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Method and system for managing inventory in a supply chain

  • US 20030216975A1
  • Filed: 11/26/2002
  • Published: 11/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer system enabling suppliers to monitor and manage real-time manufacturer inventory levels for supplied goods, the computer system comprising a client-server architecture in operable communication with at least one database of real-time manufacturer inventory information for supplied goods wherein at least one computer server is operably configured to:

  • receive input defining a supplier and a manufacturer plant to which the supplier supplies goods;

    present output including a listing of at least one good the supplier supplies to the manufacturer plant and, for each good listed, the current manufacturer balance-on-hand for that good, the number of days before the manufacturer balance-on-hand will be depleted, and an indicator if the current manufacturer balance-on-hand is below a predefined level; and

    receive input from the supplier promising to supply at least one good having a current manufacturer balance-on-hand below the predefined level.

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