Methods and systems for consolidating purchase orders
First Claim
11. A method for providing purchase consolidation information to a computer system over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving at a requester computer over the network a form having data for entering consolidation information;
entering consolidation information into one or more of the data fields, wherein the consolidation information comprises at least one consolidation criterion specifying when items for purchase are to be consolidated into a purchase order; and
transmitting the consolidation information from the requestor computer to the computer system over the network.
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Abstract
A method is provided for electronically ordering items. The method includes receiving consolidation information at a server computer. The consolidation information includes at least one consolidation criterion for determining how to consolidate purchase requests. The method further includes receiving a plurality of requests to purchase one or more items at the server computer and evaluating the requests, using the consolidation criterion. A purchase order, containing the items meeting the consolidation criteria, is transmitted from the server computer to a supplier a purchase order containing the items meeting the consolidation criterion.
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30 Claims
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11. A method for providing purchase consolidation information to a computer system over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving at a requester computer over the network a form having data for entering consolidation information;
entering consolidation information into one or more of the data fields, wherein the consolidation information comprises at least one consolidation criterion specifying when items for purchase are to be consolidated into a purchase order; and
transmitting the consolidation information from the requestor computer to the computer system over the network. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 18, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
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12-1. The method of claim 11, wherein the consolidation criterion specifies that consolidation should occur every hour.
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18-2. The method of claim 11, wherein the consolidation criterion specifies that consolidation should occur upon attainment of a specified number of items.
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22. A computer system for electronically ordering items, the computer system comprising a memory, a processor and a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium contains instructions executable by the processor to:
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receive consolidation information, the consolidation information comprising at least one consolidation criterion for determining how to consolidate purchase requests;
receive a plurality of requests to purchase one or more items;
evaluate the requests using the consolidation criterion; and
generate one or more consolidated purchase orders containing the items satisfying the consolidation criterion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer system for electronically ordering items, the computer system comprising a processor, a memory and a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium contains instructions executable by the processor to:
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transmit to a requester computer a form having data fields for entering consolidation information;
receive consolidation information, the consolidation information comprising at least one consolidation criterion for determining how to consolidate purchase requests;
receive a plurality of requests to purchase one or more items;
evaluate the requests using the consolidation criterion; and
generate one or more consolidated purchase orders containing the items satisfying the consolidation criterion. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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