Patents by Inventor KUMARAN MALLI NATARAJAN

KUMARAN MALLI NATARAJAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11514395
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining cost efficient order fulfillment system. A list of items is received in a purchase order for delivery. A quality score comprising a shipping history score, an inventory accuracy score, and a handling score is calculated for each retail location. The retail location with the lowest cost and the highest quality score is selected to ship the order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Kumaran Malli Natarajan, Nicholas Kaiser, Elise Chianelli, Vinay Patil
  • Publication number: 20200118074
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining cost efficient order fulfillment system. A list of items is received in a purchase order for delivery. A quality score comprising a shipping history score, an inventory accuracy score, and a handling score is calculated for each retail location. The retail location with the lowest cost and the highest quality score is selected to ship the order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kumaran Malli Natarajan, Nicholas Kaiser, Elise Chianelli, Vinay Patil
  • Publication number: 20200065746
    Abstract: A method comprises receiving an e-retail order comprising one or more products sold through an e-retail application associated with an established infrastructure of a plurality of retail sites and a plurality of flow centers and determining a location of a primary retail site closest proximity to a delivery address associated with the e-retail order. The method further comprises determining a location of the ordered products within the infrastructure and the most cost-effective handling option to place the ordered products at the primary retail site. The most cost-effective handling option is based on initiating delivery of a shippable unit containing the ordered products from the primary retail site. The method further comprises executing the most cost-effective handling option and initiating delivery of the shippable unit to the delivery address from the primary retail site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: SRIKANTH GARNEPUDI, MOHIT SINGAL, RAHUL CHOKHANI, KUMARAN MALLI NATARAJAN, NICHOLAS KAISER, KRISTEN WASSON