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Network-based just-in-time material shortage and supply information exchange system and method

  • US 20030225636A1
  • Filed: 11/12/2002
  • Published: 12/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A network-based JIT material shortage and supply information exchange method for use to allow a manufacturer and a supplier to exchange information about the manufacturer'"'"'s current condition of material shortage and relevant data in an online manner via a server linked via a network system to a first-party workstation on the supplier side and a second-party workstation on the manufacturer side;

  • the network-based JIT material shortage and supply information exchange method comprising;

    performing an uploading-by-manufacturer procedure, wherein the manufacturer utilizes the second-party workstation to upload the information about the manufacturer'"'"'s current condition of material shortage and relevant data via the network system to the server;

    serving up a Material-Shortage Status Inquiry Web page to the supplier'"'"'s first-party workstation for the supplier to inquire for the information about the manufacturer'"'"'s current condition of material shortage and relevant data;

    serving up a Specific Rate Reserved Inventory Stock Web page to the supplier'"'"'s first-party workstation to allow the supplier to input the information about the supplier'"'"'s current inventory stock of material and relevant data; and

    computing for the percentage of reserved amount of supply based on the manufacturer'"'"'s current condition of material shortage and the supplier'"'"'s current inventory stock of material for reference by the manufacturer.

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