Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes periodically receiving a batch product presentation message comprising at least one of a presentation minimum for a plurality of products in a retail store and the facing quantity for a plurality of products in the retail store. A stream of product presentation messages is formed from the batch product presentation message. For each product presentation message, content of the product presentation message is used to identify a respective quantity of a product that is to be moved to the sales floor.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes periodically receiving a batch product presentation message comprising at least one of a presentation minimum for a plurality of products in a retail store and the facing quantity for a plurality of products in the retail store. A stream of product presentation messages is formed from the batch product presentation message. For each product presentation message, content of the product presentation message is used to identify a respective quantity of a product that is to be moved to the sales floor.

Abstract: A method receives store inventory batch updates from a plurality of retail stores and divides each batch update into a stream of smaller messages, each smaller message referring only to a single product and including the identifier for the retail store, the identifier for the product, the quantity of the product on the sales floor of the retail store and the quantity of the product in the backroom of the retail store. The stream of smaller messages are applied to parallel processing such that a plurality of smaller messages can be processed at the same time, the parallel processing of each smaller message determining a quantity of the respective product that must be moved to the sales floor to satisfy at least one restocking rule given the quantities of the product on the sales floor in the smaller message and storing the quantity in a database.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes displaying a plurality of fill group identifiers and a map on a user interface. Each fill group identifier represents a separate collection of products that are restocked as a group, and the map has a plurality of flags, each flag indicating the location of a product that needs to be restocked. A request is received through the user interface to set a restocking task for one of the fill groups. When the restocking task is completed, the user interface is updated so that the fill group identifier associated with the request is removed from the user interface and the flags for any products in the fill group associated with the request are removed from the map.

Abstract: A method receives store inventory batch updates from a plurality of retail stores and divides each batch update into a stream of smaller messages, each smaller message referring only to a single product and including the identifier for the retail store, the identifier for the product, the quantity of the product on the sales floor of the retail store and the quantity of the product in the backroom of the retail store. The stream of smaller messages are applied to parallel processing such that a plurality of smaller messages can be processed at the same time, the parallel processing of each smaller message determining a quantity of the respective product that must be moved to the sales floor to satisfy at least one restocking rule given the quantities of the product on the sales floor in the smaller message and storing the quantity in a database.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes displaying a plurality of fill group identifiers and a map on a user interface. Each fill group identifier represents a separate collection of products that are restocked as a group, and the map has a plurality of flags, each flag indicating the location of a product that needs to be restocked. A request is received through the user interface to set a restocking task for one of the fill groups. When the restocking task is completed, the user interface is updated so that the fill group identifier associated with the request is removed from the user interface and the flags for any products in the fill group associated with the request are removed from the map.