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Method and system for supplier relationship management

  • US 20020069096A1
  • Filed: 06/22/2001
  • Published: 06/06/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for normalizing at least one output data structure comprising:

  • a first server for receiving supply chain data in multiple data structures from multiple users;

    a first application for extracting supply chain data from the multiple data structures;

    a database for storing supply chain data in data fields within the database, wherein the supply chain data within the data fields is configurable by each of the multiple users according to the supply chain requirements of each of the multiple users;

    a second server for retrieving from the database supply chain data from at least one of the data fields upon request from a requester, wherein the requestor is selected from the group consisting of at least one of the multiple users and at least one other user;

    a second application for formatting the requested supply chain data into at least one output data structure;

    a device for providing the requested supply chain data in the at least one output data structure, wherein the at least one output data structure is the same independent of the requestor, such that the at least one output data structure is normalized.

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