Multi-Stage Supply Chain Management System With Dynamic Order Placement
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Abstract
A global supply chain management system in an environment of multiple suppliers forming supply chains for one or more buyers connected over the Internet. The system includes a global processor with logic that maps “local” supply information for each buyer and each supplier, represented in one or more property tables having master information correlated to local information for each buyer and each supplier. The system manages processes from an input of lots to an output through supplier stages where clients each use fragmented different local information. A correlation means uses base lot indicators, one for each of the lots in common for all of said stages and executes supply chain management functions for tracking lots through the supplier stages and for dynamic creation of sets of purchase orders among groups of suppliers for processing the same lot through the supply chain.
27 Citations
57 Claims
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1-45. -45. (canceled)
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46. A method comprising:
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receiving at a server, local processing information from a plurality of suppliers; translating local processing information to a standard format; correlating said processing information to a finished goods requirement; transmitting to one or more supplier information systems a portion of a multi-lot production information, said portion responsive to said correlating; generating one or more purchase orders in response to said correlating; presenting the purchase orders on a workstation for approval; wherein the correlating includes matching processing information from earlier-stage suppliers to later-stage suppliers and from later-stage suppliers to finished goods, and the work orders direct suppliers to move product through a supply chain. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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50. A system comprising:
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a first processor readable storage device having processor readable code embodied on said first storage device, said processor readable code for programming one or more servers to perform a method comprising; receiving local processing information from a plurality of suppliers; translating local processing information to a standard format; correlating said processing information to a finished goods requirement; transmitting to one or more supplier information systems a portion of a multi-lot production information, said portion responsive to said correlating; generating one or more purchase orders in response to said correlating; presenting the purchase orders on a workstation for approval; wherein the correlating includes matching processing information from earlier-stage suppliers to later-stage suppliers and from later-stage suppliers to finished goods, and the work orders direct suppliers to move product through a supply chain, and a second processor readable storage device coupled to the first storage device, said second storage device having processor readable code embodied on said second storage device, said processor readable code for programming one or more clients to perform a method comprising; transmitting to a server local processing information; receiving from a server one or more work order; presenting on a display device the work order for approval, and adjusting the local processing information in response to the work order. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. A method comprising:
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receiving local processing information from a plurality of suppliers, said lot information including lot identification information; translating local processing information to a standard format; correlating said processing information to a finished goods requirement; transmitting to one or more supplier information systems a portion of a multi-lot production information, said portion responsive to said correlating and responsive to the lot information; generating one or more purchase orders in response to said correlating; wherein the correlating includes matching lot information from a plurality suppliers, each supplier representing one or more stages in a multi-stage process, and the work orders direct suppliers to move product through a supply chain such that the final product is identified to the lot. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57)
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55. The method of claim 55 wherein the local production information includes at least one of quantity on hand, work in process, processing time, processing capacity or time to completion.
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