System, method and computer program product for landed cost reporting in a supply chain management framework
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1. A method for managing an independent supply chain, comprising:
- in a supply chain comprising independent suppliers, independent distributors, independent stores, and an independent supply chain manager with an independent supply chain manager computer connected together by a network, the independent supply chain manager negotiating on behalf of the independent stores and/or the independent distributors supplier master contracts with the independent suppliers, wherein each different supplier master contract is to supply at least one item to a set of the independent distributors and/or independent stores, and negotiating on behalf of the independent stores distributor master contracts with the independent distributors, wherein each of the distributor master contracts requires the distributor to receive items from at least one of the independent suppliers and to distribute the items to a set of the independent stores, wherein each of a plurality of the supplier master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent distributors to the independent supplier to which to supply the at least one item, wherein each of a plurality of the supplier master contracts sets at least one contract price for at least one item to be supplied to the particular set of independent distributors, wherein each of a plurality of the distributor master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent stores to the independent distributor to which to distribute the at least one item, and wherein the independent supply chain manager negotiates a mark-up on the at least one item to be distributed to the independent stores;
storing a plurality of terms of the supplier and distributor master contracts in a supply chain electronic database accessible via the network;
registering each of a plurality of the independent suppliers, the independent distributors and the independent stores as one of at least three types comprising suppliers, distributors and stores, assigning to each of the plurality a unique identifier based on their user type, and maintaining a list of registered users in the independent supply chain manager computer;
receiving store sales data from a plurality of the independent stores utilizing the network, the store sales data comprising the sales of goods by the independent stores, wherein the sales of the goods are made independently of the network;
receiving data from the independent suppliers and/or the independent distributors utilizing the network, the data relating to the sales of the items from the independent suppliers to the independent distributors;
receiving distributor sales data from a plurality of the independent distributors and/or independent stores relating to the sales of the items from the distributors to the independent stores utilizing the network;
electronically translating the sales data of individual goods to items that are components of the goods based on a formula or recipe;
electronically determining an actual landed cost for one of the items based at least in part on the distributor sales data;
electronically determining if the actual landed cost for the one item complies with the mark-up negotiated in the master contract by the independent supply chain manager with the independent distributor;
generating an alert if there is non-compliance with the negotiated mark-up;
electronically determining if the price for one of the items supplied to one of the independent distributors matches the contract price in the supplier master contract with the independent supplier for that item;
generating an alert if there is not a match with the contract price for the item in the supplier master contract;
providing an interface on the network to allow access by a registered user on the list to different data in the supply chain electronic database depending on the user type, wherein each of a plurality of the registered users that are independent suppliers or independent distributors has access to the sales data for the stores that they supply either directly or indirectly under at least one of the supplier and distributor master contracts.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for cost reporting using a network-based supply chain management framework. Data is received utilizing a network. This data relates to goods required by a plurality of stores including a product identifier parameter, and a first cost parameter. A second cost parameter associated with a franchise mark-up is also received so that a total cost can be calculated based on the first cost parameter and the second cost parameter. The total cost is displayed utilizing the network with TCP/IP protocol.
