Virtual hub
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1. A virtual hub using an enterprise application integrated (EAI) interface to combine a plurality of customers, a plurality of manufacturers, a plurality of vendors and a company to transmit messages to among one another, the virtual hub comprising:
- a virtual hub operation system, which through the establishment of the web provides connections among the plurality of customers, the plurality of manufacturers, and the plurality of vendors;
a satellite account management system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which establishes a major window control mechanism and performs multiple-to-multiple management of data of the customers and the vendors;
a document handling system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which performs upload conversions and download conversions of exchanged messages;
a data format mapping system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which provides data format conversions for the web;
a message mail system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which uses an automatic mailing mechanism to transmit and receive the message mail;
a security management system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which provides a plurality of security levels; and
a satellite account virtual inventory management system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which performs inventory management so that the inventory data on the web represent the actual inventory data.
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Abstract
An automatic virtual hub used in the purchase procedure, inventory management and manufacturing procedure of the supply chain in the manufacturing industry is disclosed. The virtual hub can effectively reduce both stocks and manpower processing costs on both parties in the supply chain by 50%. The ERP system of either party in supply chain can control this virtual hub for MRP. Through a web, various messages are transmitted to any EOI on the web by EDI.
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1. A virtual hub using an enterprise application integrated (EAI) interface to combine a plurality of customers, a plurality of manufacturers, a plurality of vendors and a company to transmit messages to among one another, the virtual hub comprising:
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a virtual hub operation system, which through the establishment of the web provides connections among the plurality of customers, the plurality of manufacturers, and the plurality of vendors;
a satellite account management system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which establishes a major window control mechanism and performs multiple-to-multiple management of data of the customers and the vendors;
a document handling system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which performs upload conversions and download conversions of exchanged messages;
a data format mapping system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which provides data format conversions for the web;
a message mail system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which uses an automatic mailing mechanism to transmit and receive the message mail;
a security management system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which provides a plurality of security levels; and
a satellite account virtual inventory management system linking to the virtual hub operation system, which performs inventory management so that the inventory data on the web represent the actual inventory data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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