Method and system for conducting business transactions through multiple and diverse distribution and product order channels

A system for coordinating product orders and distribution over a network wherein a manufacturer and a customer have a specific contractual price relationship and wherein said system comprises:

• a communication device for receiving a manufacturing specific order over said network from an exchange where said manufacturing specific order comprises a product identifier, which identifies a product of said manufacturer, a product volume and a customer identifier which identifies said customer;
• a second communication device for transmitting a product availability request to a dealer wherein said product availability request comprises said product identifier and said product volume;
• a third communication device for receiving an availability report from said dealer wherein said availability report comprises a dealer availability index for said product and a dealer price adjustment;
• a processor for determining a customer price from said contractual price relationship and said dealer price adjustment and an availability index derived from said dealer availability index and a manufacturers inventory;
• a fourth communication device for transmitting a manufacturer confirmation report to said exchange wherein said manufacturer confirmation report comprises said customer price and said availability index;
• a fifth communication device for receiving a purchase confirmation from said exchange wherein said purchase confirmation comprises products distributed by said dealer.

A system for coordinating product orders and distribution over a network wherein said system comprises a multiplicity of manufacturers, a multiplicity of customers and a multiplicity of dealers and at least one manufacturer of said multiplicity of manufacturers and at least one customer of said multiplicity of customers have a specific contractual price relationship and wherein said system comprises:

• a communication device for receiving an order entry data set from said customer wherein said order entry data set comprises at least one product identifier identifying a product manufactured by said manufacturer and at least one product volume and at least one customer identifier;
• said communication device further transmits a manufacturer specific order to said manufacturer wherein said manufacturer specific order comprises said product identifier, said product volume and said client identifier;
• said communication device further receives a manufacturers confirmation report from said manufacturer wherein said manufacturers confirmation report comprises an availability index for said product and a customer price wherein said availability index is derived from a dealer availability index and said customer price is derived from a dealer price adjustment and said specific contractual price relationship;
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• said communication device further transmits a purchase order confirmation to said customer wherein said purchase order confirmation comprises said customer price and said availability index.

A method for coordinating product orders and distribution over a network wherein said network comprises a multiplicity of manufacturers, a multiplicity of customers and a multiplicity of dealers and at least one manufacturer of said multiplicity of manufacturers has a specific contractual price relationship with at least one customer of said multiplicity of customers and wherein said method comprises:

• receiving an order entry data set from said customer wherein said order entry data set comprises a product identifier identifying a product manufactured by said manufacturer and a volume and a customer identifier and a second product identifier and a second product volume identifying a second product manufactured by a second manufacturer and wherein said second manufacturer has a second specific price relationship with a second customer;
• transmitting a manufacturer specific order to said manufacturer wherein said manufacturer specific order comprises said product identifier, said product volume and said client identifier;
• transmitting a second manufacturers specific order to said second manufacturer wherein said second manufacturer specific order comprises a second product identifier and a second product volume and said customer identifier;
• receiving a manufacturers confirmation report from said manufacturer wherein said manufacturers confirmation report comprises an availability index for said product and a customer price wherein said availability index is derived from dealer availability index and said customer price is derived
• from a dealer price adjustment and said specific contractual price relationship;
• and
• receiving a second manufacturers confirmation report from said second manufacturer wherein said second manufacturers confirmation report comprises a second availability index for a second product and a second customer price wherein said second availability index is derived from a second dealer availability index and a second customer price is derived from a second dealer price adjustment and said second specific contractual price relationship;
• and
• transmitting a purchase order confirmation to said customer wherein said purchase order confirmation comprises said customer price, said availability index said second customer price and said second availability index.

A system for coordinating product orders and distribution over a network wherein a manufacturer and a customer have a specific contractual price relationship and wherein said system comprises:

• a communication device for receiving a manufacturing specific order over said network from an exchange where said manufacturing specific order comprises a product identifier, which identifies a product of said manufacturer, a product volume and a customer indentifier which identifies said customer;
• said communication device further transmits a product availability request to a dealer wherein said product availability request comprises said product identifier said product volume and said customer identifier;
• said communication device further receives an availability report from said dealer wherein said availability report comprises a dealer availability index for said product and a dealer price adjustment;
• a processor for determining a customer price from said contractual price relationship and said dealer price adjustment and an availability index from said dealer availability index and a manufacturers inventory;
• said communication device further transmits a manufacturer confirmation report to said exchange wherein said manufacturer confirmation report comprises said customer price and said availability index;
• said communication device further receives a purchase confirmation from said exchange wherein said purchase confirmation comprises products distributed by said dealer.

A system for coordinating product orders and distribution over a network wherein said network comprises a multiplicity of manufacturers, a multiplicity of customers and a multiplicity of dealers and at least one manufacturer of said multiplicity of manufacturers and at least one customer of said multiplicity of customers have a specific contractual price relationship and wherein said system comprises:

• a communication device for receiving an order entry data set from said customer wherein said order entry data set comprises at least one product identifier identifying a product manufactured by said manufacturer and at least one product volume and at least one customer identifier;
• said communication device further transmits a manufacturer specific order to said manufacturer wherein said manufacturer specific order comprises said product identifier, said product volume and said client identifier;
• said communication device further receives a manufacturers confirmation report from said manufacturer wherein said manufacturers confirmation report comprises an availability index for said product and a customer price wherein said availability index is derived from a dealer availability index and said customer price is derived from a dealer price adjustment and said specific contractual price relationship;
• said communication device further receives a purchase order from said customer;
• and
• said communication device further transmits a purchase order confirmation to said customer wherein said purchase order confirmation comprises said customer price and said availability index.

A method for coordinating product orders and distribution over a network wherein a manufacturer and a customer have a specific contractual price relationship and wherein said method comprises:

• receiving a manufacturing specific order over said network from an exchange where said manufacturing specific order comprises a product identifier, which identifies a product of said manufacturer, a product volume and a customer indentifier which identifies said customer;
• transmitting a product availability request to a dealer wherein said product availability request comprises said product identifier said product volume and said customer identifier;
• receiving an availability report from said dealer wherein said availability report comprises a dealer availability index for said product and a dealer price adjustment;
• determining a customer price from said contractual price relationship and said dealer price adjustment and an availability index from said dealer availability index and a manufacturers inventory;
• transmitting a manufacturer confirmation report to said exchange wherein said manufacturer confirmation report comprises said customer price and said availability index;
• and
• receiving a purchase confirmation from said exchange wherein said purchase confirmation comprises products distributed by said dealer.

A method for coordinating product orders and distribution over a network wherein said network comprises a multiplicity of manufacturers, a multiplicity of customers and a multiplicity of dealers and at least one manufacturer of said multiplicity of manufacturers and at least one customer of said multiplicity of customers have a specific contractual price relationship and wherein said method comprises:

• receiving an order entry data set from said customer wherein said order entry data set comprises at least one product identifier identifying a product manufactured by said manufacturer and at least one product volume and at least one customer identifier;
• transmitting a manufacturer specific order to said manufacturer wherein said manufacturer specific order comprises said product identifier, said product volume and said client identifier;
• receiving a manufacturers confirmation report from said manufacturer wherein said manufacturers confirmation report comprises an availability index for said product and a customer price wherein said availability index is derived from a dealer availability index and said customer price is derived from a dealer price adjustment and said specific contractual price relationship;
• receiving a purchase order from said customer;
• and
• transmitting a purchase order confirmation to said customer wherein said purchase order confirmation comprises said customer price and said availability index.