System and method for integrating and processing data from different data sources

A method for integrating and processing data received from different data sources, the method comprising the following steps:

• receiving data and identifying a data source;
• checking a format of the received data;
• transforming the format of the received data into a format that an internal management information system uses;
• integrating the received data with data stored in a database corresponding to the data source;
• and
• sending the integrated data to the internal management information system.

A method for integrating and processing data received from different data sources, the method comprising the following steps:

• receiving data from an internal management information system;
• checking a format of the received data;
• identifying a receiver of the received data;
• transforming the format of the received data into a format that the receiver uses;
• and
• sending the transformed data to the receiver.

A method of handling a purchase order for a manufacturer, comprising:

• providing a central computer connected to a customer system, a supplier system and a carrier system via an external network;
• receiving a purchase order from the customer system;
• transforming a format of said purchase order if formats used in said customer system the supplier system, the carrier system and the central computer are not all identical;
• sending the transformed, if necessary, purchase order to the supplier system and said carrier system;
• receiving feedbacks from the supplier system and said carrier system;
• integrating said received feedbacks and other internal information of the manufacture;
• and
• sending the integrated feedbacks and other internal information to the customer system so that it is easy for a corresponding customer to amend the purchase order according to the feedbacks and his own need.