US Patent 10242336 Inventory and delivery management

Techniques for determining an inventory level for an ordered item and offering delivery for the ordered item within a time frame may be provided. Information about a plurality of merchants may be maintained. An inventory level of the plurality of merchants for an item ordered by a customer may be determined based on the information and a threshold associated with the item. A particular merchant that is within a geographic range of the customer may be selected based on the inventory level and the merchant information. In an example, delivery instructions may be provided to a delivery service for delivering the item to the customer within the time frame.