and the second sub-list to determine a first delivery fulfillment center and a second delivery fulfillment center.

[0014] As a method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment, a first sub-list and a second sub-list are each classified by the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method, and a method may be provided in which a comparison of the first sub-list and the second sub-list is performed in order of the scheduled delivery date among the sub-lists including the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method among the first sub-list and the second sub-list.

[0015] A method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may be provided, wherein the step of determining a first shipment fulfillment center and a second shipment fulfillment center includes: comparing fulfillment centers included in a first sub-list and fulfillment centers included in a second sub-list to determine at least one set of candidate shipment fulfillment centers including at least one common fulfillment center; and determining the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center based on the first set of candidate shipment fulfillment centers determined based on the number of fulfillment centers included in the at least one set of candidate shipment fulfillment centers.

[0016] A method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may be provided, including a step of requesting a change in customer's requested delivery date information through a customer's terminal when there are fewer candidate delivery fulfillment center sets than the number of fulfillment centers included in a first candidate delivery fulfillment center set, and when the requested delivery date is changed in response to the request, a method of applying a promotion to an order amount corresponding to the user's order information may be provided.

[0017] In one embodiment, a method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device may be provided, wherein, when there are a plurality of sets of candidate fulfillment centers including the same number of fulfillment centers as the number of fulfillment centers included in a first candidate fulfillment center set, a method may be provided in which the first candidate fulfillment center set is determined as the set of candidate fulfillment centers including the largest inventory of a first item and a second item among the plurality of sets of candidate fulfillment centers.

[0018] As a method for processing an order for an electronic device according to one embodiment, a method may be provided in which a fulfillment center is managed to place related items identified based on customer order statistics information.

[0019] As a method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment, information about the item further includes characteristic information of the item, and when the characteristic of the first item and the characteristic of the second item are related, a method may be provided in which the first delivery fulfillment center and the second delivery fulfillment center are determined based on the fulfillment center where the related items corresponding to the related characteristic are arranged.

[0020] A method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment may be provided, wherein a first fulfillment center set is selected based on inventory information for a first item and a list of preferred fulfillment centers set by a customer, and a second fulfillment center set is selected based on inventory information for a second item and a list of preferred fulfillment centers.

[0021] As a method for processing an order for an item of an electronic device according to one embodiment, a method may be provided in which fulfillment centers are divided into a first group and a second group based on set criteria, and when at least one of a first shipment fulfillment center and a second shipment fulfillment center is simultaneously included in the first group and the second group, the first item and the second item are shipped based on the set fulfillment center priority.

[0022] An electronic device for processing an order of items according to one embodiment may be provided, comprising: a memory having at least one program stored therein; and a processor configured to obtain order information including information on at least two items including a first item and a second item and customer information by executing at least one program, and to verify a first list including first delivery processing deadline information of each fulfillment center included in a first fulfillment center set selected based on inventory information on the first item and a first fulfillment center set identified based on the customer information, and to verify a second list including second delivery processing deadline information of each fulfillment center included in a second fulfillment center set selected based on inventory information on the second item and a second fulfillment center set identified based on the customer information, and to determine a first delivery fulfillment center from which a first item will be shipped from the first list based on the first delivery processing deadline information and the second delivery processing deadline information, and to determine a second delivery fulfillment center from which a second item will be shipped from the second list.

[0023] A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing an item order processing method according to one embodiment of the present invention on a computer may be provided.

[0024] An electronic device according to the present disclosure can process an order so that items included in a customer's order are shipped from a minimum number of fulfillment centers, thereby reducing the workload of delivery personnel, reducing delivery costs, and promoting efficient delivery operations.

[0025] Additionally, by using the available delivery deadline information to determine which fulfillment center each item will be shipped from, orders can be processed to ensure customers receive their items on the expected schedule, improving the customer experience.

[0026] The effects of the invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system for processing item orders according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an item order processing method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an item order processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an item order processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are diagrams illustrating codes for explaining an item order processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device for processing an item order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0033] The terms used in the examples have been selected from widely used, current terms, taking into account the functions of the present disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intentions of those skilled in the art, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. Furthermore, in certain cases, terms may be arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case their meanings will be described in detail in the relevant description. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should not be defined simply as names, but rather based on the meanings of the terms and the overall content of the present disclosure.

[0034] When a part of the specification is said to "include" a component, this does not exclude other components, but rather implies the inclusion of other components, unless otherwise specifically stated. Furthermore, terms such as "part" and "module" used in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

[0035] The expression "at least one of a, b, and c" described throughout the specification may encompass 'a alone', 'b alone', 'c alone', 'a and b', 'a and c', 'b and c', or 'all of a, b, and c'.

[0036] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical details that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to convey the gist of the present invention more clearly without obscuring unnecessary explanation. For the same reason, some components in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically depicted. Furthermore, the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. Throughout this specification, the same reference numerals may refer to the same or corresponding components.

[0037] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system (100) for processing an item order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 1, the system (100) for processing an item order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a customer terminal (110), a first electronic device (120), and a second electronic device (130), and the customer terminal (110) and the first electronic device (120), and the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) may communicate with each other and exchange information through a network.

