End-to-end solution for direct store delivery

• US 20050144127A1
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Miller, Ralf, Irwin, Glenn, Peter, Wolfgang
• Granted Patent: US 7,574,365 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a direct delivery of consumer products bypassing retailer'"'"'s warehouses. Embodiments of the present invention provide an end-to-end solution for direct store delivery. A direct store delivery order may be generated based on one or more received customer orders. Vehicle space optimization instructions may be generated based on one or more products to be delivered based on the one or more received orders. An order to retrieve the one or more products and an order to load the one or more products on to a transport vehicle based on the vehicle space optimization instructions may be generated. A travel route for the transport vehicle for delivering the one or more products to customers may be provided.

Claims

9-1. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more orders include a pre-planned date of delivery.

11. An system comprising:

an input interface to receive one or more customer orders;

a direct store delivery processor coupled to the input interface, the direct store delivery processor to generate a direct store delivery order based on one or more received customer orders;

a vehicle space optimization interface coupled to the direct store delivery processor to generate space optimization instructions based on one or more products to be delivered based on the one or more received orders, wherein the direct store delivery processor is to generate an order to retrieve the one or more products and an order to load the one or more products on to a transport vehicle based on the vehicle space optimization instructions.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the direct store delivery processor is to generate a travel route for the transport vehicle for delivering the one or more products to customers.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a direct store delivery mobile interface to communicate with the direct store delivery processor, wherein the mobile interface to receive the generated travel route.

14. A method for direct store delivery of products, comprising:

receive a plurality of orders for direct delivery to consumers;

identifying one or more orders from the plurality of orders to be delivered via a single delivery route;

generating a picking order to retrieve products associated with the one or more identified orders;

generating vehicle space optimization instructions based on the retrieved products, wherein the instructions specify how a transport vehicle is to be optimal loaded based on the products to be delivered and the delivery route;

generating a dispatching order for delivery of the products by the transport vehicle based on the delivery route; and

performing a check-out procedure to verify that the identified one or more orders are complete.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

monitoring the delivery route as one or more deliveries are completed;

maintaining an inventory of the transport vehicle as the one or more deliveries are completed.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating invoices for each delivery that is completed.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating a bill for each delivery that is completed.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

performing a check-in procedure after all of the deliveries have been completed to verify that the products associated with the one or more orders were delivered.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing products for direct sale to customers from the transport vehicle.