System for managing customer orders and method of implementation
First Claim
1. A logistics system comprising:
- a network data base;
means for downloading customer order data to terminals to create load criteria;
means for sorting said load criteria;
means for assembling loads;
means for selecting carriers for said loads from a plurality of available carriers;
means for routing said loads based upon said assembled loads and said selected carriers;
means for rerouting said loads in transit to adjust for less than full loads as delivery criteria change; and
means for generating data to assemble said loads.
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Abstract
The system of this invention manages customer orders using vendor supplied software systems interfaced on a real-time basis to touch the data in each system on a real time basis. In effect, there is horizontal communication between the various components of the system such as inventory, purchasing, order management and receipt, logistics and inventory to have continual data flow without using a vertical software interface. As a result, customer orders are received on a real-time basis using screens that are user friendly to promptly take orders, and to verify customer data and verify the ability to meet those orders. Transmission of documents within the system is minimized thereby making it more efficient, timely and cost efficient.
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19 Claims
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1. A logistics system comprising:
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a network data base; means for downloading customer order data to terminals to create load criteria; means for sorting said load criteria; means for assembling loads; means for selecting carriers for said loads from a plurality of available carriers; means for routing said loads based upon said assembled loads and said selected carriers; means for rerouting said loads in transit to adjust for less than full loads as delivery criteria change; and means for generating data to assemble said loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing a logistic system comprising the steps of:
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creating a network data base downloading customer order data to terminals to create load criteria; sorting said load criteria; assembling loads; selecting carriers for said loads from a plurality of available carriers; routing said loads based upon said assembled loads and said selected carriers; rerouting said loads in transit to adjust for less than full loads as delivery criteria change; and generating data to assemble said loads. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of managing a logistic system comprising the steps of:
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creating a network data base downloading customer order data to terminals to create load criteria; sorting said load criteria; assembling loads; selecting carriers for said loads from a plurality of available carriers; routing loads based upon said assembled loads and said selected carriers; and generating data to assemble said loads.
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