Value Chain Management
First Claim
1. A system for managing a value chain, comprising:
- a planning application operable to receive planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain and to automatically generate a plan according to the planning data, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; and
a manager application operable to;
receive the plan and automatically identify one or more exceptions in the plan;
communicate planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities;
receive instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and
automatically modify the planning data in response to the instructions.
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Abstract
A system for managing a value chain includes a planning application that receives planning data from a number of entities included in a value chain and automatically generates a plan according to the planning data. At least two of the entities do not directly communicate planning data to one another. The system also includes a manager application that receives the plan and automatically identifies one or more exceptions in the plan, communicates planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities, receives instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved, and automatically modifies the planning data in response to the instructions.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for managing a value chain, comprising:
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a planning application operable to receive planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain and to automatically generate a plan according to the planning data, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; and
a manager application operable to;
receive the plan and automatically identify one or more exceptions in the plan;
communicate planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities;
receive instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and
automatically modify the planning data in response to the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for managing a value chain, comprising:
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receiving planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another;
automatically generating a plan according to the planning data;
automatically identifying one or more exceptions in the plan;
communicating planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities;
receiving instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and
automatically modifying the planning data in response to the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. Software for managing a value chain, the software embodied in a computer-readable medium and operable, when executed, to:
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receive planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another;
automatically generate a plan according to the planning data;
automatically identify one or more exceptions in the plan;
communicate planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities;
receive instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and
automatically modify the planning data in response to the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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