Multi-party, multi-tier system for managing paper purchase and distribution
First Claim
1. A system for managing multiparty, multilevel production and distribution of paper inventory comprising:
- a host server operable for data communication via a communication network wherein said host server is configured to receive from said communication network input data related to a printing task and input data related to a paper product for use in completing said task and wherein said host server is configured based at least in part upon said input data applied to at least one predetermined algorithm to determine an estimate of the quantity of said paper product to order for completing said task and to transmit said estimate to said communication network.
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Abstract
A system, including apparatuses and methods, for paper production and distribution in a communication network environment with multi-party and multi-level production and distribution relationships. The system receives, from one or more communicatively connected paper purchaser computers, parameters representative of the total surface area and physical characteristics of paper products required for printing tasks. The system determines an estimated quantity of the paper products to order based at least in part on the received parameters. Then, the system displays the estimated quantity of the paper to order and communicates orders to production facilities for obtaining such quantity.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing multiparty, multilevel production and distribution of paper inventory comprising:
a host server operable for data communication via a communication network wherein said host server is configured to receive from said communication network input data related to a printing task and input data related to a paper product for use in completing said task and wherein said host server is configured based at least in part upon said input data applied to at least one predetermined algorithm to determine an estimate of the quantity of said paper product to order for completing said task and to transmit said estimate to said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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