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Reporting in a supply chain

  • US 8,036,939 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2001
  • Issued: 10/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An automated method for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the method comprising:

  • sending a request for real-time data from a network system to a partner coordinator component integrated with an existing partner system, the real-time data relating to a transaction in which the partner is involved, the network system maintaining a context for the transaction;

    receiving at the network system real-time data from the existing partner system in response to the request;

    converting the real-time data into a format usable by the network system; and

    generating a real-time report on a computer using the real-time data for updating the enterprise on the transaction in which the partner is involved, thereby providing real-time visibility into a status of the partner with respect to the transaction.

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