System and method for supply chain aggregation and web services
First Claim
1. A method for managing a one-to-many business process interaction using an on-demand supply chain management system among enterprises who are customers of and suppliers to each other, said method comprising:
- making requests for services on an internet-based network to one or more said enterprises;
accessing said internet-based network services by other enterprises in accordance with a predefined relationship through a private exchange system; and
fulfilling said requests by one or more said enterprises using said on-demand supply chain management system, wherein said on-demand supply chain management is operable through an entitlement engine.
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Abstract
An information management system configured to integrate a one-to-many business process interaction using on-demand supply chain management among enterprises who are customers of and suppliers to eachother comprises an entitlement engine, a web service aggregator, and a private exchange network operable to link the entitlement engine with the web service aggregator. The entitlement engine comprises a relational entitlement component, a pass-thru entitlement component, and a resource entitlement component, wherein the relational entitlement component parses data based on a predefined business process among the enterprises, wherein the pass-thru entitlement component parses data from one enterprise up to an n number of enterprises, and wherein the resource entitlement component parses data based on available resources of the enterprises. The web service aggregator comprises rules, which are maintained in the private exchange network.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for managing a one-to-many business process interaction using an on-demand supply chain management system among enterprises who are customers of and suppliers to each other, said method comprising:
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making requests for services on an internet-based network to one or more said enterprises;
accessing said internet-based network services by other enterprises in accordance with a predefined relationship through a private exchange system; and
fulfilling said requests by one or more said enterprises using said on-demand supply chain management system, wherein said on-demand supply chain management is operable through an entitlement engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information management system configured to integrate a one-to-many business process interaction using on-demand supply chain management among enterprises who are customers of and suppliers to each, said system comprising:
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an entitlement engine;
a web service aggregator; and
a private exchange network operable to link said entitlement engine with said web service aggregator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said machine to perform a method for managing a one-to-many business process interaction using on-demand supply chain management among enterprises who are customers of and suppliers to each other, said method comprising:
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making requests for services on a web-based network to one or more said enterprises;
accessing said web-based network services by other enterprises in accordance with a predefined relationship through a private exchange system; and
fulfilling said requests by one or more said enterprises using said on-demand supply chain management wherein said on-demand supply chain management is operable through an entitlement engine. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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