Procurement workbench
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring procurement dates of an article via an event management system in a computerized business system, comprising the steps of:
- generating a purchase order having dates;
transferring the purchase order dates to the event management system;
calculating base dates from at least the purchase order dates;
providing a schedule bar in the event management system, the schedule bar including dates received or calculated by the event management system;
triggering an activity based upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event by a purchaser order date or a calculated date; and
displaying the received or calculated dates in a procurement monitoring dialog display.
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Abstract
The successful monitoring of procurement processes requires that dates in the supply chain be calculated exactly and tracked accordingly. The central calculation of dates ensures that different applications arrive at the same results, optimizing their accuracy. Monitoring the dates will allow a user to quickly gain an overview of the current procurement situation and react on time to potential delays. Dates from a purchase order are transferred to the event management system and used to calculate base dates. A schedule bar is provided in the event management system, and includes dates received or calculated by the event management system. An activity is triggered based upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event by a purchaser order date or a calculated date.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring procurement dates of an article via an event management system in a computerized business system, comprising the steps of:
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generating a purchase order having dates;
transferring the purchase order dates to the event management system;
calculating base dates from at least the purchase order dates;
providing a schedule bar in the event management system, the schedule bar including dates received or calculated by the event management system;
triggering an activity based upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event by a purchaser order date or a calculated date; and
displaying the received or calculated dates in a procurement monitoring dialog display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computerized event management system for monitoring and managing procurement dates within a business enterprise, comprising:
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purchase order dates and purchase order information received from a purchase order;
base dates calculated from at least the purchase order dates and transit times calculated from purchase order information applied to a transportation time schedule;
non-base dates calculated from at least base dates or purchase order dates;
a schedule bar including dates received or calculated by the event management system; and
a triggered activity based upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event by a purchaser order date or a calculated date;
wherein the reminder includes a cancellation threat which indicates to the event management system that no further are to be generated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A program product for monitoring and managing procurement dates within a business enterprise, the program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:
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generating at least one purchase order having dates;
transferring the purchase order dates to the event management system;
calculating base dates from at least the purchase order dates;
providing a schedule bar in the event management system, the schedule bar including dates received or calculated by the event management system;
triggering an activity based upon the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event by a purchaser order date or a calculated date;
assigning an identification number to each respective purchase order date, base date, and non-base date; and
storing the identification number in the business system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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