System, method and computer program product for supply chain inventory management

• US 20030061125A1
• Filed: 03/23/2001
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anthony Frank Menninger, Daniel Sechrist, George Henry Hoffman, Michael James Burk
• Original Assignee: Anthony Frank Menninger, Daniel Sechrist, George Henry Hoffman, Michael James Burk
• Inventors: Menninger, Anthony Frank, Sechrist, Daniel, Burk, Michael James, Hoffman, George Henry
• Application Number:
  US09/816,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20030061125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for inventory management utilizing a network-based framework. Data is received from a plurality of stores of a supply chain utilizing a network. This data relates to an amount of goods sold by the stores. A recipe associated with each of the goods is identified and information on processed products required to produce the goods is then calculated based on the data and the recipe. The information on the processed products is outputted utilizing the network for managing the supply chain.

Claims

1. A method for inventory management utilizing a network-based framework, comprising:

a) receiving data from a plurality of stores of a supply chain utilizing a network, the data relating to an amount of goods sold by the stores;

b) identifying a recipe associated with each of the goods;

c) calculating information on processed products required to produce the goods based on the data and the recipe; and

d) outputting the information on the processed products utilizing the network for managing the supply chain.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data includes an amount of the goods.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the recipe indicates a type and an amount of the processed products required to produce each of the goods.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information indicates a type and an amount of the processed products.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is outputted utilizing a network- based interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the network includes the Internet.

7. A system for inventory management utilizing a network-based framework, comprising:

a) logic for receiving data from a plurality of stores of a supply chain utilizing a network, the data relating to an amount of goods sold by the stores;

b) logic for identifying a recipe associated with each of the goods;

c) logic for calculating information on processed products required to produce the goods based on the data and the recipe; and

d) logic for outputting the information on the processed products utilizing the network for managing the supply chain.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the data includes an amount of the goods.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the recipe indicates a type and an amount of the processed products required to produce each of the goods.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the information indicates a type and an amount of the processed products.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the information is outputted utilizing a network- based interface.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the network includes the Internet.

13. A computer program product for inventory management utilizing a network-based framework, comprising:

a) computer code for receiving data from a plurality of stores of a supply chain utilizing a network, the data relating to an amount of goods sold by the stores;

b) computer code for identifying a recipe associated with each of the goods;

c) computer code for calculating information on processed products required to produce the goods based on the data and the recipe; and

d) computer code for outputting the information on the processed products utilizing the network for managing the supply chain.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the data includes an amount of the goods.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the recipe indicates a type and an amount of the processed products required to produce each of the goods.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the information indicates a type and an amount of the processed products.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the information is outputted utilizing a network-based interface.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the network includes the Internet.