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1. A method for managing an independent supply chain, comprising:
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in a supply chain comprising independent suppliers, independent distributors, independent stores, and an independent supply chain manager with an independent supply chain manager computer connected together by a network, the independent supply chain manager negotiating on behalf of the independent stores and/or the independent distributors supplier master contracts with the independent suppliers, wherein each different supplier master contract is to supply at least one item to a set of the independent distributors and/or independent stores, and negotiating on behalf of the independent stores distributor master contracts with the independent distributors, wherein each of the distributor master contracts requires the distributor to receive items from at least one of the independent suppliers and to distribute the items to a set of the independent stores, wherein each of a plurality of the supplier master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent distributors to the independent supplier to which to supply the at least one item, wherein each of a plurality of the supplier master contracts sets at least one contract price for at least one item to be supplied to the particular set of independent distributors, wherein each of a plurality of the distributor master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent stores to the independent distributor to which to distribute the at least one item, and wherein the independent supply chain manager negotiates a mark-up on the at least one item to be distributed to the independent stores; storing a plurality of terms of the supplier and distributor master contracts in a supply chain electronic database accessible via the network; registering each of a plurality of the independent suppliers, the independent distributors and the independent stores as one of at least three types comprising suppliers, distributors and stores, assigning to each of the plurality a unique identifier based on their user type, and maintaining a list of registered users in the independent supply chain manager computer; receiving store sales data from a plurality of the independent stores utilizing the network, the store sales data comprising the sales of goods by the independent stores, wherein the sales of the goods are made independently of the network; receiving data from the independent suppliers and/or the independent distributors utilizing the network, the data relating to the sales of the items from the independent suppliers to the independent distributors; receiving distributor sales data from a plurality of the independent distributors and/or independent stores relating to the sales of the items from the distributors to the independent stores utilizing the network; electronically translating the sales data of individual goods to items that are components of the goods based on a formula or recipe; electronically determining an actual landed cost for one of the items based at least in part on the distributor sales data; electronically determining if the actual landed cost for the one item complies with the mark-up negotiated in the master contract by the independent supply chain manager with the independent distributor; generating an alert if there is non-compliance with the negotiated mark-up; electronically determining if the price for one of the items supplied to one of the independent distributors matches the contract price in the supplier master contract with the independent supplier for that item; generating an alert if there is not a match with the contract price for the item in the supplier master contract; providing an interface on the network to allow access by a registered user on the list to different data in the supply chain electronic database depending on the user type, wherein each of a plurality of the registered users that are independent suppliers or independent distributors has access to the sales data for the stores that they supply either directly or indirectly under at least one of the supplier and distributor master contracts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for managing an independent supply chain, comprising independent suppliers, independent distributors, independent stores, and an independent supply chain manager with an independent supply chain manager computer connected together by a network, comprising:
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a storage medium including a supply chain electronic database accessible via the network storing supplier master contracts with the independent suppliers, the supplier master contracts negotiated by the independent supply chain manager on behalf of the independent stores and/or the independent distributors, wherein each different supplier master contract is to supply at least one item to a set of the independent distributors and/or independent stores, and storing distributor master contracts with the independent distributors, the distributor master contracts negotiated by the independent supply chain manager on behalf of the independent stores, wherein each of the distributor master contracts requires the distributor to receive items from at least one of the independent suppliers and to distribute the items to a set of the independent stores, wherein each of a plurality of the supplier master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent distributors to the independent supplier to which to supply the at least one item, wherein each of a plurality of the supplier master contracts sets at least one contract price for at least one item to be supplied to the particular set of independent distributors, wherein each of a plurality of the distributor master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent stores to the independent distributor to which to distribute the at least one item, and wherein the independent supply chain manager negotiates a mark-up on the at least one item to be distributed to the independent stores; a set of processors for implementing the independent supply chain computer that use the storage medium and include among them the following logic elements logic for accessing a plurality of terms of the supplier and distributor master contracts in the supply chain electronic database via the network; logic for registering each of a plurality of the independent suppliers, the independent distributors and the independent stores as one of at least three types comprising suppliers, distributors and stores, assigning to each of the plurality a unique identifier based on their user type, and maintaining a list of registered users in the independent supply chain manager computer; logic for receiving store sales data from a plurality of the independent stores utilizing the network, the store sales data comprising the sales of goods by the independent stores, wherein the sales of the goods are made independently of the network; logic for receiving data from the independent suppliers and/or the independent distributors utilizing the network, the data relating to the sales of the items from the independent suppliers to the independent distributors; logic for receiving distributor sales data from a plurality of the independent distributors and/or independent stores relating to the sales of the items from the distributors to the independent stores utilizing the network; logic for electronically translating the sales data of individual goods to items that are components of the goods based on a formula or recipe; logic for electronically determining an actual landed cost for one of the items based at least in part on the distributor sales data; logic for electronically determining if the actual landed cost for the one item complies with the mark-up negotiated in the master contract by the independent supply chain manager with the independent distributor; logic for generating an alert if there is non-compliance with the negotiated mark-up; logic for electronically determining if the price for one of the items supplied to one of the independent distributors matches the contract price in the supplier master contract with the independent supplier for that item; logic for generating an alert if there is not a match with the contract price for the item in the supplier master contract; logic for providing an interface on the network to allow access by a registered user on the list to different data in the supply chain electronic database depending on the user type, wherein each of a plurality of the registered users that are independent suppliers or independent distributors has access to the sales data for the stores that they supply either directly or indirectly under at least one of the supplier and distributor master contracts.
