System and method for managing cargo shipment

Abstract

A system and method for managing cargo shipment according to inventory status and a received purchase order. The system interchanges data with a carrier MIS (5) and a customer MIS (4) via an EDI value added network (2). The system includes a main database (16) for storing purchase order data and inventory data, and a plurality of user clients (11) electronically connected with the main database. Each user client includes a shipment data management unit (12) for handling the data stored in the main database. The shipment data management unit includes a purchase order data search module (120) for users to search for the data on purchase orders set by customers, an inventory data search module (122) for users to search for inventory data relevant to the purchase orders, and a shipment schedule module (124) for scheduling shipment of cargo according to the purchase order data and the inventory data.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.