In-transit control method of minimum delivery sku

• US 20050055227A1
• Filed: 09/08/2003
• Published: 03/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: MiTAC International Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Chien, Chih-Hung
• Application Number:
  US10/656,364
• Publication Number:
  US 20050055227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/333
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0831 Overseas transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing

Abstract

An in-transit control method of minimum delivery sku is disclosed to control the in-transit quantity of goods effectively. A minimum delivery sku is designed to manage the quantity in transit such that the quantity of the packaged goods is recorded in detail when disengaging and packaging in transit. The method involves transforming the packing number, pallet number and carton number into a unique minimum delivery sku; outputting the minimum delivery sku; and employing the minimum delivery sku to control the in-transit quantity of the goods.

Claims

1. An in-transit control method of minimum delivery sku, for controlling the quantity of disengaging and packing in-transit goods, comprising the following steps:

inputting the goods data;

obtaining the packing number, the pallet number and the carton number about the goods;

transforming the packing number, the pallet number and the carton number into a unique minimum delivery sku;

outputting the minimum delivery sku; and

employing the minimum delivery sku to control the in-transit quantity of the goods.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the minimum delivery sku is a composition of the packing number, the pallet number and the carton number.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the goods data is selected from one of the group consisting of the packing number, the pallet number, the carton number, a company number, a trade document number, a product number, a quantity of goods.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the minimum delivery sku is a composition of the packing number, the pallet number, the carton number and the company number.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the minimum delivery sku is a composition of the packing number, the pallet number, the carton number, the company number, and the trade document number.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the minimum delivery sku is a composition of the packing number, the pallet number, the carton number, the company number, the trade document number, and the product number.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the minimum delivery sku is the basic unit of controlling the goods.