Architectural Design for Ad-Hoc Goods Movement 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 inventory processing process component that handles the management of inventory and the recording of inventory changes and provides services to maintain current stock, content and structure of logistic units and allocations;
a site logistics processing process component that handles the preparation, physical execution, and confirmation of logistics processes within a site;
a supply and demand matching process component that handles the management of the tasks performed to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and
an accounting process component that records relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and
a plurality of service operations, each service 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 inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component;
the inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component;
the inventory processing process component and the accounting process component;
the site logistics processing process component and the site logistics processing process component;
the site logistics processing process component and the supply and demand marketing process component; and
the site logistics processing process component and the accounting 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 ad-hoc goods movement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Accounting process component that records the relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; an Inventory Processing process component that handles the management of inventory and the recording of inventory changes and may provide services to maintain current stock, handling unit content, logistics operating unit content, and allocation content; a Site Logistics Processing process component that handles the preparation, physical execution, and confirmation of logistics processes within a site; 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 inventory processing process component that handles the management of inventory and the recording of inventory changes and provides services to maintain current stock, content and structure of logistic units and allocations; a site logistics processing process component that handles the preparation, physical execution, and confirmation of logistics processes within a site; a supply and demand matching process component that handles the management of the tasks performed to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and an accounting process component that records relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and a plurality of service operations, each service 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 inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component; the inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component; the inventory processing process component and the accounting process component; the site logistics processing process component and the site logistics processing process component; the site logistics processing process component and the supply and demand marketing process component; and the site logistics processing process component and the accounting 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 inventory processing process component that handles the management of inventory and the recording of inventory changes; a site logistics processing process component that handles the preparation, physical execution, and confirmation of logistics processes within a site; a supply and demand matching process component that handles the management of the tasks performed to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and an accounting process component that records relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and a plurality of service operations, each service 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 inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component; the inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component; the inventory processing process component and the accounting process component; the site logistics processing process component and the site logistics processing process component; the site logistics processing process component and the supply and demand marketing process component; and the site logistics processing process component and the accounting 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 inventory processing process component that handles the management of inventory and the recording of inventory changes; a site logistics processing process component that handles the preparation, physical execution, and confirmation of logistics processes within a site; a supply and demand matching process component that handles the management of the tasks performed to ensure that sufficient material receipt elements exist to cover material demand while taking available capacity into account; and an accounting process component that records relevant business transactions for valuation and profitability analysis; and the process component interactions include interactions between; the inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component; the inventory processing process component and the supply and demand matching process component; the inventory processing process component and the accounting process component; the site logistics processing process component and the site logistics processing process component; the site logistics processing process component and the supply and demand marketing process component; and the site logistics processing process component and the accounting process component. 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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