Value chain management
First Claim
1. A system for managing a value chain, comprising:
- a computer system, comprising;
a planning application tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured to receive planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain and to automatically generate a plan according to the planning data, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; and
a manager application tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured to;
receive the plan and automatically identify one or more exceptions in the plan;
communicate planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities;
receive instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and
automatically modify the planning data in response to the instructions.
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Abstract
A system (10) for managing a value chain includes a planning application (36) that receives planning data from a number of entities included in a value chain and automatically generates a plan according to the planning data. At least two of the entities do not directly communicate planning data to one another. The system (10) also includes a manager application (44) that receives the plan and automatically identifies one or more exceptions in the plan, communicates planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities, receives instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved, and automatically modifies the planning data in response to the instructions.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing a value chain, comprising:
a computer system, comprising; a planning application tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured to receive planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain and to automatically generate a plan according to the planning data, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; and a manager application tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and configured to; receive the plan and automatically identify one or more exceptions in the plan; communicate planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities; receive instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and automatically modify the planning data in response to the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method of managing a value chain, comprising:
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receiving, using a computer, planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; automatically generating, using the computer, a plan according to the planning data; automatically identifying, using the computer, one or more exceptions in the plan; communicating, using the computer, planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities; receiving, using the computer, instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and automatically modifying, using the computer, the planning data in response to the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with software for managing a value chain, the software when executed using one or more computers is configured to:
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receive planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; automatically generate a plan according to the planning data; automatically identify one or more exceptions in the plan; communicate planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities; receive instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to be resolved; and automatically modify the planning data in response to the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method of managing a value chain, comprising:
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receiving, using a computer, planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; receiving, using the computer, set-up information from one or more of the entities, the set-up information including characteristics of the value chain; automatically generating, using the computer, a plan according to the planning data; receiving, using the computer, the plan and automatically identifying one or more exceptions in the plan; automatically communicating, using the computer, a notification regarding the existence of an exception to one or more of the entities; receiving, using the computer, a request for information about the exception from one or more of the entities in response to the notification; automatically communicating, using the computer, planning data relating to the exception to one or more of the entities in response to receiving the request, access to the planning information being based on a permissibility framework; receiving, using the computer, instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved; and automatically modifying, using the computer, the planning data in response to the instructions.
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with software for managing a value chain, the software when executed using one or more computers is configured to:
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receive planning data from a plurality of entities included in a value chain, at least two of the entities not directly communicating planning data to one another; receive set-up information from one or more of the entities, the set-up information including characteristics of the value chain; automatically generate a plan according to the planning data; receive the plan and automatically identify one or more exceptions in the plan;
automatically communicate a notification regarding the existence of an exception to one or more of the entities;receive a request for information about the exception from one or more of the entities in response to the notification; automatically communicate planning data relating to the exception to one or more of the entities in response to receiving the request, the manager application controlling access to the planning information based on a permissibility framework; receive instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved; and automatically modify the planning data in response to the instructions.
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