System, method and computer program product for error checking in a supply chain management framework

• US 20030069778A1
• Filed: 03/23/2001
• Published: 04/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Restaurant Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Restaurant Services Incorporated
• Inventors: Menninger, Anthony Frank, Sechrist, Daniel, Diaz, Adriana Maria
• Granted Patent: US 7,072,843 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/203 Inventory monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0206 Price or cost determination based on market factors

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for forecasting the sale of goods. Data is received utilizing a network from a plurality of point of sale outlets of a supply chain where the data relates to an amount of goods sold by the point of sale outlets. The data is checked for errors. Each detected error is identified as either a point of sale set-up error, a point of sale entry error, a back office error, a polling error, or a menu item mapping error so that the data can be corrected using the identification.

Claims

1. A method for forecasting the sale of goods, comprising:

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

b) checking the data for errors;

c) identifying the errors as at least one selected from the group consisting of point of sale set-up error, point of sale entry error, back office error, polling error, and menu item mapping error; and

d) correcting the data using the identification.

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

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is checked for errors in real-time.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified errors are logged.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the log is transmitted to the point of sale outlets utilizing the network.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the log is transmitted to a supply chain manager utilizing the network.

7. A system for forecasting the sale of goods, comprising:

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

b) logic for checking the data for errors;

c) logic for identifying the errors as at least one selected from the group consisting of point of sale set-up error, point of sale entry error, back office error, polling error, and menu item mapping error; and

d) logic for correcting the data using the identification.

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

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the data is checked for errors in real-time.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the identified errors are logged.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the log is transmitted to the point of sale outlets utilizing the network.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the log is transmitted to a supply chain manager utilizing the network.

13. A computer program product for forecasting the sale of goods, comprising:

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

b) computer code for checking the data for errors;

c) computer code for identifying the errors as at least one selected from the group consisting of point of sale set-up error, point of sale entry error, back office error, polling error, and menu item mapping error; and

d) computer code for correcting the data using the identification.

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

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the data is checked for errors in real-time.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the identified errors are logged.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the log is transmitted to the point of sale outlets utilizing the network.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the log is transmitted to a supply chain manager utilizing the network.