METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND EXPOSING ORDER STATUS WITHIN A SUPPLY CHAIN HAVING DISPARATE SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system for exposing order status in a supply chain having disparate systems, comprising:
- a trading partner exchange (TPE) communicatively interfaced to a plurality of trading partners, said TPE identifying an initial transaction and linking corresponding trading partner transaction status information with said initial transaction;
an access platform communicatively interfaced with said TPE, said access platform formatting said transaction status information according to a selected channel format; and
an access interface communicatively linked to said TPE, said access interface facilitating communication with said access platform.
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Abstract
The present invention describes a method and system for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain of trading partners having disparate systems. A trading partner exchange (TPE) interfaces with each of the disparate systems and gathers information pertaining to a particular transaction. The information can be made available to an access platform through an access platform interface. Initially, a transaction is reported to the TPE where it is assigned a unique identifier. Subsequent activities pertaining to the transaction which are reported to the TPE by the trading partners can be linked to the unique identifier. By using the access platform, a customer or any trading partner can acquire the status of a particular order from the TPE.
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4 Claims
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1. A system for exposing order status in a supply chain having disparate systems, comprising:
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a trading partner exchange (TPE) communicatively interfaced to a plurality of trading partners, said TPE identifying an initial transaction and linking corresponding trading partner transaction status information with said initial transaction; an access platform communicatively interfaced with said TPE, said access platform formatting said transaction status information according to a selected channel format; and an access interface communicatively linked to said TPE, said access interface facilitating communication with said access platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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