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Method and system for inventory management

  • US 5,765,143 A
  • Filed: 03/10/1995
  • Issued: 06/09/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system for controlling inventory of vendors at a single part distribution level, said vendors including at least a first vendor and a second vendor, said computer system including:

  • a first computer programmed with order data generation software for generating order data in response to reference data, where the reference data is indicative of characteristics of at least two of the vendors, where the characteristics include sales characteristics, inventory characteristics, and market characteristics, wherein the first computer is a host computers;

    a second computer, connected for communication with the first computer, and programmed with software for supplying a first portion of the reference data to the first computer, said first portion consisting of data indicative of characteristics of the second vendor, where said characteristics of the second vendor include sales characteristics of the second vendor, inventory characteristics of the second vendor, and market characteristics pertaining to the second vendor; and

    a third computer, connected for communication with the host computer, and programmed with software for supplying a second portion of the reference data to the host computer, said second portion consisting of data indicative of characteristics of the first vendor, where said characteristics of the first vendor consist of at least one member of the set consisting of sales characteristics of the first vendor, inventory characteristics of the first vendor, market characteristics of the first vendor, and demographic characteristics pertaining to the first vendor.

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