ELECTRONIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING DESTINATION RAMP SYSTEMS
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1. An electronic method for monitoring a number of destination ramps in a manufacturing enterprise which manufactures a number of products for purchase through a number of dealers, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving ramp profile information for a number of destination ramps, the ramp profile information including ramp contractor information;
for each of the number of destination ramps, presenting a standardized electronic user interface for requesting and gathering destination ramp activity information including inbound product information and outbound convoy information, wherein the standardized electronic user interface is standardized for use with all of the number of destination ramps;
receiving the destination ramp activity information through the standardized electronic user interface;
populating an electronic database with the ramp profile information and the destination ramp activity information; and
calculating a carrying cost based on the ramp profile information and the destination ramp activity information.
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A electronic method for monitoring one or more destination ramps in a manufacturing enterprise which manufactures a number of products for purchase through a number of dealers. The method includes the steps of receiving ramp profile information for one or more destination ramps and daily activity information for the one or more destinations ramps; and calculating a carrying cost for each of the one or more destination ramps based on the daily activity information.
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1. An electronic method for monitoring a number of destination ramps in a manufacturing enterprise which manufactures a number of products for purchase through a number of dealers, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving ramp profile information for a number of destination ramps, the ramp profile information including ramp contractor information;
for each of the number of destination ramps, presenting a standardized electronic user interface for requesting and gathering destination ramp activity information including inbound product information and outbound convoy information, wherein the standardized electronic user interface is standardized for use with all of the number of destination ramps;
receiving the destination ramp activity information through the standardized electronic user interface;
populating an electronic database with the ramp profile information and the destination ramp activity information; and
calculating a carrying cost based on the ramp profile information and the destination ramp activity information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for monitoring one or more destination ramps in a manufacturing enterprise which manufactures a number of products for purchase through a number of dealers, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving ramp profile information for one or more destination ramps and daily activity information for the one or more destinations ramps; and
calculating a carrying cost for each of the one or more destination ramps based on the daily activity information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system operating to monitor one or more destination ramps in a manufacturing enterprise which manufactures a number of products for purchase through a number of dealers, the computer system including one or more computers, the one or more computers programmed to:
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receive ramp profile information for one or more destination ramps and daily activity information for the one or more destinations ramps; and
calculate a carrying cost for each of the one or more destination ramps based on the daily activity information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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