IndustriesLogistics2026-10-07
Multi-warehouse allocation: letting an LLM pick the formulation lifted hit rate from 21% to 50%
No single mathematical formulation wins every allocation instance, so choosing the right one per case beats reusing the best fixed model.
Problem: multi-warehouse inventory allocation is usually formulated as mixed-integer programming, but no single formulation consistently matches every regime — demand concentration, inventory imbalance, replenishment scale, service constraints and forecast volatility all shift what is optimal.