Abstract: A system and associated methods for apportioning inventory units between a plurality of warehouse nodes operated by third parties in order to meet desired service levels are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a placement request for a set of inventory units from a merchant, the placement request including desired service levels for shipment of product to customers. The method includes accessing a database storing a plurality of node data sets, each node data set being associated with a warehouse node. Based on the node data sets and the placement request, a set of warehouse nodes for storing the inventory units is selected and a number of inventory units is apportioned to each selected warehouse node. The method also includes providing placement instructions including the selected warehouse nodes and the number of inventory units to ship to each selected warehouse node.

Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate commercial warehouse storage and services transactions can include the acts of receiving listings of commercial warehouse spaces available for storage and services, wherein each of the listings comprises space data describing the spaces; receiving a search request for space in which goods can be stored, wherein the search request comprises goods data associated with the goods; receiving a request to store the goods in a requested space associated with a requested listing from the listing; providing the request to a Storer associated with the requested space; receiving approval from the Storer to store the goods in the requested space; and coordinating transportation of the goods to the requested space and materials handling. The method can provide for tracking inventory and billing associated with the goods while at the requested space and coordinating removal of the goods from the space in response to a pick-up request.

Abstract: Systems and methods that facilitate commercial warehouse storage and services transactions can include the acts of receiving listings of commercial warehouse spaces available for storage and services, wherein each of the listings comprises space data describing the spaces; receiving a search request for space in which goods can be stored, wherein the search request comprises goods data associated with the goods; receiving a request to store the goods in a requested space associated with a requested listing from the listing; providing the request to a Storer associated with the requested space; receiving approval from the Storer to store the goods in the requested space; and coordinating transportation of the goods to the requested space and materials handling. The method can provide for tracking inventory and billing associated with the goods while at the requested space and coordinating removal of the goods from the space in response to a pick-up request.