On-line system and method for tracking the performance of a selected request-for-proposal vendor or buyer
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a purchaser terminal;
a vendor terminal;
a means for storing scheduling data, said means configured to store a date; and
a processor coupled to said purchaser terminal and to said vendor terminal via Internet and further coupled to said scheduling data storage means, wherein said processor is configured to generate and transmit to said vendor terminal, on said date stored in said scheduling data storage means, a notification message, to receive in response thereto a response message from said vendor terminal, and to distribute said response message to said purchaser terminal.
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Abstract
An on-line system and method for tracking the performance of a vendor. The system comprises a purchaser terminal and a vendor terminal. A processor is coupled to the purchaser terminal and to the vendor terminal via Internet. The system also comprises scheduling data storage means which is coupled to the processor and which stores scheduling data, including a date. The processor is configured to generate and transmit to the vendor terminal, on the date stored in the scheduling data storage means, a notification message. The notification message requires a knowledgeable person at the vendor terminal to indicate whether a deadline has been or will be met. The processor is also configured to receive, in response to the notification message, a response message from the vendor terminal, and to distribute the response message to interested parties.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a purchaser terminal;
a vendor terminal;
a means for storing scheduling data, said means configured to store a date; and
a processor coupled to said purchaser terminal and to said vendor terminal via Internet and further coupled to said scheduling data storage means, wherein said processor is configured to generate and transmit to said vendor terminal, on said date stored in said scheduling data storage means, a notification message, to receive in response thereto a response message from said vendor terminal, and to distribute said response message to said purchaser terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for tracking a performance of a vendor during a project, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a storage means, scheduling data including a date;
generating, by a processor coupled to a purchaser terminal and to a vendor terminal via Internet and further coupled to said scheduling data storage means, a notification message on said date stored in said scheduling data storage means;
transmitting said notification message to said vendor terminal;
receiving in response thereto a response message from said vendor terminal; and
distributing said response message to said purchaser terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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