US 2008/0167897 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND EXPOSING ORDER STATUS WITHIN A SUPPLY CHAIN HAVING DISPARATE SYSTEMS

Abstract

The present invention describes a method and system for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain of trading partners having disparate systems. A trading partner exchange (TPE) interfaces with each of the disparate systems and gathers information pertaining to a particular transaction. The information can be made available to an access platform through an access platform interface. Initially, a transaction is reported to the TPE where it is assigned a unique identifier. Subsequent activities pertaining to the transaction which are reported to the TPE by the trading partners can be linked to the unique identifier. By using the access platform, a customer or any trading partner can acquire the status of a particular order from the TPE.

Claims4

Dependent claims

A system for exposing order status in a supply chain having disparate systems, comprising:

a trading partner exchange (TPE) communicatively interfaced to a plurality of trading partners, said TPE identifying an initial transaction and linking corresponding trading partner transaction status information with said initial transaction;
an access platform communicatively interfaced with said TPE, said access platform formatting said transaction status information according to a selected channel format;
and
an access interface communicatively linked to said TPE, said access interface facilitating communication with said access platform.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/048,146Filed 13 Mar 2008

Priority

29 Jun 2001

Published

10 Jul 2008

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06Q 10/087
Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management: inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling,…
G06Q 10/06
Administration; Management: resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation…
G06Q 10/083
Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management: shipping
G06Q 20/203
Point-of-sale [POS] network systems: inventory monitoring

Method and apparatus for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain having disparate systems

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Method and apparatus for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain having disparate systems

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Abstract

Claims4