Systems, applications and products in data processing for expedite orders

• US 20070271152A1
• Filed: 01/26/2007
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Raupers, Gregory D., Vo, Trinh
• Granted Patent: US 8,117,093 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/203 Inventory monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system, application and product in data processing is disclosed for processing expedited orders, the method comprising. An existing availability of an order is determined. Expedited processing to the order is allowed above other orders or in advance of the standard manufacturing lead time associated with a material of the order by performing at least one of the following: changing a delivery plant; changing a requested delivery date; changing a delivery priority; and changing a quantity.

Claims

1. A method for processing expedited orders, the method comprising:

determining an existing availability of an order and allowing expedited processing to the order above other orders or in advance of the standard manufacturing lead time associated with a material of the order by performing at least one of the following;

changing a delivery plant;

changing a requested delivery date;

changing a delivery priority; and

changing a quantity.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether the order is backordered.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising creating an early delivery if the order is not backordered.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising changing the requested delivery date for the order.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising changing the ship-to location of the order.

6. The method of claim 2 further comprising changing the delivery priority only if the order is backordered.

7. The method of claim 2 further comprising changing the delivery plant only if the order is backordered.

8. The method of claim 2 further comprising changing the requested delivery date only if the order is backordered.

9. The method of claim 2 further comprising changing the quantity only if the order is backordered.

10. The method of claim 2 further comprising changing the material of the order if the order is backordered.

11. The method of claim 2 further comprising removing a requirement of complete delivery of the order if the order is backordered.

12. A system for processing expedited orders, comprising:

a computer executable code, the code to;

determine an existing availability of an order and allowing expedited processing to the order above other orders or in advance of the standard manufacturing lead time associated with a material of the order by executing at least one of the following;

change a delivery plant;

change a requested delivery date;

change a delivery priority; and

change a quantity.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the code determines whether the order is backordered.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the code creates an early delivery if the order is not backordered.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the code changes the requested delivery date for the order.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the code changes the ship-to location of the order.

17. The system of claim 13 wherein the code changes the delivery priority only if the order is backordered.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the code changes the delivery plant only if the order is backordered.

19. The system of claim 13 wherein the code changes the requested delivery date only if the order is backordered.

20. The system of claim 13 wherein the code changes the quantity only if the order is backordered.

21. The system of claim 13 wherein the code changes the material of the order if the order is backordered.

22. The system of claim 13 wherein the code removes a requirement of complete delivery of the order if the order is backordered.