Transactional supply chain system and method
First Claim
1. A tracking method for a supply chain having at least a first stage and a second stage, the method comprising:
- receiving first stage information and second stage information, the first stage information and the second stage information input at the second stage;
processing the first stage information and the second stage information so that the first stage information is associated with the second stage information; and
storing the first stage information and the second stage information in a database, wherein the stored first stage information and the stored second stage information are at least accessible at the second stage.
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Abstract
A supply chain system including a first interface operable to allow a first individual to input first information associated with an item and a second interface operable to allow a second individual to input second information associated with a first processing of the item, wherein the first interface and the second interface are coupled to each other via a network connection. Further, a method for tracing an item as the item progresses along a supply chain including associating first information with the item at a stage in the supply chain and associating second information and the first information with another item including the item at another stage in the supply chain.
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18 Claims
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1. A tracking method for a supply chain having at least a first stage and a second stage, the method comprising:
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receiving first stage information and second stage information, the first stage information and the second stage information input at the second stage;
processing the first stage information and the second stage information so that the first stage information is associated with the second stage information; and
storing the first stage information and the second stage information in a database, wherein the stored first stage information and the stored second stage information are at least accessible at the second stage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tracking method for a supply chain having at least a first stage and a second stage, the method comprising:
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receiving first stage agricultural information and second stage agricultural information, the first stage agricultural information and the second stage agricultural information input at the second stage;
processing the first stage agricultural information and the second stage agricultural information so that the first stage agricultural information is associated with the second stage agricultural information; and
storing the first stage agricultural information and the second stage agricultural information in a database, wherein the stored first stage agricultural information and the stored second stage agricultural information are at least accessible at the second stage and at least one successive stage in the supply chain, and the first stage is one of a producer stage and a processing stage, and the second stage is one of a processing stage, a storage stage and a manufacturing stage.
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9. A tracking method for a non-linear supply chain, the method comprising:
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recording a history of a first item traversing a first path of the non-linear supply chain; and
recording a history of a second item traversing a second path of the non-linear supply chain, wherein the first path and the second path are a first output and a second output, respectively, of a multi-output stage in the non-linear supply chain. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A tracking method for a non-linear supply chain, the method comprising:
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recording a history of a first item traversing a first path of the non-linear supply chain by associating first information applying to a first stage of the non-linear supply chain with the first item, the first path including the first stage and a second stage and the first information including at least one of quantity information, performance information and quality information, and associating second information applying to the second stage with the first item, the second information including at least one of quantity information, performance information and quality information; and
recording a history of a second item traversing a second path of the non-linear supply chain by associating the first information applying to the first stage of the non-linear supply chain with the second item, the second path including the first stage a third stage, and associating third information applying to the third stage with the second item, the third information including at least one of quantity information, performance information and quality information; and
transmitting the first information, the second information and the third information to at least one individual of a plurality of individuals within or outside the non-linear supply chain, the first information, the second information and the third information informing the at least one individual about the history of the first item and the second item, wherein the first stage is a multi-output stage having at least outputs.
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