System and method for managing the development and manufacturing of a beverage

• US 7,801,777 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Desai, Kamlesh Rashmi, Ambekar, Vinay R., Kataria, Anjali R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zeender; F. Ryan
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALMATRAHI, FARIS S
• Application Number:
  US11/633,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20070185759A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,391 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products

Abstract

A system and method for managing the development and manufacturing process of a beverage is disclosed. The method comprises capturing and recording the development and manufacturing history of the beverage in order to generate a product history. The product history is stored on a computer and is searchable in multiple data dimensions in order to easily retrieve information. The system automatically provides compliance management procedures in order to comply with regulatory standards for the beverage industry.

Claims

1. A system for managing the development and manufacturing process of a beverage, the system comprising:

a plurality of recording modules for recording information about the development and manufacturing process of the beverage over time; and

a core module in communication with the recording modules, the core module being configured to receive the information from the plurality of recording modules and provide a platform for the tracking of the information across multiple data dimensions, each of the multiple data dimensions representing a category or activity for the development and manufacturing process, the core module comprising;

a data modeling layer configured to assign the information to at least one of the multiple data dimensions, perform dimension modeling of the multiple data dimensions, the dimension modeling defining a hierarchy for the categories and activities of the development and manufacturing process and properties for each category or activity and perform correlation modeling of the multiple data dimensions and properties of the relationships, the correlation modeling defining relationships between the multiple data dimensions and properties of the relationship, and

a transaction layer configured to determine a context of the information based on the dimension modeling and correlation modeling.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the context defines changes to the information over time and events.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the correlation relates to common information in different data dimensions of the multiple data dimensions.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the core module is configured to assign the information to a data dimension of the multiple data dimensions.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the multiple data dimensions comprise two or more data dimensions selected from the group consisting of material, people, process, equipment, environment and standard.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the core module further comprises an analytical layer configured to search the dimension modeling and correlation modeling and retrieve information about the development and manufacturing process.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the analytical layer is further configured to provide reports based on the retrieved information.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the core module further comprises a shared services layer configured to provide one or more of security services, data management services, publish and subscribe services, and framework integration services.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of recording modules includes an inventory management module configured to track and report levels of goods at multiple locations and through the development and manufacturing process.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of recording modules includes a regulation module configured to maintain regulatory and tax compliance information and perform compliance reporting.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of recording modules includes a content management module configured to maintain and report one or more of industry-specific, company-specific, activity specific, and supplier specific information, methods, and standards.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of recording modules includes a catalog management module configured to provide a consolidated view of products across suppliers including a list of ingredients, costs associated with each product, procurement related information for each product and release information.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of recording modules includes a process module configured to capture and report activity records or lab analyses records.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of recording modules includes a supplier module configured to manage and report information regarding suppliers, products purchased, and costs associated with transactions.