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System and method for visually representing a supply chain

  • US 6,577,304 B1
  • Filed: 08/13/1999
  • Issued: 06/10/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-related system for visually representing a supply chain, comprising a supply chain physical window operable to display:

  • a plurality of supply chain entities;

    at least one connector between two of the supply chain entities, the connector representing product flow between the two supply chain entities; and

    at least one supply chain bar adjacent a corresponding supply chain entity and independent of the at least one connector, the supply chain bar providing a non-textual graphical representation, according to the appearance of the supply chain bar, of numerical supply chain data representing one or more measurable values related to the adjacent supply chain entity.

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