Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of receiving a high-priority first order, receiving a low-priority second order, adding an elastic shipping buffer to the low-priority second order to (1) prevent the low-priority second order from being shipped from the fulfillment center before the high-priority first order and also (2) prevent the low-priority second order from being delivered at a final destination after a service level agreement delivery date, and transmitting instructions to a shipping system to ship the high-priority first order from the fulfillment center before shipping the low-priority second order.

Abstract: A system and method for distribution center fulfillment capacity availability tracking is presented herein. A method can include determining an initial value for a fulfillment capacity of each location of one or more locations. The initial value for the fulfillment capacity is an estimation of how many units can be shipped from the location in a particular time period. Thereafter, the fulfillment capacity is adjusted for each order received. The fulfillment capacity is published as an availability to promise. Orders are prioritized using the availability to promise. Orders are then processed for shipment shipped based on the prioritization. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.