System, method and computer program product for automatic navigation utilizing a supply chain management interface

• US 20030078860A1
• Filed: 03/23/2001
• Published: 04/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Restaurant Services Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Restaurant Services Incorporated
• Inventors: Menninger, Anthony Frank, Hoffman, George Harry, Reece, Debra Gayle
• Application Number:
  US09/816,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20030078860A1
• 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 navigating a user in a network-based supply chain management interface. A plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain are registered utilizing the Internet. Each of the stores, distributors and suppliers is assigned an identifier. When a request (which includes an identifier) is received from a user for access to a database utilizing a first web-page, the user is identified as a store, distributor and/or supplier using the identifier. A second web-page is displayed if the user is identified as a store. A third web-page is displayed if the user is identified as a distributor. A fourth web-page is displayed if the user is identified as a supplier.

Claims

1. A method for navigating a user in a network-based supply chain management interface, comprising:

a) registering a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain utilizing the Internet;

b) assigning each of the stores, distributors and suppliers an identifier;

c) receiving a request from a user for access to a database utilizing a first web-page, wherein the request includes an identifier;

d) identifying the user as at least one of a store, distributor and supplier using the identifier; and

e) displaying a second web-page if the user is identified as a store, a third web-page if the user is identified as a distributor, and a fourth web-page if the user is identified as a supplier.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the database includes data representative of sales by the stores.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the database includes data representative of goods ordered by the stores.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the database includes data representative of goods delivered by the distributors.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the database includes data representative of goods in an inventory of the suppliers.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the data is displayed in each of the web-pages utilizing the Internet.

7. A system for navigating a user in a network-based supply chain management interface, comprising:

a) logic for registering a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain utilizing the Internet;

b) logic for assigning each of the stores, distributors and suppliers an identifier;

c) logic for receiving a request from a user for access to a database utilizing a first web-page, wherein the request includes an identifier;

d) logic for identifying the user as at least one of a store, distributor and supplier using the identifier; and

e) logic for displaying a second web-page if the user is identified as a store, a third web-page if the user is identified as a distributor, and a fourth web-page if the user is identified as a supplier.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the database includes data representative of sales by the stores.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the database includes data representative of goods ordered by the stores.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the database includes data representative of goods delivered by the distributors.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the database includes data representative of goods in an inventory of the suppliers.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the data is displayed in each of the web-pages utilizing the Internet.

13. A computer program product for navigating a user in a network-based supply chain management interface, comprising:

a) computer code for registering a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain utilizing the Internet;

b) computer code for assigning each of the stores, distributors and suppliers an identifier;

c) computer code for receiving a request from a user for access to a database utilizing a first web-page, wherein the request includes an identifier;

d) computer code for identifying the user as at least one of a store, distributor and supplier using the identifier; and

e) computer code for displaying a second web-page if the user is identified as a store, a third web-page if the user is identified as a distributor, and a fourth web-page if the user is identified as a supplier.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the database includes data representative of sales by the stores.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the database includes data representative of goods ordered by the stores.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the database includes data representative of goods delivered by the distributors.

17. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the database includes data representative of goods in an inventory of the suppliers.

18. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the data is displayed in each of the web-pages utilizing the Internet.