[0038] For example, the network may include at least one of a Personal Area Network (PAN), a Local Area Network (LAN), a Campus Area Network (CAN), a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Broad Band Network (BBN), and the Internet. In addition, the network may include at least one of network topologies including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree, or a hierarchical network. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication method between the customer terminal (110) and the first electronic device (120), and the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) is not limited to the types of the networks described above, and may include not only a communication method utilizing a communication network that the network may include, but also short-range wireless communication between devices.

[0039] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) may include a transceiver, a memory, and a processor. In addition, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) refer to units that process at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, for the convenience of explanation in FIG. 1, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) are illustrated as separate components, but this is only one embodiment and does not limit the configuration of the system (100) for item order processing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) may be implemented as a single electronic device. In an embodiment, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) may include multiple computer systems or computer software implemented as network servers. For example, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) may refer to a computer system and computer software that are connected to a sub-device that can communicate with another network server through a computer network such as an intranet or the Internet, receive a request to perform a task, perform the task accordingly, and provide the performance result.

[0040] In addition, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) can be understood as a broad concept including a series of application programs that can operate on a network server and various databases built within it. For example, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) can be implemented using a network server program that is provided in various ways depending on the operating system such as DOS, Windows, Linux, Unix, or MacOS.

[0041] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) may process information for performing a delivery service provided from a service for selling items provided from the first electronic device (120), and provide the processed information to each other as components. For example, the first electronic device (120) may provide a service for selling items to a customer terminal (110), and the customer may order an item through the service for selling items provided by the first electronic device (120) through the customer terminal (110). When the customer orders an item through the service provided by the first electronic device (120), the first electronic device (120) may receive order information from the customer terminal (110), determine a fulfillment center from which each item ordered by the customer will be shipped, and provide information on the shipment fulfillment center to the second electronic device (130). For example, order information received from a customer terminal (110) may include information on at least two items, including a first item and a second item, and the first electronic device (120) may determine a first shipment fulfillment center from which the first item will be shipped and a second shipment fulfillment center from which the second item will be shipped.

[0042] Meanwhile, the second electronic device (130) can process information for item delivery from the fulfillment center and provide the information to the first electronic device (120). For example, the second electronic device (130) can process information related to logistics processing within a fulfillment center corresponding to the second electronic device (130) and provide the processed information to the first electronic device (120). The first electronic device (120) can determine the fulfillment center from which the item will be shipped based on the information related to logistics processing obtained from the second electronic device (130) and manage the inventory status of the item within the fulfillment center. An item shipped from a fulfillment center can be delivered to any one of a plurality of camps corresponding to the fulfillment center through logistics processing. In FIG. 1, the second electronic device (130) is illustrated as a single configuration, but this is merely for convenience of explanation and does not limit the configuration included in the system (100) for item order processing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, a system (100) for processing an item order may include a plurality of second electronic devices (130), each of which may correspond to a respective one of a plurality of fulfillment centers.

[0043] The system (100) for processing item orders according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can process orders so that items included in a customer's order are shipped from a minimum number of fulfillment centers, thereby reducing the workload of delivery personnel, reducing delivery costs, and promoting efficient delivery operations. Furthermore, the present disclosure uses delivery processing availability deadline information to determine the fulfillment center from which each item will be shipped, thereby processing orders so that the customer can receive the items on the expected schedule, thereby improving the customer experience. A detailed description of the item order processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5b.

[0044]

[0045] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an item order processing method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 2 illustrates an item order processing method corresponding to a user's order request when a user requests a single order for the purchase of multiple items.

[0046] Referring to FIG. 2 , in step S210, the first electronic device (120) may obtain order information from the customer terminal (110). The customer's order information may be obtained through a service for selling items provided by the first electronic device (120). In an embodiment, the order information may include information on at least two items and customer information. For example, the order information received by the first electronic device (120) from the customer terminal (110) may include information on a first item, information on a second item, and customer information corresponding to the customer terminal (110). Here, the information on the item may include identification information of the item, and the customer information may include at least one of the customer's address information, the customer's requested delivery date information for the item, and the customer's order quantity information for the item.

[0047] In step S220, the first electronic device (120) can check a first list including a first fulfillment center set and first delivery processing deadline information. Here, the fulfillment center set may refer to a group of fulfillment centers that have inventory of items and can ship the corresponding items. In an embodiment, the first fulfillment center set may be selected based on inventory information for the first item, and the information for the first item may be acquired from the second electronic device (120) or stored in the memory of the first electronic device (120). The delivery processing deadline information may refer to information on the scheduled delivery date and scheduled delivery method for each item when using a specific fulfillment center. In an embodiment, the first delivery processing deadline information may be set based on the customer's requested delivery date information for the first item and inventory information for the first item. The scheduled delivery date for an item may include the following morning and the following midnight, and the scheduled delivery method for an item may include dawn delivery, regular delivery, and trunk delivery.

