Virtual warehouse system
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsJames Feeney, Gwen Hight
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Abstract
A process and electronic system for complimenting the inventory level of a distributor with manufacturer inventory to fill a customer order requisition is provided. The process includes providing a distributor computer capable of accessing inventory information relating to distributor and manufacturer inventory; filling a customer order requisition from the distributor's or manufacturer's inventory; and generating a customer shipping document indicating fulfillment of the customer order from the distributor's inventory.
Claims25
A method for complementing the inventory level of a distributor with the inventory of a manufacturer to fill an order requisition from a customer comprising the steps of:
- providing a distributor computer capable of accessing inventory information relating to said distributor and manufacturer inventory;
- filling a customer order requisition from at least one of said distributor or manufacturer inventory;
- and
- generating a customer shipping document indicating fulfillment of said customer order from said distributor inventory.
A system for filling a customer order from inventory of a manufacturer or distributor comprising:
- a distributor computer system capable of accessing the inventory level of both said distributor and said manufacturer;
- program instructions for processing said order to allow fulfillment of said order from at least one of said distributor inventory or said manufacturer inventory;
- and
- a computer-generated shipping document for transfer to said customer, said shipping document indicating that said order has been filled by said distributor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.