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42. A computer program product for managing an independent supply chain comprising independent suppliers, independent distributors, independent stores, and an independent supply chain manager with an independent supply chain manager computer connected together by a network, comprising:
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a set of computer usable media having computer readable program code embodied among them to be executed by a computer, the computer readable program code comprising computer code for electronically accessing in a supply chain electronic database via the network stored supplier master contracts with the independent suppliers, the supplier master contracts negotiated by the independent supply chain manager on behalf of the independent stores and/or the independent distributors, wherein each different supplier master contract is to supply at least one item to a set of the independent distributors and/or independent stores, and computer code for electronically accessing in the supply chain electronic database via the network stored distributor master contracts with the independent distributors, the distributor master contracts negotiated by the supply chain manager on behalf of the independent stores, wherein each of the distributor master contracts requires the distributor to receive items from at least one of the independent suppliers and to distribute the items to a set of the independent stores, wherein each of a plurality of the supplier master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent distributors to the independent supplier to which to supply the at least one item, wherein each of a plurality of supplier master contracts sets at least one contract price for at least one item to be supplied to the particular set of independent distributors, wherein each of a plurality of the distributor master contracts includes a term assigning a particular set of the independent stores to the independent distributor to which to distribute the at least one item, and wherein the independent supply chain manager negotiates a mark-up on the at least one item to be distributed to the independent stores; computer code for registering each of a plurality of the independent suppliers, the independent distributors and the independent stores as one of at least three types comprising suppliers, distributors and stores, assigning to each of the plurality a unique identifier based on their user type, and maintaining a list of registered users in the independent supply chain manager computer; computer code for receiving store sales data from a plurality of the independent stores utilizing the network, the store sales data comprising the sales of goods by the independent stores, wherein the sales of the goods are made independently of the network; computer code for receiving data from the independent suppliers and/or the independent distributors utilizing the network, the data relating to the sales of the items from the independent suppliers to the independent distributors; computer code for receiving distributor sales data from a plurality of the independent distributors and/or independent stores relating to the sales of the items from the distributors to the independent stores utilizing the network; computer code for electronically translating the sales data of individual goods to items that are components of the goods based on a formula or recipe; computer code for electronically determining an actual landed cost for one of the items based at least in part on the distributor sales data; computer code for electronically determining if the actual landed cost for the one item complies with the mark-up negotiated in the master contract by the independent supply chain manager with the independent distributor; computer code for generating an alert if there is non-compliance with the negotiated mark-up; computer code for electronically determining if the price for one of the items supplied to one of the independent distributors matches the contract price in the supplier master contract with the independent supplier for that item; computer code for generating an alert if there is not a match with the contract price for the item in the supplier master contract; computer code for providing an interface on the network to allow access by a registered user on the list to different data in the supply chain electronic database depending on the user type, wherein each of a plurality of the registered users that are independent suppliers or independent distributors has access to the sales data for the stores that they supply either directly or indirectly under at least one of the supplier and distributor master contracts.
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