Monitoring a delivery chain network
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1. A method for monitoring a delivery chain network, the method comprising:
- accessing a database of delivery records, each delivery record comprising delivery characteristics including delivery time data for an item transported along a route;
selecting a group of delivery records having one or more specified delivery characteristics from the database, the selected group including delivery records for items transported along at least two different routes;
averaging the delivery time data for the group of delivery records to calculate bundled chart data; and
outputting the bundled chart data.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a delivery chain network. An exemplary method includes accessing a database of delivery records. Each delivery record includes delivery characteristics including delivery time data for an item transported along a route. A group of delivery records having one or more specified delivery characteristics is selected from the database. The selected group includes delivery records for items transported along at least two different routes. The delivery time data for the group of delivery records is averaged to calculate bundled chart data. The bundled chart data is then output.
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1. A method for monitoring a delivery chain network, the method comprising:
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accessing a database of delivery records, each delivery record comprising delivery characteristics including delivery time data for an item transported along a route; selecting a group of delivery records having one or more specified delivery characteristics from the database, the selected group including delivery records for items transported along at least two different routes; averaging the delivery time data for the group of delivery records to calculate bundled chart data; and outputting the bundled chart data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for monitoring a delivery chain network, comprising:
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a data management system for maintaining a database of delivery records; and a processing circuit in communication with the data management system and including computer instructions to implement a delivery analysis tool for facilitating; accessing the database of delivery records, each delivery record comprising delivery characteristics including delivery time data for an item transported along a route; selecting a group of delivery records having one or more specified delivery characteristics from the database, the selected group including delivery records for items transported along at least two different routes; averaging the delivery time data for the group of delivery records to calculate bundled chart data; and outputting the bundled chart data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for monitoring a delivery chain network, the computer program product comprising:
a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; accessing a database of delivery records, each delivery record comprising delivery characteristics including delivery time data for an item transported along a route; selecting a group of delivery records having one or more specified delivery characteristics from the database, the selected group including delivery records for items transported along at least two different routes; averaging the delivery time data for the group of delivery records to calculate bundled chart data; and outputting the bundled chart data.
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