System and Methods for Determining Supply Chain Freight Costs
OwnerChristopher Ricciardi, Robert NATHANinventors
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Abstract
A central logistics system may be provided and configured to host a website accessible to goods providers and freight providers. Through the website, the central logistics system may receive data (e.g., bids, quotes, and other messages and data) from goods and freight providers, and send data (e.g., bids, quotes, and other messages and data) to goods and freight providers. This data exchange, in part, enables the collaborative trade of bids and quotes between multiple goods providers and multiple freight providers in a centralized fashion.
Claims20
A system for determining supply chain freight costs, the system comprising:
- an electronic repository of historical freight data;
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- a central logistics system, coupled with the repository of historical freight data so as to exchange data with the repository of historical freight data, the central logistics system configured to:
- provide a website that is accessible to a plurality of goods provides and a plurality of freight providers;
- receive, through the website, information about a desired shipment from one of the plurality of goods providers;
- calculate, according to the historical freight data, an expected cost of the desired shipment;
- receive, from at least one of the plurality of freight providers, a quote for the desired shipment;
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- provide the quote for the one of the plurality of goods providers.
A method of facilitating shipment by one of a plurality of freight providers of goods from one of a plurality of goods providers, the method comprising:
- providing a website that is accessible to a plurality of goods provides and a plurality of freight providers;
- receiving, through the website, information about a desired shipment from one of the plurality of goods providers;
- calculating, according to historical freight data, an expected cost of the desired shipment;
- receiving, from at least one of the plurality of freight providers, a quote for the desired shipment;
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- providing the quote for the one of the plurality of goods providers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.