[0048] At step S230, the first electronic device (120) may check a second list including a second fulfillment center set and information on a second delivery processing deadline. In an embodiment, the second fulfillment center set may be selected based on inventory information for the second item, and the information on the second item may be obtained from the second electronic device (130) or stored in the memory of the first electronic device (120). In an embodiment, the second delivery processing deadline information may be set based on the customer's requested delivery date information for the second item and inventory information for the second item.

[0049] In another embodiment, a set of fulfillment centers may be selected based on camp information and inventory information for items. Here, a camp may be mapped to at least one fulfillment center, and the camp information may include information about the fulfillment center mapped to the camp. In an embodiment, the camp information may be identified based on the customer's address information. For example, the first electronic device (120) may identify the first camp closest to the customer's address, and select a fulfillment center that holds inventory of the first item ordered by the customer among at least one fulfillment center corresponding to the first camp to identify the first fulfillment center set. Since the first electronic device (120) selects a set of fulfillment centers based on proximity to the customer's address, it may facilitate efficient delivery operations by processing delivery more quickly.

[0050] In another embodiment, a set of fulfillment centers may be selected based on a list of preferred fulfillment centers and inventory information for the items. The rise of e-commerce delivery services has enabled real-time tracking of products ordered by customers, and this functionality may allow some customers to prefer delivery through specific fulfillment centers. Accordingly, a customer can set a list of their preferred fulfillment centers within the service provided by the first electronic device (120), and the first electronic device (120) can select fulfillment centers that hold inventory of the items ordered by the customer from the list of preferred fulfillment centers to determine the set of fulfillment centers. In other words, the first electronic device (120) can determine a set of fulfillment centers based on inventory information for the items corresponding to the customer's order and the list of preferred fulfillment centers. Next, the first electronic device (120) can determine the fulfillment center from which the item ordered by the customer will be shipped using a fulfillment center set that reflects the customer's preference, thereby improving the customer experience with the service by shipping the customer's ordered item from the fulfillment center preferred by the customer.

[0051] At step S240, the first electronic device (120) can determine the first shipment fulfillment center from which the first item will be shipped, and the second shipment fulfillment center from which the second item will be shipped. Specifically, the first electronic device (120) can determine the first shipment fulfillment center from the first list based on the first delivery processing deadline information and the second delivery processing deadline information, and can determine the second shipment fulfillment center from the second list. Subsequently, the first electronic device (120) can transmit information about the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center to the second electronic device (130), and the second electronic device (130) can manage the first item and the second item to be shipped to the camp from the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center, respectively, based on the received information.

[0052] In an embodiment, a fulfillment center may be managed to place related items identified based on customer order statistics. For example, if there are first to fourth items ordered by multiple customers together, the first electronic device (120) may transmit the customer order statistics to the second electronic device (130) to manage the second electronic device (130) to place the first to fourth items together in a fulfillment center corresponding to the second electronic device (130). These related items may have corresponding related characteristics, and if a customer orders items corresponding to these related characteristics, the first electronic device (120) may determine the first and second fulfillment centers to which the items are shipped so that they are shipped from the fulfillment centers where the related items are placed. For example, if a customer orders a first item and a second item, which are related items, and items corresponding to the first related characteristic identified based on information about the first item and the second item are managed to be placed in the first fulfillment center, the first electronic device (120) can determine the first fulfillment center as the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center, thereby improving the efficiency of inventory management of the fulfillment center and promoting efficient delivery operation.

[0053] In an embodiment, fulfillment centers may be divided into first and second groups based on established criteria. These criteria may be established by the administrator of the service provided by the first electronic device (120). If delivery efficiency is significantly reduced when items ordered by a customer are shipped together from various fulfillment centers, each fulfillment center may be divided into separate groups. For example, if a customer orders a first item and a second item, and the first item is determined to be shipped from the first fulfillment center and the second item is determined to be shipped from the second fulfillment center, and if the distance between the first fulfillment center and the camp and the distance between the second fulfillment center and the camp are too different, or if the delivery efficiency is extremely low due to the difference in the delivery cost from the first fulfillment center to the camp and the delivery cost from the second fulfillment center to the camp are too different, the administrator can set the first fulfillment center as the first group and the second fulfillment center as the second group, or set the first fulfillment center as the second group and the second fulfillment center as the first group, and manage each fulfillment center as a separate group. Accordingly, if at least one of the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center determined by the operations of the aforementioned FIG. 2 is simultaneously included in each of the first group and the second group, the first electronic device (120) can re-determine the fulfillment center from which the item ordered by the customer will be shipped based on a separately set fulfillment center priority, thereby enabling more efficient delivery operation.

[0054]

[0055] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an item order processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Since the first electronic device (120) can proceed to step S310 of FIG. 3 after performing step S230 of FIG. 2, descriptions of overlapping content with FIG. 2 will be omitted.

