SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION TRANSACTION LOGISTICS FACILITATION
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating logistics associated with an international transaction comprising:
- receiving a buyer search request;
retrieving procurement and logistics product data associated with a product identifier;
determining logistics data associated with conducting a transaction to purchase a quantity of the product associated with the product identifier;
generating a logistics solution associated estimating the delivery dates and costs associated with a transaction for the product;
generating a buyer sales order for the transaction;
receiving an indication that the buyer has finalized the sales order;
generating a transaction event checklist for the transaction based on the finalized sales order; and
verifying that elements included in the checklist are completed.
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Abstract
The disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for market generation and matches of importation and exportation transactions; i.e., a cross-border Logistics Facilitator (hereinafter “Logistics Facilitator”). Through its various components, the cross-border Logistics Facilitator creates new markets by generating and facilitating three stages of a cross-border trade transaction: identification, selection and execution. In one embodiment, the Logistics Facilitator manages the transaction by: creating a transaction “template” based on transaction information (i.e., HS product code, ISO country code, etc), alerting the buyer to potential problem areas, and updating of important upcoming dates and actions. The Logistics Facilitator creates all the required documents, integrates all events, including the service providers, and allows both parties to track the status of the transaction on-line at any time. In one embodiment, the Logistics Facilitator provides the user with a template to ensure all pertinent information is detailed, so that roles and responsibilities of the trading partners are clearly defined and transparent prior to engagement. The Logistics Facilitator has many numerous and revolutionary components to facilitate cross-border transactions, such as, but not limited to: a classification taxonomy, multi-lingual facilities, a search-enhancing thesaurus, an acquisition matrix core, a logistical fulfillment matrix, payment matrix, an elegant User Interface (UI), and/or the like.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating logistics associated with an international transaction comprising:
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receiving a buyer search request; retrieving procurement and logistics product data associated with a product identifier; determining logistics data associated with conducting a transaction to purchase a quantity of the product associated with the product identifier; generating a logistics solution associated estimating the delivery dates and costs associated with a transaction for the product; generating a buyer sales order for the transaction; receiving an indication that the buyer has finalized the sales order; generating a transaction event checklist for the transaction based on the finalized sales order; and verifying that elements included in the checklist are completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for concurrently determining one or more logistics elements associated with a transaction comprising:
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receiving a buyer procurement search request, wherein the search request includes both a product request descriptor and a requested logistics descriptor; querying a system database to correlate offered catalog products based on the product request descriptor and the requested logistics descriptor; generating a search result listing displaying available correlated products selected that match the product request descriptor; displaying a series of product data elements that describe product details associated with available product; receiving a series of product data elements that describe product details associated with product unit pricing; and determining one or more shipping solutions based on the received product details, wherein the logistics solution is determined as a logistics solution comprising one or more product transfers between a product manufacturer'"'"'s initial product distribution point and the buyer'"'"'s requested one or more product destination points. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for serially determining one or more logistics elements associated with a transaction comprising:
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receiving a buyer procurement search request, wherein the search request includes a product request descriptor; querying a system database to correlate offered catalog products based on the product request descriptor; generating a search result listing displaying available correlated products selected that match the product request descriptor; displaying a series of product data elements that describe product details associated with available product; and determining one or more shipping solutions based on the received product details, wherein the logistics solution is determined as a logistics solution comprising one or more product transfers between a product manufacturer'"'"'s initial product distribution point and the buyer'"'"'s requested one or more product destination points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for facilitating one or more determined logistics elements associated with a cross-border transaction comprising:
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receiving a finalized transaction purchase order; confirming that the entities involved in the transaction detailed in the finalized transaction purchase order are going to provide one or more services that are described in the finalized transaction purchase order; generating transaction document based on the finalized purchase order, including; a product order that is transmitted to a manufacturer or a product procurement agent, shipping reservation notices that are transmitted to one or more cargo carriers associated with the transaction, payment facilitation documentation associated with paying one or more entities involved in the transaction, import/export documentation associated with the transaction that is generated based on one or more products and the countries associated the parties involved in the transaction; transmitting the logistics documents to the entities involved in the transaction; and updating a transaction record to reflect a current status of one or more transaction events associated with the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for transaction logistics effication verification comprising:
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receiving a finalized buyer approved purchase order associated with a transaction; processing the transaction to determine one or more transaction goods transfer points; organizing the one or more transaction goods transfer points as entries in a logistics milestone checklist; generating a completion alert and updating the status of a checklist entry when a logistics status update is received. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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