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Systems and methods for end-to-end fulfillment and supply chain management

  • US 20020133387A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2001
  • Published: 09/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A supply chain management system that facilitates the efficient allocation and shipment of items, comprising:

  • at least one customer, wherein the at least one customer has a customer geographical location associated therewith;

    at least one client, wherein the at least one client is associated with the at least one customer, and wherein the at least one client generates an order including item data corresponding to at least one item and location data corresponding to the customer geographical location;

    a plurality of warehouses, wherein at least one warehouse of the plurality of warehouses is located separately from at least one other warehouse of the plurality of warehouses, and wherein each of the plurality of warehouses is located at a respective geographical distance from the customer geographical location; and

    a promising engine, in communication with the at least one client and the plurality of warehouses, wherein the promising engine identifies a shipping warehouse from the plurality of warehouses based in part upon the location data corresponding to the customer geographical location, wherein the shipping warehouse is the nearest warehouse to the customer geographical location that has an ability to ship the at least one item to the at least one customer within a specified timeframe.

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