Method, system, and computer readable medium for electronic auditing
OwnerPhillip Marlowe, William Robbinsinventors
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems, methods, and computer-readable media for auditing electronic freight bills are disclosed. For example, one embodiment of the present invention is a method including the steps of receiving a first data source comprising a first set of data; receiving a second data source comprising a second set of data; generating a record comprising at least a portion of the first data set and at least a portion of the second data set; and conducting an audit of the record. In another embodiment, a computer-readable media comprises code for carrying out such a method.
Claims20
A method for auditing an electronic freight bill comprising:
- generating, by a processor, a shipment record comprising one or more of a first data set from a first invoice or a second data set from a manifest;
- receiving, by the processor, a second invoice comprising a third data set;
- and
- conducting, by the processor and prior to authorizing a payment of the first invoice or the second invoice, an audit by comparing the shipment record to at least a portion of the third data set based on a range of predefined tolerances to determine whether there is a discrepancy between the shipment record and the third data set;
- and wherein, upon a failure of the audit, the method further comprises:
- receiving, by the processor, a replacement data source comprising a replacement data set;
- generating, by the processor, a replacement shipment record comprising the replacement data set;
- and
- conducting, by the processor, a second audit of the replacement shipment record.
A system for auditing an electronic freight bill, the system comprising:
- a memory device;
- a processor in communication with the memory device and configured to:
- generate a shipment record comprising one or more of a first data set from a first invoice or a second data set from a manifest;
- receive a second invoice comprising a third data set;
- and
- conduct, prior to authorizing a payment of the first invoice or the second invoice, an audit by comparing data of the shipment record to the third data set based on a range of predefined tolerances to determine whether there is a discrepancy between the shipment record and the third data set;
- and wherein, upon a failure of the audit, the processor is further configured to:
- receive a replacement data source comprising a replacement data set;
- generate a replacement shipment record comprising the replacement data set;
- and
- conduct a second audit of the replacement shipment record.
A non-transient computer readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor is configured to cause the processor to:
- generate a shipment record comprising one or more of a first data set from a first invoice or a second data set from a manifest;
- receive a second invoice comprising a third data set;
- and
- conduct, prior to authorizing a payment of the first invoice or the second invoice, an audit by comparing the shipment record to the third data set based on a range of predefined tolerances to determine whether there is a discrepancy between the shipment record and the third data set;
- and wherein, upon a failure of the audit, the non-transient computer readable medium is further configured to cause the processor to:
- receive a replacement data source comprising a replacement data set;
- generate a replacement shipment record comprising the replacement data set;
- and
- conduct a second audit of the replacement shipment record.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.