Method and system of integrating information from multiple sources
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1. A procurement system that integrates information from multiple source locations consisting of:
- network means for communicating data electronically;
product data management means for creating specifications coupled to said network means, said product data management means located at one of the multiple source locations;
knowledge management means for processing data coupled to said network means, said knowledge management means including central repository database means for storing data, said central repository database means located at one of the multiple source locations;
requisition application means for processing data coupled to said network means, said requisition application means located at one of the multiple source locations;
a job specification that is created in said product management means;
vendor information that is created in said central repository database means of said knowledge management means; and
engineering records that are created in said central repository database means of said knowledge management means.
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Abstract
A system and method of integrating information from multiple sources in a document centric application system. A plurality of application systems are connected through an object request broker to a central repository. The information may then be posted on a webpage. An example of an implementation of the method and system is an online procurement system.
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1. A procurement system that integrates information from multiple source locations consisting of:
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network means for communicating data electronically; product data management means for creating specifications coupled to said network means, said product data management means located at one of the multiple source locations; knowledge management means for processing data coupled to said network means, said knowledge management means including central repository database means for storing data, said central repository database means located at one of the multiple source locations; requisition application means for processing data coupled to said network means, said requisition application means located at one of the multiple source locations; a job specification that is created in said product management means; vendor information that is created in said central repository database means of said knowledge management means; and engineering records that are created in said central repository database means of said knowledge management means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A procurement system that integrates information from multiple source locations consisting of:
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network means for communicating data electronically; product data management means for creating specifications coupled to said network means, said product data management means located at one of the multiple source locations; knowledge management means for processing data coupled to said network means, said knowledge management means including central repository database means for storing data, said central repository database means located at one of the multiple source locations, said central repository database means including an engineering records center and a vendor authorization center; requisition application means for processing data coupled to said network means, said requisition application means located at one of the multiple source locations; a job specification that is created in said product management means; vendor information that is created in said central repository database means of said knowledge management means; engineering records that are created in said central repository database means of said knowledge management means; and a website coupled to said network means, wherein said job specification and said vendor information are posted on said website. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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