Parts requirement planning system across an extended supply chain
First Claim
1. A system of managing a supply chain within a multi-enterprise environment via a computer network, said multi-enterprise environment including a manufacturing enterprise, the system comprising:
- a host system;
a network link to at least one supply chain entity; and
an a-source application stored on the host system wherein the a-source application comprises computer executable code which, when executed by the host system, causes the host system to perform the following steps of;
receiving a bill of material file;
processing said bill of material file including verifying demographic information, collecting data pertaining to pricing and items listed in external warehouse files, and mapping the items to a commodity;
generating a bid request from said bill of material file resulting from the processing and transmitting said bid request to a web site of the manufacturing enterprise;
receiving marketing data relating to the bill of material file including customer demand for components manufactured by the manufacturing enterprise;
receiving at least one bid response by said at least one supply chain entity via the network link;
analyzing said bid response in view of results of the processing of said bill of material file to determine which of the components manufactured by the manufacturing enterprise are in demand by customers at a given time;
generating an award notice based at least in part on customer demand and availability of components produced internally compared to similar components offered by outside sources;
transmitting said award notice to said at least one supply chain entity, based upon results of said analyzing; and
tracking selected activities in a log.
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Abstract
A system of managing a supply chain via a computer network that includes a manufacturing enterprise is provided. The system includes a host system, a network link to at least one supply chain entity, and an a-source application executing on the host system. The a-source application processes a bill of material file, which includes verifying demographic information, collecting pricing data and items in external warehouse files, and mapping the items to a commodity. The a-source application also generates and transmits a bid request to a web site. The a-source application further receives marketing data including customer demand for manufacturing enterprise components and receives and analyzes bid responses received from the supply chain entities to determine which components are in demand. The a-source application further generates an award notice based in part on customer demand and availability of components produced internally compared to similar components offered by outside sources. The a-source application further transmits the award notice.
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1. A system of managing a supply chain within a multi-enterprise environment via a computer network, said multi-enterprise environment including a manufacturing enterprise, the system comprising:
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a host system; a network link to at least one supply chain entity; and an a-source application stored on the host system wherein the a-source application comprises computer executable code which, when executed by the host system, causes the host system to perform the following steps of; receiving a bill of material file; processing said bill of material file including verifying demographic information, collecting data pertaining to pricing and items listed in external warehouse files, and mapping the items to a commodity; generating a bid request from said bill of material file resulting from the processing and transmitting said bid request to a web site of the manufacturing enterprise; receiving marketing data relating to the bill of material file including customer demand for components manufactured by the manufacturing enterprise; receiving at least one bid response by said at least one supply chain entity via the network link; analyzing said bid response in view of results of the processing of said bill of material file to determine which of the components manufactured by the manufacturing enterprise are in demand by customers at a given time; generating an award notice based at least in part on customer demand and availability of components produced internally compared to similar components offered by outside sources; transmitting said award notice to said at least one supply chain entity, based upon results of said analyzing; and tracking selected activities in a log. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of managing a supply chain within a multi-enterprise environment via a computer network, said multi-enterprise environment including a manufacturing enterprise, the system comprising:
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a host system; a network link to at least one supply chain entity; and an a-source application stored on the host system wherein the a-source application comprises computer executable code which, when executed by the host system, causes the host system to perform the following steps of; receiving a bill of material file; processing said bill of material file including verifying demographic information, collecting data pertaining to pricing and items listed in external data warehouse files, and mapping the items to a commodity; generating a bid request from said bill of material file resulting from the processing and transmitting said bid request to a web site of the manufacturing enterprise; receiving marketing data relating to the bill of material file including customer demand for components manufactured by the manufacturing enterprise; receiving at least one bid response by said at least one supply chain entity via the network link; analyzing said bid response in view of results of the processing of said bill of material file to determine which of the components manufactured by the manufacturing enterprise are in demand by customers at a given time; generating an award notice based at least in part on customer demand and availability of components produced internally compared to similar components offered by outside sources; transmitting said award notice to said at least one supply chain entity, based upon results of said analyzing; and tracking selected activities in a log; wherein said processing said bill of material file includes associating physical attributes of components listed on said bill of material file with corresponding business attributes of said components. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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