System and Method of Scenario Versioning

Abstract

A system and method is disclosed for scenario management. The system includes a database configured to store data describing a plurality of scenarios, each scenario comprising one or more fields and data describing the supply chain network comprising a plurality of network components, each network component configured to supply one or more items to satisfy demand. The system further includes a server coupled with the database; the server accesses the data describing the plurality of scenarios and accesses the data describing the supply chain network. The server further traverses the one or more fields of the plurality of scenarios until a value is determined and stores the determined value in the database for each of the one or more fields of the plurality of scenarios.

1 . A supply chain planning system, comprising:
 a computer coupled with the database and comprising one or more processors and one or more memory units to execute instructions to:
 receive scenario data comprising a scenario tree, the scenario tree comprising two or more scenarios, each scenario comprising one or more fields; 
 store a value of the scenario data in a base scenario of the two or more scenarios for each of the one or more fields; 
 determine if the scenario data of a child scenario comprises a value in the field and when there is not a value in the field, traverse the scenario tree along a parent scenario recursively, until a value in the field is determined; and 
 store the value of the child scenario in the field only when the value is different than the determined value in a corresponding field of a respective parent scenario. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more scenarios are in a hierarchy of scenarios. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the base scenario comprises a value for each of the one or more fields. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising storing a value in the one or more fields of each of the two or more scenarios only when the value is different than the value in the one or more fields of the parent scenario. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the scenario tree comprises two or more nodes representing the scenario of the supply chain network. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a supply chain network comprising two or more supply chain entities, each supply chain entity supplies one or more items to satisfy demand. 
     
     
         7 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving scenario data comprising a scenario tree, the scenario tree comprising two or more scenarios, each scenario comprising one or more fields;   storing a value of the scenario data in a base scenario of the two or more scenarios for each of the one or more fields;   determining if the scenario data of a child scenario comprises a value in the field and when there is not a value in the field, traverse the scenario tree along a parent scenario recursively, until a value in the field is determined; and   storing the value of the child scenario in the field only when the value is different than the determined value in a corresponding field of a respective parent scenario.   
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , wherein the two or more scenarios are in a hierarchy of scenarios. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the base scenario comprises a value for each of the one or more fields. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , further comprising storing a value in the one or more fields of each of the two or more scenarios only when the value is different than the value in the one or more fields of the parent scenario. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , wherein the scenario tree comprises two or more nodes representing the scenario of the supply chain network. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 7 , further comprising a supply chain network comprising two or more supply chain entities, each supply chain entity supplying one or more items to satisfy demand. 
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodied with software, the software when executed using one or more computers:
 receive scenario data comprising a scenario tree, the scenario tree comprising two or more scenarios, each scenario comprising one or more fields;   store a value of the scenario data in a base scenario of the two or more scenarios for each of the one or more fields;   determine if the scenario data of a child scenario comprises a value in the field and when there is not a value in the field, traverse the scenario tree along a parent scenario recursively, until a value in the field is determined; and   store the value of the child scenario in the field only when the value is different than the determined value in a corresponding field of a respective parent scenario.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the two or more scenarios are in a hierarchy of scenarios. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the base scenario comprises a value for each of the one or more fields. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the software further stores a value in the one or more fields of each of the two or more scenarios only when the value is different than the value in the one or more fields of the parent scenario. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the scenario tree comprises two or more nodes representing the scenario of the supply chain network. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , further comprising a supply chain network comprising two or more supply chain entities, each supply chain entity supplies one or more items to satisfy demand.