[0056] Referring to FIG. 3, in step S310, the first electronic device (120) can check at least one first sub-list of the first list and at least one second sub-list of the second list. Here, each sub-list may mean a list classified from each of the first list and the second list by the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method. For example, the first sub-list may include a 1-1 sub-list in the first list whose scheduled delivery date is the next morning and whose scheduled delivery method is dawn delivery, and a 1-2 sub-list whose scheduled delivery date is the next midnight and whose scheduled delivery method is regular delivery, and similarly, the second sub-list may include a 2-1 sub-list in the second list whose scheduled delivery date is the next morning and whose scheduled delivery method is dawn delivery, and a 2-2 sub-list whose scheduled delivery date is the next midnight and whose scheduled delivery method is regular delivery.

[0057] In step S320, the first electronic device (120) can determine the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center by comparing the first sub-list and the second sub-list. In an embodiment, the comparison of the first sub-list and the second sub-list can be performed between sub-lists that include the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method. For example, in the above example, the 1-1 sub-list and the 2-1 sub-list both have scheduled delivery dates of the next morning and scheduled delivery methods of dawn delivery, and the 1-2 sub-list and the 2-2 sub-list both have scheduled delivery dates of the next midnight and scheduled delivery methods of dawn delivery. Therefore, the first electronic device (120) can determine the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center by comparing the 1-1 sub-list with the 2-1 sub-list and by comparing the 1-2 sub-list with the 2-2 sub-list.

[0058] In an embodiment, the comparison between sublists may be performed based on the order of the scheduled delivery dates of each sublist. For example, when comparing the 1-1 sublist with the 2-1 sublist and comparing the 1-2 sublist with the 2-2 sublist, if the scheduled delivery dates of the 1-1 sublist and the 2-1 sublist are the next morning and the scheduled delivery dates of the 1-2 sublist and the 2-2 sublist are the next midnight, the first electronic device (120) may compare the 1-1 sublist with the 2-1 sublist in priority and compare the 1-2 sublist with the 2-2 sublist in priority to determine the fulfillment center for the first item and the second item. The operation of comparing each sublist in order of the earliest scheduled delivery date described above is merely an example and is not limited thereto. For example, the first electronic device (120) can compare each sub-list based on the set scheduled delivery date order, and at this time, the scheduled delivery date order can be managed to be dynamically set based on various factors such as the operating status of the fulfillment center included in each sub-list, the work intensity of the delivery person, changes in the business strategy of the service, etc.

[0059] In another embodiment, the comparison between sublists may be performed based on the order of the scheduled delivery methods of each sublist. For example, if the 1-1 sublist and the 2-1 sublist, the 1-2 sublist and the 2-2 sublist, and the 1-3 sublist and the 2-3 sublist each include the same scheduled delivery date and scheduled delivery method, and the scheduled delivery methods of the 1-1 sublist and the 2-1 sublist are dawn delivery, the scheduled delivery methods of the 1-2 sublist and the 2-2 sublist are regular delivery, and the scheduled delivery methods of the 1-3 sublist and the 2-3 sublist are trunk delivery, the first electronic device (120) may compare the 1-1 sublist and the 2-1 sublist as the first priority, compare the 1-2 sublist and the 2-2 sublist as the second priority, and compare the 1-3 sublist and the 2-3 sublist as the third priority. The aforementioned order of scheduled delivery dates is merely an example and is not limiting. The first electronic device (120) may compare each sub-list based on other scheduled delivery date orders. In this case, the order of scheduled delivery dates may be dynamically managed based on various factors, such as the operational status of the fulfillment center included in each sub-list, the workload of delivery personnel, changes in the service's business strategy, etc.

[0060] In an embodiment, the first electronic device (120) can compare the fulfillment centers included in the first sub-list and the fulfillment centers included in the second sub-list to determine at least one set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers that includes at least one common fulfillment center. In other words, the first electronic device (120) can compare the first sub-list and the second sub-list to identify a common fulfillment center that can ship the first item and the second item with the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method, and the first electronic device (120) can determine a set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers that includes at least one common fulfillment center. Next, the first electronic device (120) may select a first candidate fulfillment center set based on the number of fulfillment centers included in the candidate fulfillment center set, and determine a first fulfillment center from which the first item will be shipped and a second fulfillment center from which the second item will be shipped based on the first candidate fulfillment center set. For example, if the first sub-list includes the first fulfillment center, the second fulfillment center, the third fulfillment center, and the fourth fulfillment center, and the second sub-list includes the second fulfillment center, the third fulfillment center, and the fifth fulfillment center, and the customer's order quantity of the first item and the order quantity of the second item are each three, the common fulfillment centers are the second fulfillment center and the third fulfillment center, so the first electronic device (120) may determine (the first fulfillment center, the second fulfillment center, the third fulfillment center, and the fifth fulfillment center) as one set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers, and (the second fulfillment center, the third fulfillment center, the fourth fulfillment center, and the fifth fulfillment center) as another set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers, and may determine the first shipping fulfillment center based on any one of the first candidate shipping fulfillment centers. You can decide on a center and a second fulfillment center.In the above-described example, if the first electronic device (120) identifies (the first fulfillment center, the second fulfillment center, the third fulfillment center, and the fifth fulfillment center) as the first candidate shipping fulfillment center set, the first electronic device (120) may determine (the first fulfillment center, the second fulfillment center, and the third fulfillment center) as the first shipping fulfillment center from which the first item with an order quantity of three will be shipped, and may determine (the second fulfillment center, the third fulfillment center, and the fifth fulfillment center) as the second shipping fulfillment center from which the second item with an order quantity of three will be shipped. Since the first electronic device (120) determines the candidate shipping fulfillment center set so as to include as many common fulfillment centers as possible, the order can be processed so that the item ordered by the customer is shipped from the minimum number of fulfillment centers, thereby reducing shipping costs and promoting efficient shipping operation.

