Central control and monitoring of a delivery of liquid product
First Claim
1. In a system having a centralized management system, a method for centrally monitoring and controlling the delivery of liquid product to a plurality of retail facilities from a carrier that transports liquid product, the method comprising:
- receiving at the centralized management system a request from the carrier for instructions relating to delivery of liquid product;
based on data monitored by the centralized management system, determining liquid product needed in a retail facility selected from the plurality of retail facilities; and
posting an order providing instructions to the carrier regarding liquid product needed in the selected retail facility.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for the central control and monitoring of delivery of liquid product. The methods can be performed within a system that includes a centralized inventory management system. The method can include receiving at the centralized inventory management system a request from a carrier for instructions relating to delivery of liquid product. Based on data monitored by the centralized inventory management system, the centralized inventory management system can determine a type and volume of liquid product needed in one retail store facility selected from a plurality of retail store facilities and then post an order providing instructions to the carrier regarding liquid product needed in the selected retail store facility.
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27 Claims
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1. In a system having a centralized management system, a method for centrally monitoring and controlling the delivery of liquid product to a plurality of retail facilities from a carrier that transports liquid product, the method comprising:
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receiving at the centralized management system a request from the carrier for instructions relating to delivery of liquid product;
based on data monitored by the centralized management system, determining liquid product needed in a retail facility selected from the plurality of retail facilities; and
posting an order providing instructions to the carrier regarding liquid product needed in the selected retail facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a monitoring and control system for tracking liquid product inventory, the system comprising at least one central computer connected to at least one retail computer, a method for controlling the movement of the liquid product from a delivery terminal to a designated storage tank of a retail facility, the method comprising:
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sending an electronic request for a delivery of the liquid product to the at least one central computer using a portable computing device;
receiving a delivery of the liquid product in a delivery vehicle at the delivery terminal;
transporting the liquid product to the retail facility;
requesting authorization to deliver the liquid product to the designated storage tank;
receiving authorization to deliver the liquid product to the designated storage tank; and
delivering the liquid product into the designated storage tank. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A liquid product storage and delivery system, the system comprising:
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a centralized management system that delivers orders to one or more carriers to deliver a liquid product to one or more retail facilities, the centralized management system monitors the liquid product inventory at the plurality of retail facilities; and
a designated retail facility of the one or more retail facilities, the designated retail facility including one or more storage tanks that receive the liquid product, the designated retail facility receives data indicative of a future delivery of the liquid product from both the centralized management system and a carrier of the one or more carriers that is to deliver the liquid product to the one or more storage tanks. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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