Architectural design for physical inventory application software
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising application software encoded on a tangible machine-readable information carrier, the application software being structured as process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, the software comprising:
- a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including;
an Accounting process component that records relevant business transaction;
a Physical Inventory Processing process that manages the execution of inventory counting within a logistic site, from the request for counting operation, through the actual inventory counting results gathering and its final confirmation;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines the tasks required to confirm inventory changes and provided activities; and
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines the tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and
a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between;
the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Accounting process component; and
the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Supply and Demand Matching process component.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing physical inventory. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Accounting process component that records relevant business transaction; a Physical Inventory Processing process that manages the execution of inventory counting within a logistic site, from the request for counting operation, through the actual inventory counting results gathering and its final confirmation; a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines the tasks required to confirm inventory changes and provided activities; and a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines the tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising application software encoded on a tangible machine-readable information carrier, the application software being structured as process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, the software comprising:
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a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including;
an Accounting process component that records relevant business transaction;
a Physical Inventory Processing process that manages the execution of inventory counting within a logistic site, from the request for counting operation, through the actual inventory counting results gathering and its final confirmation;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines the tasks required to confirm inventory changes and provided activities; and
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines the tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and
a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between;
the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Accounting process component; and
the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Supply and Demand Matching process component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a computer system comprising one or more hardware platforms for executing a computer software application;
a plurality of process components, each of the process components being a package of software implementing a respective and distinct business process, the plurality of process components including;
an Accounting process component that records relevant business transaction;
a Physical Inventory Processing process that manages the execution of inventory counting within a logistic site, from the request for counting operation, through the actual inventory counting results gathering and its final confirmation;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines the tasks required to confirm inventory changes and provided activities; and
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines the tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and
a plurality of service interface operations, each service interface operation being implemented for a respective process component, the operations comprising inbound and outbound operations, the outbound operation for a first process component being operable to send a message to a second process component of the plurality of process components, the second process component having an inbound operation for receiving the message, the passing of messages between an inbound and an outbound operation defining a message-based pair-wise interaction between the respective process components of the respective operations, the pair-wise interactions between pairs of the process components including interactions between;
the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Accounting process component; and
the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Supply and Demand Matching process component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for developing a computer software application, comprising:
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obtaining in a computer system digital data representing an architectural design for a set of processes implementing an end-to-end application process, the design specifying a process component for each process in the set of processes, the design specifying further specifying a set of process component interactions, wherein the specified process components include an Accounting process component that records relevant business transaction;
a Physical Inventory Processing process that manages the execution of inventory counting within a logistic site, from the request for counting operation, through the actual inventory counting results gathering and its final confirmation;
a Confirmation and Inventory process component that combines the tasks required to confirm inventory changes and provided activities; and
a Supply and Demand Matching process component that combines the tasks necessary to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and
the process component interactions include interactions between the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Accounting process component; and
the Confirmation and Inventory process component and the Supply and Demand Matching process component; and
using the design including the specified process components and the specified process component interactions to develop a computer software application to perform the set of processes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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