Architectural design for sell from stock application software
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising application software encoded on a tangible machine-readable information carrier, the application software being structured as process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, the software comprising:
- a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including;
an Outbound Delivery process component that combines tasks concerning outbound delivery processes and enables communication with a vendor and a process component within the Invoice deployment unit;
a Site Logistics Processing process component that supports all preparation and execution tasks concerning internal inventory movement in a warehouse type environment;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines tasks required to confirm inventory changes and may provide services to maintain current stock, handling unit content, logistics operating unit content, and allocation content;
a Customer Requirement Processing process component that combines tasks required for processing customer requirements including receiving customer requirements, preparing them, and passing them on as supply planning requirements;
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account;
a Logistics Execution Control process component that controls and monitors the supply chain execution activities necessary for the fulfillment of an order;
a Customer Quote Processing process component that can make a legally binding offer to a customer for a delivery of goods or services according to fixed terms;
a Sales Order Processing process component that handles customers'"'"' requests for delivery of goods or services at a certain time;
a Sales Contract Processing process component that handles sales agreements that contain special negotiated conditions; and
a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Product Valuation Accounting process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Outbound Delivery Processing process component;
the Outbound Delivery Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Site Logistics process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component; and
the Customer Quote Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing sell from stock software useful to process quotations, capture orders, process delivery and invoice. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Outbound Delivery process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, a Confirmation and Inventory process component, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Customer Quote Processing process component, a Sales Order Processing process component, and a Sales Contract Processing process component.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising application software encoded on a tangible machine-readable information carrier, the application software being structured as process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, the software comprising:
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a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including;
an Outbound Delivery process component that combines tasks concerning outbound delivery processes and enables communication with a vendor and a process component within the Invoice deployment unit;
a Site Logistics Processing process component that supports all preparation and execution tasks concerning internal inventory movement in a warehouse type environment;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines tasks required to confirm inventory changes and may provide services to maintain current stock, handling unit content, logistics operating unit content, and allocation content;
a Customer Requirement Processing process component that combines tasks required for processing customer requirements including receiving customer requirements, preparing them, and passing them on as supply planning requirements;
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account;
a Logistics Execution Control process component that controls and monitors the supply chain execution activities necessary for the fulfillment of an order;
a Customer Quote Processing process component that can make a legally binding offer to a customer for a delivery of goods or services according to fixed terms;
a Sales Order Processing process component that handles customers'"'"' requests for delivery of goods or services at a certain time;
a Sales Contract Processing process component that handles sales agreements that contain special negotiated conditions; and
a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Product Valuation Accounting process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Outbound Delivery Processing process component;
the Outbound Delivery Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Site Logistics process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component; and
the Customer Quote Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a computer system comprising one or more hardware platforms for executing a computer software application;
a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including;
an Outbound Delivery process component that combines tasks concerning outbound delivery processes and enables communication with a vendor and a process component within the Invoice deployment unit;
a Site Logistics Processing process component that supports all preparation and execution tasks concerning internal inventory movement in a warehouse type environment;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines tasks required to confirm inventory changes and may provide services to maintain current stock, handling unit content, logistics operating unit content, and allocation content;
a Customer Requirement Processing process component that combines tasks required for processing customer requirements including receiving customer requirements, preparing them, and passing them on as supply planning requirements;
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account;
a Logistics Execution Control process component that controls and monitors the supply chain execution activities necessary for the fulfillment of an order;
a Customer Quote Processing process component that can make a legally binding offer to a customer for a delivery of goods or services according to fixed terms;
a Sales Order Processing process component that handles customers'"'"' requests for delivery of goods or services at a certain time;
a Sales Contract Processing process component that handles sales agreements that contain special negotiated conditions; and
a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Product Valuation Accounting process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Outbound Delivery Processing process component;
the Outbound Delivery Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Site Logistics process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component; and
the Customer Quote Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for developing a computer software application, comprising:
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obtaining in a computer system digital data representing an architectural design for a set of processes implementing an end-to-end application process, the design specifying a process component for each process in the set of processes, the design specifying further specifying a set of process component interactions, wherein the specified process components include an Outbound Delivery process component that combines tasks concerning outbound delivery processes and enables communication with a vendor and a process component within the Invoice deployment unit;
a Site Logistics Processing process component that supports all preparation and execution tasks concerning internal inventory movement in a warehouse type environment;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines tasks required to confirm inventory changes and may provide services to maintain current stock, handling unit content, logistics operating unit content, and allocation content;
a Customer Requirement Processing process component that combines tasks required for processing customer requirements including receiving customer requirements, preparing them, and passing them on as supply planning requirements;
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account;
a Logistics Execution Control process component that controls and monitors the supply chain execution activities necessary for the fulfillment of an order;
a Customer Quote Processing process component that can make a legally binding offer to a customer for a delivery of goods or services according to fixed terms;
a Sales Order Processing process component that handles customers'"'"' requests for delivery of goods or services at a certain time;
a Sales Contract Processing process component that handles sales agreements that contain special negotiated conditions; and
whereinthe process component interactions include interactions between the Sales Order Processing process component and the Product Valuation Accounting process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Outbound Delivery Processing process component;
the Outbound Delivery Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Invoice Processing process component;
the Logistics Execution Control process component and the Site Logistics process component;
the Sales Order Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component; and
the Customer Quote Processing process component and the Customer Requirement Processing process component; and
using the design including the specified process components and the specified process component interactions to develop a computer software application to perform the set of processes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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