Multi-stage supply chain management system with dynamic order placement

• US 20030233289A1
• Filed: 06/14/2002
• Published: 12/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: E2open, LLC (E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: GetSilicon, Inc. (E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Law, Edwin, Wei, Siqing, Yang, Lou Ping, Lee, Johnson C., Yin, Mingtang Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 7,529,695 B2
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A global supply chain management system in an environment of multiple suppliers forming supply chains for one or more buyers connected over the Internet. The system includes a global processor with logic that maps “local” supply information for each buyer and each supplier, represented in one or more property tables having master information correlated to local information for each buyer and each supplier. The system manages processes from an input of lots to an output through supplier stages where clients each use fragmented different local information. A correlation means uses base lot indicators, one for each of the lots in common for all of said stages and executes supply chain management functions for tracking lots through the supplier stages and for dynamic creation of sets of purchase orders among groups of suppliers for processing the same lot through the supply chain.

Claims

1. (Original) A supply chain management system for clients that include one or more buyers and a plurality of suppliers where said one or more buyers place orders with a plurality of said suppliers for the processing of an input to an output, wherein said input is one or more lots, through a plurality of supplier stages where said clients each use fragmented different local information particular to each of said clients, the improvement characterized by,

a database store for storing local information for each of said clients,

correlating means for correlating the local information with mapped data among said clients and forming master information, said correlating means including one or more base lot indicators, one for each of said one or more lots, used in common for all of said stages,

logic means for executing supply chain management functions for tracking said lots through said supplier stages using said base lot indicators, said logic means including means for creating a set of purchase orders to a group of said suppliers for processing the same lot where the creation of purchase orders for downstream suppliers is dynamically conditioned on the outputs of upstream suppliers.

3. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and claims 2 including means for connecting with clients through the Internet.

4. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 including tables storing correlations between said master information and said local information for each of said clients.

5. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said correlation means includes data integrity means having data checking means for detecting errors in said mapped data.

6. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said correlation means includes data integrity means having data cleansing means for correcting errors in said mapped data.

7. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said input is a lot.

8. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said input is a lot and said lot is split at any one of said stages to two or more different stages performing the same type of processing.

9. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said input is lots and wherein said lots, at any two or more of said stages performing the same type of processing, are combined for processing in a downstream stage.

10. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein suppliers supply local supplier information via electronic records.

11. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein suppliers supply local supplier information to said system via data in electronic records and reports and wherein said correlation means includes data integrity means that operates to check for data consistency within records, data consistency within reports, data consistency across different reports from a particular supplier, data consistency among data from multiple suppliers and one or more buyers, data consistency among data from multiple suppliers.

12. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said supplier stages include one or more of Fab, Wafer Sort, Assembly and Final Test for processing from the input to the output.

13. (Original) The system of claim 12 wherein said supplier stages include Fab, Wafer Sort, Assembly and Final Test and one or more additional stages.

14. (Original) The system of claim 13 wherein said one or more additional stages include one or more of Packaging, Bumping and Marking.

15. (Original) The system of claim 12 wherein said input is a lot.

16. (Original) The system of claim 12 wherein said input is a wafer lot.

17. (Original) The system of claim 12 wherein said input is a die lot.

18. (Original) The system of claim 12 wherein said output is finished goods.

19. (Original) The system of claim 12 wherein said output is dies.

20. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said input includes a plurality of lots, wherein said database stores one or more tables for correlations between said master information and said local information for each of said buyers and suppliers for each of said lots and wherein each of said tables has unique ones of said base lot indicators common to all tables for identifying said lots.

21. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said input includes a plurality of lots, wherein said database stores one or more tables for correlations between said master information and said local information for each of said buyers and suppliers for each of said lots and wherein each of said tables has unique ones of said base lot indicators common to all tables for identifying said lots and wherein each of said stages has an additional lot number for each base lot indicator whereby the combination of said base lot indicator and the lot number represents the genealogy of said lots in said stages.

22. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said input is a lot, wherein said database stores one or more tables for correlations between said master information and said local information for each of said buyers and suppliers and wherein each of said tables has a base lot indicator common to all tables for identifying said lot.

23. (Original) The system of claim 22 wherein said local information is RosettaNet information.

24. (Original) The system of claim 22 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said supplier stages for each lot include one or more of Fab, Wafer Sort, Assembly and Final Test.

25. (Original) The system of claim 22 wherein said supplier stages for one or more of said lots is split among multiple Fab stages.

26. (Original) The system of claim 22 wherein said supplier stages for one or more of said wafer lots is split among multiple Wafer Sort stages.

27. (Original) The system of claim 22 wherein said supplier stages for one or more of said wafer lots are split among multiple Assembly stages.