[0061] In an embodiment, if there are multiple sets of candidate shipping fulfillment centers including the same number of fulfillment centers, the first electronic device (120) may determine the set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers that includes the largest inventory of items ordered by the customer among the sets of candidate shipping fulfillment centers as the first set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers. For example, if the number of fulfillment centers included in two sets of candidate shipping fulfillment centers is the same (5), but the inventory of the first item and the second item included in one set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers is 10, and the inventory of the first item and the second item included in the other set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers is 5, the first electronic device (120) can identify the set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers with the inventory of 10 as the first candidate shipping fulfillment center set, and thus determine the first shipping fulfillment center and the second shipping fulfillment center set based on the set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers with the inventory of 10. The first electronic device (120) determines the shipping fulfillment center by considering the inventory of the customer's ordered items held by each fulfillment center included in the set of candidate fulfillment centers, thereby ensuring that the inventory of items is evenly distributed among the fulfillment centers, and reducing costs due to shortages or excesses of inventory.

[0062] The comparison between the first sub-list and the second sub-list is performed in a manner that corresponds to the main purpose of the business strategy of the service provided by the first electronic device (120), for example, by comparing in order of the expected delivery date, so that a second candidate shipping center set may exist that is not determined as the first candidate shipping center set due to a later expected delivery date, even though it includes fewer fulfillment centers than the first candidate shipping fulfillment center set. In an embodiment, the first electronic device (120) may request the customer to change the requested delivery date of an item so that the customer's ordered items can be shipped using fewer fulfillment centers to promote efficient shipping operations. In an embodiment, when the customer changes the requested delivery date of an item in response to the request of the first electronic device (120), the first electronic device (120) may determine the shipping fulfillment center from which the customer's item will be shipped based on the second candidate shipping fulfillment center set, and may provide promotional information to the customer terminal. For example, the first electronic device (120) may provide a customer with a coupon for a certain amount of discount or a discount corresponding to a certain discount rate on the customer's order amount. In another embodiment, if the customer does not change the requested delivery date of the item despite a request from the first electronic device (120), the first electronic device (120) may determine a fulfillment center for shipment based on a previously determined set of first candidate fulfillment centers for shipment, and may transmit information about the determined fulfillment center to the second electronic device (130).

[0063]

[0064] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an item order processing method according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Since the first electronic device (120) can proceed with the operations of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 after performing the operations of FIG. 4, descriptions of overlapping content with FIGS. 2 and 3 will be omitted.

[0065] Referring to FIG. 4, in step S410, the first electronic device (120) may obtain order information from the customer terminal (110). The order information may include information on at least two items, the information on the items may include identification information of the items, and the customer information may include at least one of the customer's address information, the customer's requested delivery date information for the items, and the customer's order quantity information for the items.

[0066] At step S420, the first electronic device (120) can determine the first parcel count when processing a customer order based on the set fulfillment priority. Specifically, the first electronic device (120) can determine the fulfillment center from which the item ordered by the customer will be shipped based on the set fulfillment center priority, and calculate the first parcel count when the item is delivered using the determined fulfillment center. Here, the fulfillment center priority can be dynamically set by the service manager based on various factors such as the business purpose of the service provided by the first electronic device (120), the location of the fulfillment center, the operational status of the fulfillment center, and the workload of the delivery person.

[0067] In step S430, the first electronic device (120) can check the number of second parcels when processing a customer order based on the set fulfillment priority and the list of fulfillment centers that allow multiple packaging. Specifically, the first electronic device (120) can determine a fulfillment center from which the item ordered by the customer will be shipped based on the set center priority among the fulfillment centers included in the list of fulfillment centers that allow multiple packaging, and can calculate the number of second parcels when the item is delivered using the determined fulfillment center. Here, the fulfillment center priority may be the same as the fulfillment center priority of step S420, and information on the list of fulfillment centers that allow multiple packaging may be acquired from the second electronic device (130) or stored in the memory of the first electronic device (120).

[0068] At step S440, the first electronic device (120) can compare the first parcel number with the second parcel number to determine whether the second parcel number decreases compared to the first parcel number. If the second parcel number does not decrease compared to the first parcel number, the first electronic device (120) can proceed to step S220 of FIG. 2 and then perform the operations described above in FIGS. 2 and 3. If the second parcel number decreases compared to the first parcel number, the first electronic device (120) can proceed to step S450.

