System and method for effectuating the creation and management of customer pick-up/backhaul programs between buyers and sellers in a supply community
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon and configured to control a computer to perform the method of:
- a seller creating a customer pick-up program by selecting at least one customer pick-up program strategy option, selecting at least one customer pick-up program allowance unit rate structure option, and selecting decision rules by which a customer pick-up program allowance unit rate structure option is selected to determine a customer pick-up program allowance for a single shipment, wherein the step of seller creating a customer pick-up program comprises entering attribute data including customer pick-up program strategy, policy, procedures, and shipping location profilesthe seller providing information for at least one seller shipping location;
a buyer selecting one of the at least one customer pick-up program strategy options selected by the seller and submitting a customer pick-up program proposal and request to the seller, wherein the customer pick-up program proposal and request is determined based on the selected program strategy option;
the buyer and seller selecting a determined customer pick-up allowance unit rate and at least one customer pick-up program allowance unit rate structure option for each customer pick-up program allowance; and
determining the customer pick-up program allowance for a specific shipment using the selected customer pick-up allowance unit rate structure option,wherein the customer pick-up (CPU) allowance for the specific shipment is determined by the formulae;
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Abstract
A business method and system that effectuates collaboration on Customer Pick-UP (CPU) between one or many buyers (customers) and sellers (suppliers) in a supply community. The method and system have particular utility in markets where the standard terms of sale are Destination Delivered. The method and system enables sellers to create, configure and maintain seller-specific CPU programs having at least one strategy option and at least one CPU allowance unit rate structure option which can be contemporaneously accessed by buyers to identify potential CPU opportunities and then submit a CPU proposal/request, each based on a single CPU strategy option, to one or more sellers, wherein the CPU proposal/request is a collaboration invitation, a supply bid or a request for a lane allowance quotation structured to facilitate structured to facilitate the agreement of a mutually acceptable CPU allowance unit rate consistent with the selected CPU strategy option. The system includes an internet-based program tool within which the seller can specify the rules used to select the most appropriate CPU allowance unit rate structure option for calculating the CPU shipment allowance and the seller can utilize a gainshare module to pay the buyer the agreed CPU allowance for any CPU shipments.
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied thereon and configured to control a computer to perform the method of:
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a seller creating a customer pick-up program by selecting at least one customer pick-up program strategy option, selecting at least one customer pick-up program allowance unit rate structure option, and selecting decision rules by which a customer pick-up program allowance unit rate structure option is selected to determine a customer pick-up program allowance for a single shipment, wherein the step of seller creating a customer pick-up program comprises entering attribute data including customer pick-up program strategy, policy, procedures, and shipping location profiles the seller providing information for at least one seller shipping location; a buyer selecting one of the at least one customer pick-up program strategy options selected by the seller and submitting a customer pick-up program proposal and request to the seller, wherein the customer pick-up program proposal and request is determined based on the selected program strategy option; the buyer and seller selecting a determined customer pick-up allowance unit rate and at least one customer pick-up program allowance unit rate structure option for each customer pick-up program allowance; and determining the customer pick-up program allowance for a specific shipment using the selected customer pick-up allowance unit rate structure option, wherein the customer pick-up (CPU) allowance for the specific shipment is determined by the formulae; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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