Systems and methods for automatically assigning an incoming quantity of goods in response to an event

• US 20070124213A1
• Filed: 11/09/2006
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Mayer, Thomas, Esau, Andreas, Hirth, Gerhard, Helmolt, Hans-Ulrich
• Application Number:
  US11/594,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20070124213A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for automatically assigning an incoming quantity of goods in response to an event. In one implementation, a system is provided for automatically assigning an incoming quantity of goods in response to an event. The system comprises an inbound interface for interfacing with a plurality of data storage devices in at least one of which the incoming quantity of goods are stored as data and a plurality of sales orders to be confirmed are stored; an execution memory operable to hold a software system, and a processor for coupling to the inbound interface and the execution memory, the processor being operable to execute the software system such that the software system operates to select a subset of sales orders from the plurality of sales to be confirmed according to one or more predetermined criteria and to assign to the subset of sales orders the incoming quantity of goods.

Claims

1. A system for automatically assigning an incoming quantity of goods in response to an event, the system comprising:

an inbound interface for interfacing with a plurality of data storage devices, in at least one of which the incoming quantity of goods are stored as data and a plurality of sales orders to be confirmed are stored;

an execution memory operable to hold a software system; and

a processor for coupling to the inbound interface and the execution memory, the processor being operable to execute the software system such that the software system operates to select a subset of sales orders from the plurality of sales to be confirmed according to one or more predetermined criteria and to assign to the subset of sales orders the incoming quantity of goods.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein an order due list defines the predetermined criteria.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the system operates to customize the order due list to select sales orders in accordance with a priority rating.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sales orders are backorders.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a category of the incoming goods is changed so that the incoming goods are no longer considered in an availability check.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the software system operates to immediately assign the incoming quantity of goods to the subset of sales orders.

7. A method of automatically assigning an incoming quantity of goods in response to an event, the method comprising:

interfacing with a plurality of data storage devices, in at least one of which the incoming quantity of goods are stored as data and a plurality of sales orders to be confirmed are stored;

holding a software system in an executable memory;

coupling the inbound interface to the execution memory; and

executing the software system such that the software system operates to select a subset of sales orders from the plurality of sales to be confirmed according to one or more predetermined criteria and to assign to the subset of sales orders the incoming quantity of goods.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of executing further comprises using an order due list that defines the predetermined criteria.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of executing further comprises customizing the order due list to select sales orders in accordance with a priority rating.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of sales orders are backorders.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of executing further comprises changing a category of the incoming goods so that the incoming goods are no longer considered in an availability check.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of executing further comprises operating the software system to immediately assign the incoming quantity of goods to the subset of sales orders.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising employing a user terminal.

14. A computer readable storage medium storing a program which when run on a computer directs the computer to perform a method comprising the following steps:

interfacing with a plurality of data storage devices in at least one of which the incoming quantity of goods are stored as data and a plurality of sales orders to be confirmed are stored;

holding a software system in an executable memory;

coupling the inbound interface to the execution memory; and

executing the software system such that the software system operates to select a subset of sales orders from the plurality of sales to be confirmed according to one or more predetermined criteria and to assign to the subset of sales orders the incoming quantity of goods.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the step of executing further comprises using an order due list that defines the predetermined criteria.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the step of executing further comprises operating to customize the order due list to select sales orders in accordance with a priority rating.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the plurality of sales orders are backorders.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the step of executing further comprises changing a category of the incoming goods so that the incoming goods are no longer considered in an availability check.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the step of executing further comprises operating the software system to immediately assign the incoming quantity of goods to the subset of sales orders.