[0069] At step S450, the first electronic device (120) can determine a fulfillment center from which to ship the items ordered by the customer, based on the established fulfillment center priorities and a list of fulfillment centers that allow multi-packaging. Subsequently, the first electronic device (120) can transmit information about the determined fulfillment center to the second electronic device (130), and the second electronic device (130) can manage the shipment of the items ordered by the customer from the determined fulfillment center to the camp based on the received information.

[0070]

[0071] FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating code for processing an item order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate code for processing an item order in response to a user's order request, when a user requests a single order for the purchase of four items. In FIGS. 5A and 5B, the SKU may be identification information of each item, and identification number 510 may be a first list corresponding to a first item, identification number 520 may be a second list corresponding to a second item, identification number 530 may be a third list corresponding to a third item, identification number 540 may be a fourth list corresponding to a fourth item, identification numbers 511 to 513 may be a 1-1 sub-list to a 1-3 sub-list, identification numbers 521 to 523 may be a 2-1 sub-list to a 2-3 sub-list, identification numbers 531 and 532 may be a 3-1 sub-list and a 3-2 sub-list, and identification numbers 541 and 542 may be a 4-1 sub-list and a 4-2 sub-list.

[0072] Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B , the first electronic device (120) can obtain order information including information on the first item (11111) to the fourth item (44444) and customer information. The first electronic device (120) can check the first list (510) to the fourth list (540) corresponding to each item. For example, the first electronic device (120) can check the first list including the first delivery processing deadline information of each fulfillment center included in the first fulfillment center set selected based on the inventory information for the first item and the first fulfillment center set identified based on the customer information. The delivery processing deadline information included in each list can correspond to one inventory of the corresponding fulfillment center. For example, the second list (520) can include delivery processing deadline information for four inventory items of the second item (22222). The delivery processing deadline information may include information on the scheduled delivery date and the scheduled delivery method. The scheduled delivery date may include the following morning and the following midnight, and the scheduled delivery methods may include dawn delivery, regular delivery, and trunk delivery. In each of the lists (510 to 540) of FIGS. 5A and 5B , the first column may refer to a fulfillment center, the second column may refer to the scheduled delivery date, and the third column may refer to the scheduled delivery method. For example, referring to 541, if the fourth item (44444) is shipped from the SEL1 fulfillment center, this may mean that the fourth item (44444) can be processed for delivery the following morning via dawn delivery.

[0073] In an embodiment, the first electronic device (120) can identify at least one sub-list by classifying each list (510 to 540) based on the scheduled delivery date and scheduled delivery method. For example, the first electronic device (120) can classify the first list (510) into the 1-1 sub-list (511) to the 1-3 sub-list (513) based on the scheduled delivery date and scheduled delivery method, and the delivery processing possible deadline information included in each sub-list can include the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method. Likewise, the first electronic device (120) can classify the second list (520) into the 2-1 sub-list (521) to the 2-3 sub-list (523), the 3rd list (530) into the 3-1 sub-list (531) and the 3-2 sub-list (532), and the 4th list (540) into the 4-1 sub-list (541) and the 4-2 sub-list (542).

[0074] In an embodiment, the first electronic device (120) may compare sub-lists in descending order of scheduled delivery dates among sub-lists including the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method to identify at least one common fulfillment center. Referring to FIG. 5B, the first electronic device (120) may compare the 1-1 sub-list (511), the 2-1 sub-list (521), and the 4-1 sub-list (541) as a first priority to identify a common fulfillment center, compare the 1-2 sub-list (512), the 2-2 sub-list (522), the 3-1 sub-list (531), and the 4-2 sub-list (542) as a second priority to identify a common fulfillment center, and compare the 1-3 sub-list (513), the 2-3 sub-list (523), and the 3-2 sub-list (532) as a third priority to identify a common fulfillment center. For example, the first electronic device (120) can identify SEL1 as a common fulfillment center by comparing the 1-1 sub-list (511) and the 4-1 sub-list (541), and can identify GOY1 as a common fulfillment center by comparing the 1-1 sub-list (511) and the 2-1 sub-list (521).

[0075] In an embodiment, the first electronic device (120) may determine at least one set of candidate shipment fulfillment centers including at least one common fulfillment center. For example, if the first electronic device (120) identifies SEL1 as a common fulfillment center through a comparison of the 1-1 sub-list (511) and the 4-1 sub-list (541), the first electronic device (120) may identify (SEL1, YON5, MAJ1, SEL1), (SEL1, YON5, ANS4, SEL1), (SEL1, GOY1, MAJ1, SEL1), and (SEL1, GOY1, ANS4, SEL1) as a set of candidate shipment fulfillment centers. Here, since there is no common fulfillment center as a result of comparing the 2nd-1 sub-list (521) of the 2nd item (22222) with each of the 1st-1 sub-list (511) and the 4th-1 sub-list (541), the candidate shipping fulfillment center of the 2nd item (22222) may be determined as either one of YON5 and GOY1, which are fulfillment centers included in the 2nd-1 sub-list (521) that include the earliest scheduled delivery date among the sub-lists included in the 2nd list. Similarly, the candidate shipping fulfillment center of the 3rd item (33333) may be determined as either one of MAJ1 and ANS4, which are fulfillment centers included in the 3rd-1 sub-list (531) that include the earliest scheduled delivery date among the sub-lists included in the 3rd list.

