System, method and computer program product for generating supply chain statistics based on sampling

• US 20030055700A1
• Filed: 03/23/2001
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Restaurant Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Restaurant Services Incorporated
• Inventors: Rueff, Mark Patrick, Sechrist, Daniel, Hoffman, George Harry
• Application Number:
  US09/816,543
• Publication Number:
  US 20030055700A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06393 Score-carding, benchmarking or key performance indicator [KPI] analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/203 Inventory monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for generating supply chain statistics. Data is received utilizing a network from a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain. The data is sampled and supply chain statistics are generated based on the sampling. The generated supply chain statistics are utilized for demand forecasting, advance planning, and/or volume tracking in the supply chain.

Claims

1. A method for generating supply chain statistics, comprising:

a) receiving data from a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain utilizing a network;

b) sampling the data;

c) generating supply chain statistics based on the sampling; and

d) utilizing the supply chain statistics for at least one of demand forecasting, advance planning, and volume tracking in the supply chain.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sampling is representative of a predetermined percentage of the stores, distributors, and suppliers.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics represent sales of the stores.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics represent goods ordered by the stores.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics represent a timeliness of delivery of the ordered goods by the distributors.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the statistics represent an inventory of the suppliers.

7. A system for generating supply chain statistics, comprising:

a) logic for receiving data from a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain utilizing a network;

b) logic for sampling the data;

c) logic for generating supply chain statistics based on the sampling; and

d) logic for utilizing the supply chain statistics for at least one of demand forecasting, advance planning, and volume tracking in the supply chain.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the sampling is representative of a predetermined percentage of the stores, distributors, and suppliers.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the statistics represent sales of the stores.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the statistics represent goods ordered by the stores.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the statistics represent a timeliness of delivery of the ordered goods by the distributors.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the statistics represent an inventory of the suppliers.

13. A computer program product for generating supply chain statistics, comprising:

a) computer code for receiving data from a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain utilizing a network;

b) computer code for sampling the data;

c) computer code for generating supply chain statistics based on the sampling; and

d) computer code for utilizing the supply chain statistics for at least one of demand forecasting, advance planning, and volume tracking in the supply chain.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the sampling is representative of a predetermined percentage of the stores, distributors, and suppliers.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the statistics represent sales of the stores.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the statistics represent goods ordered by the stores.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the statistics represent a timeliness of delivery of the ordered goods by the distributors.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the statistics represent an inventory of the suppliers.