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Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops
Date: 
Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:01:21 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Jason S. Mantor wrote:
I wrote a utility, for my own use, about two years ago that
takes a .dat file and attempts to find "best" way to buy the parts
via BrickLink.

I beleive that this is the hardest part of the automated 'from-CAD-to-shop'
process. There are so many variables, obviously element avaialability but also
price and geographical location. Also when using the By Shop sorting feature in
Bricklink often the stores with the most lots actually have the same items in
multiple lots which confuses the issue even more.

Tim



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  Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
 
(...) Yes. the sheer number of combinations can quickly get ridiculous and it gets hard to evaluate which is "best." I cheated by making a few asumptions. I'll share them when I dig up the code, I don't remember the details off hand. -JSM (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)

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  Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
 
I wrote a utility, for my own use, about two years ago that takes a .dat file and attempts to find "best" way to buy the parts via BrickLink. I'd planned to produce custom sets and source the parts for them this way. It was working well when last I (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)

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