[0076] In an embodiment, the first electronic device (120) may determine the shipping fulfillment center from which each item is to be shipped based on a set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers, and in this case, when the number of fulfillment centers included in the set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers is the same, the shipping fulfillment center may be determined based on the item inventory of the corresponding fulfillment center. For example, if the candidate fulfillment center set of the first item (11111) to the fourth item (44444) is determined as (SEL1, YON5, MAJ1, SEL1) and (SEL1, YON5, ANS4, SEL1), and the inventory of the first item (11111) to the fourth item (44444) is held more in the fulfillment center included in the former, the first electronic device (120) may determine (SEL1, YON5, MAJ1, SEL1) as the first candidate fulfillment center set, and accordingly, determine SEL1 as the first and fourth fulfillment centers from which the first item (11111) and the fourth item (44444) will be shipped, determine YON5 as the second fulfillment center from which the second item (22222) will be shipped, and determine MAJ1 as the second fulfillment center from which the second item (22222) will be shipped. The third item (33333) can be determined as the third shipment fulfillment center from which it will be shipped.

[0077]

[0078] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device for processing an item order according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device (600) may include a transceiver (610), a processor (620), and a memory (630). The electronic device (600) illustrated in FIG. 6 only illustrates components related to the present embodiments. Therefore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the electronic device (600) may further include general-purpose components other than the components illustrated in FIG. 6. Since the electronic device (600) of FIG. 6 may be included in the first electronic device (120) and the second electronic device (130) of FIG. 1, descriptions of any content overlapping with FIGS. 1 to 5B will be omitted.

[0079] The transceiver (610) can communicate with other devices. Accordingly, the electronic device (600) can transmit and receive information with other devices via the transceiver. For example, the electronic device (600) can communicate with a customer terminal (110) or other devices via the transceiver.

[0080] Here, communication, i.e., data transmission and reception, can be performed wired or wirelessly. To this end, the communication unit may include a wired communication module that connects to the Internet, etc., via a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module that connects to a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data, a short-range communication module that uses a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) series communication method such as Wi-Fi or a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) series communication method such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, a satellite communication module that uses a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as a GPS (Global Positioning System), or a combination thereof.

[0081] The processor (620) controls the overall operation of the electronic device (600). To this end, the processor (620) may perform calculations and processing of various types of information and control the operation of components of the electronic device (600). For example, the processor (620) may execute a program or application for processing an item order. The processor (620) may be implemented as a computer or similar device using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In terms of hardware, the processor (620) may be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform control functions, and in terms of software, the processor (620) may be implemented in the form of a program that drives the hardware processor (620). Meanwhile, unless otherwise specified in the above description, the operation of the electronic device (600) may be interpreted as being performed under the control of the processor (620). That is, when modules implemented in the system for processing an item order described above are executed, the modules may be interpreted as controlling the processor (620) to perform the above-described operations of the electronic device (600).

[0082] The memory (630) can store various types of information. The memory (630) can store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, the memory (630) of the electronic device (600) can store an operating system (OS) for operating the electronic device (600), data for hosting a website, a program for generating Braille, or data related to an application (e.g., a web application). Furthermore, the memory (630) can store modules in the form of computer code, as described above.

[0083] Examples of memory (630) may include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), etc. This memory (630) may be provided as a built-in type or a detachable type.

[0084] In summary, the various embodiments may be implemented through various means. For example, the various embodiments may be implemented through hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

[0085] In the case of hardware implementation, the methods according to various embodiments may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.

[0086] When implemented via firmware or software, the methods according to various embodiments may be implemented in the form of modules, procedures, or functions that perform the functions or operations described above. For example, software code may be stored in memory and executed by a processor. The memory may be located within or external to the processor and may exchange data with the processor via various known means.

[0087] The electronic device according to the above-described embodiments may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a user interface device such as a touch panel, a key, a button, etc. The methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and an optical reading medium (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD: Digital Versatile Disc)). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed to computer systems connected to a network, so that the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor.

[0088] The present embodiment may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented by various hardware and / or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, the embodiment may employ direct circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., which may perform various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Similarly, the present embodiment may be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as C, C++, Java, assembler, etc., including various algorithms implemented as a combination of data structures, processes, routines, or other programming configurations. Functional aspects may be implemented as algorithms that execute on one or more processors. Furthermore, the present embodiment may employ conventional techniques for electronic configuration, signal processing, and / or data processing. Terms like "mechanism," "element," "means," and "composition" can be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical or physical components. These terms can also encompass a series of software routines, such as those associated with a processor.

[0089] The above-described embodiments are merely examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims set forth below.

