Delivery management systems and methods for zero-inventory distribution
First Claim
1. A system for delivery management, the system comprising:
- at least one processor operatively connected to a memory, the at least one processor configured to manage a plurality of system components, wherein the system further comprises;
a tracking component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to identify delivery events, wherein the tracking component is further configured to identify a customer delivery;
an identification component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to receive identifying information associated with one or more items for the customer delivery;
an inspection component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to require inspection of the one or more items responsive to identifying the customer delivery;
wherein the inspection component, executed by the at least one processor, is further configured to require an initial customer acceptance of the one or more items, and, responsive to the initial customer acceptance of the one or more items, further require images of the delivery area and manage capture of multiple angles of the delivery area; and
an imaging component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to prompt delivery personnel to image each of the one or more items in place within a customer delivery location.
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Abstract
Systems for delivery management are provided. According to one embodiment, the system includes a manifest component configured to aggregate a plurality of items into a manifest, an identifier component configured to identify respective items within the aggregated plurality of items using the manifest, a tracking component configured to calculate a delivery route and track the plurality of items during a plurality of delivery events, and an inspection component configured to require inspection of the respective items at each of the plurality of delivery events. The delivery systems can ensure quality and manage connections between distributors and manufacturers by incorporating required checks through each step of a delivery (e.g., pick up, freight aggregation, line shipping, local shipping, etc.). Inspections at delivery transitions can be required and include each time a good (e.g., an item) is moved on or off a delivery truck, and transitions between delivery areas within specific location.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for delivery management, the system comprising:
at least one processor operatively connected to a memory, the at least one processor configured to manage a plurality of system components, wherein the system further comprises; a tracking component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to identify delivery events, wherein the tracking component is further configured to identify a customer delivery; an identification component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to receive identifying information associated with one or more items for the customer delivery; an inspection component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to require inspection of the one or more items responsive to identifying the customer delivery; wherein the inspection component, executed by the at least one processor, is further configured to require an initial customer acceptance of the one or more items, and, responsive to the initial customer acceptance of the one or more items, further require images of the delivery area and manage capture of multiple angles of the delivery area; and an imaging component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to prompt delivery personnel to image each of the one or more items in place within a customer delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for delivery management, the system comprising:
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at least one processor operatively connected to a memory, the at least one processor configured to manage a plurality of system components, wherein the system further comprises; a tracking component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to identify delivery events, wherein the tracking component is further configured to identify a customer delivery; an identification component, executed by the at least one processor, configured to receive identifying information associated with one or more items for the customer delivery; a means for requiring inspection of the one or more items responsive to identifying the customer delivery, and for further requiring, responsive to an initial customer acceptance of the one or more items, images of the delivery area and for managing capture of multiple angles of the delivery area; wherein the means for requiring inspection further includes requiring the initial customer acceptance of the one or more items; and an imaging component configured to prompt delivery personnel to image each of the one or more items in place within a customer delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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