Method and Apparatus for Managing, Displaying, Analyzing, Coordinating, and Optimizing Innovation, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Logistics Infrastructures
First Claim
1. A resource management and reporting system of an enterprise and/or supply chain, the enterprise and/or supply chain comprising physical resources, the physical resources including physical plant, equipment, and employees, the system comprising:
- a physical infrastructure reporting system, comprising;
a physical infrastructure manager to identify, locate, monitor, and manage enterprise physical resources, other than inventory, the physical resources;
an end-to-end services reporting system;
a supply chain and logistics management system operable to locate, monitor and/or manage inventory in an operation of the enterprise and/or supply chain, the supply chain and logistics management system comprising;
a plurality of readers at one or more warehouses to read a code or identifier associated with inventory as inventory is received and shipped, the code or identifier being one or more of a universal product code, radio frequency identifier, and electronic product code;
a real-time location system comprising one or more satellite positioning system receivers to track shipments of products originating at or being shipped to the one or more warehouses; and
a supply chain and logistics manager to collect and/or store supply chain and/or logistics operation performance information based on inventory information received from the plurality of readers and one or more satellite positioning system receivers, verify accuracy of scheduled inventory delivery times, provide estimates of inventory delivery times, identify potential manufacturing and delivery problems, and/or identify and/or quantify the effects of expected and unexpected events on supply chain and/or logistics performance;
an engineering services manager to provide product or component design services, schedule product or component design, manage engineering processes, and/or monitor product or component design activities, the product or component being related to the inventory; and
an innovation services module to manage innovation processes and identify, protect, and/or track patent protection of valuable enterprise information related to the product and/or component;
a real-time information reporting system to collect, manage, and report enterprise and/or supply chain information received from the physical infrastructure and end-to-end service reporting systems, comprising;
a risk manager to monitor a selected enterprise and/or supply chain activity and determine and/or assign a risk parameter to the selected enterprise and/or supply chain activity failing to satisfy one or more requirements and/or specifications; and
an information retrieval and presentation module to provide substantial real-time enterprise and/or supply chain information and risk parameters to a portable communication device of an enterprise and/or supply chain representative.
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses an engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and logistics operation management platform that can efficiently and effectively configure factors of product development, production, supply chains, and logistic operations and dynamically control such factors, supply chain and logistics to optimize performance. The platform will also provide the means of selectively and securely displaying data related to production factors, logistics, and supply chain to enable real-time monitoring to support the sales, financial management, or post sales process.
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1. A resource management and reporting system of an enterprise and/or supply chain, the enterprise and/or supply chain comprising physical resources, the physical resources including physical plant, equipment, and employees, the system comprising:
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a physical infrastructure reporting system, comprising; a physical infrastructure manager to identify, locate, monitor, and manage enterprise physical resources, other than inventory, the physical resources; an end-to-end services reporting system; a supply chain and logistics management system operable to locate, monitor and/or manage inventory in an operation of the enterprise and/or supply chain, the supply chain and logistics management system comprising; a plurality of readers at one or more warehouses to read a code or identifier associated with inventory as inventory is received and shipped, the code or identifier being one or more of a universal product code, radio frequency identifier, and electronic product code; a real-time location system comprising one or more satellite positioning system receivers to track shipments of products originating at or being shipped to the one or more warehouses; and a supply chain and logistics manager to collect and/or store supply chain and/or logistics operation performance information based on inventory information received from the plurality of readers and one or more satellite positioning system receivers, verify accuracy of scheduled inventory delivery times, provide estimates of inventory delivery times, identify potential manufacturing and delivery problems, and/or identify and/or quantify the effects of expected and unexpected events on supply chain and/or logistics performance; an engineering services manager to provide product or component design services, schedule product or component design, manage engineering processes, and/or monitor product or component design activities, the product or component being related to the inventory; and an innovation services module to manage innovation processes and identify, protect, and/or track patent protection of valuable enterprise information related to the product and/or component; a real-time information reporting system to collect, manage, and report enterprise and/or supply chain information received from the physical infrastructure and end-to-end service reporting systems, comprising; a risk manager to monitor a selected enterprise and/or supply chain activity and determine and/or assign a risk parameter to the selected enterprise and/or supply chain activity failing to satisfy one or more requirements and/or specifications; and an information retrieval and presentation module to provide substantial real-time enterprise and/or supply chain information and risk parameters to a portable communication device of an enterprise and/or supply chain representative.
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2. A resource management and reporting system of an enterprise and/or supply chain, the enterprise and/or supply chain comprising physical resources including physical plant, equipment, and employees, the system comprising:
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a physical infrastructure reporting system operable to locate, monitor and/or manage the physical resources an operation of an enterprise and/or supply chain, the physical infrastructure reporting system comprising; a physical infrastructure manager to identify, locate, monitor, and manage the enterprise and/or supply chain physical resources; an end-to-end services reporting system operable to manage enterprise and/or supply chain operations of and services performed by one or more of product innovation, engineering, supply chain, and logistics comprising; a plurality of readers at one or more warehouses to read a code or identifier associated with inventory as inventory is received and shipped, the code or identifier being one or more of a universal product code, radio frequency identifier, and electronic product code; and a supply chain and logistics manager to collect and/or store supply chain and/or logistics operation performance information based on inventory information received from the plurality of readers, verify accuracy of scheduled inventory delivery times, provide estimates of inventory delivery times, identify potential manufacturing and delivery problems, and/or identify and/or quantify the effects of expected and unexpected events on supply chain and/or logistics performance; and a real-time information reporting system operable to provide, over an untrusted network, enterprise and/or supply chain information received from the physical infrastructure and end-to-end services reporting systems to one or more client communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing resources of an enterprise, comprising:
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locating, monitoring and/or managing, by a microprocessor executable physical infrastructure reporting system, physical resources in a supply chain and/or logistics operation of an enterprise and/or supply chain, the locating, monitoring and/or managing steps comprising the substeps of identifying, locating, monitoring, and managing enterprise and/or supply chain physical resources, other than inventory, the physical resources comprising physical plant and equipment and employees; managing, by a microprocessor executable end-to-end services reporting system, enterprise and/or supply chain operations of and services performed by one or more of product innovation, engineering, supply chain, and logistics comprising the substeps; reading, by a plurality of readers at one or more warehouses, a code or identifier associated with inventory as inventory is received and shipped, the code or identifier being one or more of a universal product code, radio frequency identifier, and electronic product code; and collecting and/or storing, by a microprocessor executable supply chain and logistics manager, supply chain and/or logistics operation performance information based on inventory information received from the plurality of readers; verifying, by the microprocessor executable supply chain and logistics manager, accuracy of scheduled inventory delivery times; providing, by the microprocessor executable supply chain and logistics manager, estimates of inventory delivery times; identifying, by the microprocessor executable supply chain and logistics manager, potential manufacturing and delivery problems; and identifying and/or quantifying, by the microprocessor executable supply chain and logistics manager, the effects of expected and unexpected events on supply chain and/or logistics performance; and providing, by a real-time information reporting system and over an untrusted network, enterprise and/or supply chain information received from the physical infrastructure and end-to-end services reporting systems to one or more client communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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