Warehouse management system

• US 20060229887A1
• Filed: 03/30/2005
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Liang, Oing-Lin, Liu, Win-Harn, Lee, Chia-Chun, Song, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US11/092,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20060229887A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A warehouse management system is applied under a network environment to integrate warehouses of suppliers and retailers in the network environment and provide an information communication channel between the suppliers and retailers. The warehouse management system includes a logic management module for allowing the suppliers and retailers to enter information; a data storage module for storing the information; an information management module for synchronously updating the information to the data storage module; and an information display module for synchronously displaying the information on data processing devices. By the warehouse management system, integration of warehouse management can be achieved, such that management efficiency and economic benefits are enhanced.

Claims

1. A warehouse management system applied in data processing devices under a network environment, for integrating warehouses of suppliers and retailers under the network environment to provide an information communication channel between the suppliers and retailers, the warehouse management system comprising:

a logic management module comprising a supplier management interface corresponding to at least one supplier, and a retailer management interface corresponding to at least one retailer, wherein the supplier management interface allows the supplier to enter information, and the retailer management interface allows the retailer to enter information; and

an information display module for displaying the supplier management interface and the retailer management interface on the data processing devices respectively, and synchronously displaying the information, which is entered by the supplier and the retailer through the supplier management interface and the retailer management interface respectively, on the data processing devices.

2. The warehouse management system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data storage module for storing the information entered by the supplier and the retailer through the supplier management interface and the retailer management interface respectively; and

an information management module for synchronously updating the information, which is entered by the supplier and the retailer through the supplier management interface and the retailer management interface respectively, to the data storage module.

3. The warehouse management system of claim 1, wherein the supplier management interface allows the supplier to enter the information of names and quantities of products being supplied by the supplier.

4. The warehouse management system of claim 1, wherein the retailer management interface allows the retailer to enter the information including at least one of incoming products, output products, product replacement, product status adjustment, warehouse arrangement and stocktaking.

5. The warehouse management system of claim 4, wherein the information of incoming products refers to quantities of the products being purchased by the retailer from the supplier.

6. The warehouse management system of claim 4, wherein the information of output products refers to quantities of the products being sold by the retailer.

7. The warehouse management system of claim 4, wherein the information of product replacement refers to quantities of replaced products being sold by the retailer.

8. The warehouse management system of claim 4, wherein the information of product status adjustment refers to a status of products in a warehouse of the retailer.

9. The warehouse management system of claim 4, wherein the information of warehouse arrangement refers to a usage status of warehouses of the retailer.

10. The warehouse management system of claim 4, wherein the information of stocktaking refers to actual stock quantities of products of the retailer.

11. The warehouse management system of claim 1, wherein the information display module displays product related information of the supplier on the data processing device at the supplier.

12. The warehouse management system of claim 11, wherein the product related information of the supplier includes at least one of names, quantities, and stock quantities in a retailer'"'"'s warehouse of products being supplied by the supplier.

13. The warehouse management system of claim 1, wherein the information display module displays product and warehouse related information of the retailer on the data processing device at the retailer.

14. The warehouse management system of claim 13, wherein the product and warehouse related information of the retailer includes at least one of incoming products, output products, product replacement, product status adjustment, warehouse arrangement and stocktaking.

15. The warehouse management system of claim 14, wherein the information of incoming products refers to quantities of the products being purchased by the retailer from the supplier.

16. The warehouse management system of claim 14, wherein the information of output products refers to quantities of the products being sold by the retailer.

17. The warehouse management system of claim 14, wherein the information of product replacement refers to quantities of replaced products being sold by the retailer.

18. The warehouse management system of claim 14, wherein the information of product status adjustment refers to a status of products in a warehouse of the retailer.

19. The warehouse management system of claim 14, wherein the information of warehouse arrangement refers to a usage status of warehouses of the retailer.

20. The warehouse management system of claim 14, wherein the information of stocktaking refers to actual stock quantities of products of the retailer.