28. (Original) The system of claim 22 wherein said supplier stages for one or more of said wafer lots is split among multiple Final Test stages.

29. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said input is a wafer lot and wherein said supply chain management functions provide a lot tracking report based upon said lot data.

30. (Original) The system of claim 29 wherein said lot data is static data.

31. (Original) The system of claim 30 wherein said static data includes Date Code, Lot No, Order Date, Order Qty, PO No, Routing, Sup, and Unit Price.

32. (Original) The system of claim 29 wherein said lot data is dynamic data.

33. (Original) The system of claim 32 wherein said dynamic data includes Date Information and Quantity Information.

34. (Original) The system of claim 33 wherein said Date Information includes Completed Date, Hold Date, Received Date, Ship Date and Start Date.

35. (Original) The system of claim 33 wherein said Quantity Information includes and Completed Qty, Hold Qty, Received Qty, Ship Qty and Start Qty.

36. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said input is a wafer lot and said output is a chip product and wherein said supply chain management functions include an actual cost lot detail report.

37. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said input is a wafer lot and said output is a chip product and wherein said supply chain management functions include a wafer rolling output report.

38. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said input is a wafer lot and said output is a chip product and wherein said supply chain management functions include a finished goods rolling output report.

39. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said input is a wafer lot and said output is a chip product and wherein said supply chain management functions include a work in progress inventory report.

40. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said clients are in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and said input is a wafer lot and said output is a chip product and wherein said supply chain management system functions to include an alert to signal a condition in the supply chain management system.

41. (Original) The system as in either one of claims 1 and 2 wherein,

said buyers, B, include buyers B₀, B₁, . . . , B_b, . . . , B_B,

said suppliers, S, include suppliers So, S₁, . . . S_S, . . . ,S_S,

said stages, P, include stages [P_0,0, P_0,1, . . . . , P_0,N];

[P_1,0, . . . ];

[ . . . P_m,n, . . . ];

[P_M,0, . . . , P_M,N].

42. (Original) The system of claim 41 wherein each of said stages, P, includes up to T transactions, T₀, T₁, . . . , T_T.

43. (Original) The system of claim 42 wherein said T transactions are ORDER, WIP, YIELD, SHIPMENT, RECEIVE, WAREHOUSE and PAYMENT.

2. (Original) A supply chain management system for clients where the clients include a plurality of buyers and a plurality of suppliers, where said buyers place orders with a plurality of suppliers for the processing of an input to an output through a plurality of supplier stages, said clients each using fragmented different local information particular to each of said clients, the improvement characterized by,

network communication means for interconnecting said clients for maintaining said local information current in said supply chain management system,

a database store for storing master information in one or more tables having master information correlated to local information,

global processing means for processing supply chain management information for all of said clients including,

correlation means for correlating said local information among said clients, said correlation means including,

input mapping means for mapping said local information for each of said clients as mapped data to provide master information for storage in said database store, said mapping means using base lot indicators, one for each of said one or more lots, in common for all of said stages,

logic means for executing supply chain management functions for tracking said lots through said supplier stages using said base lot indicators, said logic means including means for creating a set of purchase orders to a group of said suppliers for processing the same lot through a supply chain where the creation of purchase orders for downstream suppliers is dynamically conditioned on the outputs of upstream suppliers, said logic means accessing the master information for executing supply chain management functions for tracking said lots through said supplier stages and providing management data for creation of ones of said set of purchase orders,

output mapping means for mapping said management data into local data for said clients.

44. (Original) A method of chain management for clients that include one or more buyers and a plurality of suppliers where said one or more buyers place orders with a plurality of said suppliers for the processing of an input to an output, wherein said input is one or more lots, through a plurality of supplier stages where said clients each use fragmented different local information particular to each of said clients, the improvement characterized by,

storing local information for each of said clients in a database store,

correlating the local information with mapped data among said clients and forming master information, said correlating means including one or more base lot indicators, one for each of said one or more lots, used in common for all of said stages,

executing supply chain management functions for tracking said lots through said supplier stages using said base lot indicators.

45. (Original) A method of supply chain management for clients where the clients include one or more buyers and a plurality of suppliers, where said one or more buyers place orders with ones of said suppliers for the processing of an input to an output through a plurality of supplier stages, said clients each using fragmented different local information particular to each of said clients, the improvement characterized by,

mapping said local information for each of said clients to provide mapped data,

executing data integrity processes on said mapped data to improve the reliability of said mapped data,

processing said mapped data to provide processed data,

storing the mapped data and the processed data as master information,

accessing the master information to execute supply chain management functions for said clients.