Claims

1. In the method of processing an order for an electronic device item, A step of obtaining order information including information on at least two items including a first item and a second item and customer information; A step of checking a first list including information on a first delivery processing deadline of each fulfillment center included in a first fulfillment center set selected based on inventory information for the first item and a first fulfillment center set confirmed based on the customer information; A step of checking a second list including information on a second delivery processing deadline of each fulfillment center included in a second fulfillment center set selected based on inventory information for the second item and the second fulfillment center set confirmed based on the customer information; and A method for processing an item order, comprising the steps of determining a first fulfillment center from which the first item will be shipped in the first list based on the first delivery processing deadline information and the second delivery processing deadline information, and determining a second fulfillment center from which the second item will be shipped in the second list.

2. In paragraph 1, Before the above item order processing method, the method further includes a step of comparing a first parcel number when processing the customer's order based on a set fulfillment center priority, and a second parcel number when processing the customer's order based on the fulfillment center priority and a list of fulfillment centers that allow multiple packaging. An item order processing method, wherein the item order processing method is performed based on the above comparison results.

3. In paragraph 1, Information about the above item includes identification information of the item, The above customer information includes the customer's address information, the customer's requested delivery date information for the item, and the customer's order quantity information for the item. The first delivery processing deadline information is set based on the customer's requested delivery date information for the first item and inventory information for the first item, the second delivery processing deadline information is set based on the customer's requested delivery date information for the second item and inventory information for the second item, and the first delivery processing deadline information and the second delivery processing deadline information include information on the expected delivery date and expected delivery method of each item when using a corresponding fulfillment center. A method for processing an item order.

4. In paragraph 3, A method for processing an item order, wherein the first fulfillment center set is selected based on camp information verified based on the customer's address information and inventory information for the first item, the second fulfillment center set is selected based on the camp information and inventory information for the second item, and the camp information includes information on at least one fulfillment center corresponding to the camp.

5. In paragraph 3, The above decision step is, A step of identifying at least one first sub-list of the first list and at least one second sub-list of the second list by classifying the first list and the second list based on the scheduled delivery date and scheduled delivery method; and A method for processing an item order, comprising the step of comparing the first sub-list and the second sub-list to determine the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center.

6. In paragraph 5, A method for processing an item order, wherein each of the first sub-list and the second sub-list is classified by the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method, and a comparison of the first sub-list and the second sub-list is performed in the order of the scheduled delivery date among the sub-lists including the same scheduled delivery date and the same scheduled delivery method among the first sub-list and the second sub-list.

7. In paragraph 5, The step of determining the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center is: A step of comparing the fulfillment centers included in the first sub-list and the fulfillment centers included in the second sub-list to determine at least one set of candidate shipping fulfillment centers including at least one common fulfillment center; and A method for processing an item order, comprising the step of determining the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center based on a first candidate shipment fulfillment center set determined based on the number of fulfillment centers included in the at least one candidate shipment fulfillment center set.

8. In paragraph 7, If there are fewer candidate fulfillment centers than the number of fulfillment centers included in the first candidate fulfillment center set, the step of requesting a change in the customer's requested delivery date information to the customer's terminal is further included. A method of processing an item order, wherein a promotion is applied to the order amount corresponding to the user's order information when the requested delivery date is changed in response to the above request.

9. In paragraph 7, A method for processing an item order, wherein, when there are multiple sets of candidate fulfillment centers including the same number of fulfillment centers as the number of fulfillment centers included in the first candidate fulfillment center set, the first candidate fulfillment center set is determined as the set of candidate fulfillment centers including the largest amount of inventory of the first item and the second item among the multiple sets of candidate fulfillment centers.

10. In paragraph 1, A fulfillment center is a method of processing item orders, where related items are placed based on customer order statistics.

11. In paragraph 10, Information about the above item further includes characteristic information of the above item, A method for processing an item order, wherein, when the characteristics of the first item and the characteristics of the second item are related, the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center are determined based on the fulfillment center where the related items corresponding to the related characteristics are placed.

12. In paragraph 1, A method for processing an item order, wherein the first fulfillment center set is selected based on inventory information for the first item and a list of preferred fulfillment centers set by the customer, and the second fulfillment center set is selected based on inventory information for the second item and the list of preferred fulfillment centers.

13. In paragraph 1, Fulfillment centers are divided into Group 1 and Group 2 based on established criteria. A method for processing an item order, wherein, when at least one of the first shipment fulfillment center and the second shipment fulfillment center is included in the first group and the second group at the same time, the first item and the second item are shipped based on the set fulfillment center priority.

14. As an electronic device for processing item orders, memory in which at least one program is stored; and By executing at least one program, order information including information on at least two items including a first item and a second item and customer information is obtained, Checking a first list including information on the first delivery processing deadline of each fulfillment center included in the first fulfillment center set selected based on inventory information for the first item and the first fulfillment center set confirmed based on the customer information; A second list including information on the second delivery processing deadline of each fulfillment center included in the second fulfillment center set selected based on the inventory information for the second item and the second fulfillment center set confirmed based on the customer information is confirmed, and An electronic device comprising a processor that determines a first fulfillment center from which the first item will be shipped from the first list based on the first delivery processing deadline information and the second delivery processing deadline information, and determines a second fulfillment center from which the second item will be shipped from the second list.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method for processing item orders in Article 1 on a computer.

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