# US 2018/0025459 A1 · Method and system for collecting supplier performance data and identifying statistically-significant performance events across a plurality of customer businesses

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- Number: US 2018/0025459 A1
- Document ID: US20180025459A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/218,033
- Filed: 2016-07-24
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-24
- Assignees: Dipmoe, LLC
- Inventors: Henry Matthew Shapiro
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025459A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
- G06Q 30/0282: Rating or review of business operators or products
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method and system for the collection of supplier performance data and the identification of out-of-control conditions, shifts, and trends. Supplier performance data is collected by a plurality of businesses (customer businesses) on an electronic business network using a centralized web application and server. Once the web application saves the supplier performance data, computer code on the server statistically analyzes the data to identify statistically significant out-of-control conditions, shifts, and trends. If the computer code identifies an out-of-control condition, shift, or trend in a supplier's performance, the computer code notifies all of said supplier's customers within the electronic business network. The present invention increases supply chain visibility beyond a single customer business thereby improving supply chain performance and reducing supply chain risk.

## Claims

### Claim 1

1) A method and system for collecting supplier performance data and identifying statistically-significant out-of-control conditions, shifts, and trends comprising: an electronic business network including suppliers and the customer businesses said suppliers supply goods and services to; a web application that said customer businesses input supplier performance data in; a database on a centralized server that said web application saves said supplier performance data to; computer code on said server that statistically analyzes said supplier performance data to identify out-of-control-conditions, shifts, and trends and generates notifications of said out-of-control conditions, shifts, and trends to all customers of said supplier in said business network.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

2) The method and system of claim 1 wherein suppliers are businesses that provide goods and/or services.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

3) The method and system of claim 1 wherein customer businesses are businesses that receive goods and/or services.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

4) The method and system of claim 1 wherein the web application prompts the customer business for entry of supplier performance data.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

5) The method and system of claim 1 wherein supplier performance data includes objective measures of supplier cost, schedule, and quality performance.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

6) The method and system of claim 1 wherein the collected supplier performance data is accessible by the plurality of customer businesses in the internet-based business network.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

7) The method and system of claim 1 wherein the statistical analysis of supplier performance data is inclusive of all data entered for a single supplier by a plurality of said supplier's customers.