Method and computer system for providing spare parts for a client

A computer system for providing spare parts for a client, comprising:

• a server database comprising a plurality of virtual spare part warehouses for storing a list of spare parts in accordance with a defined economic area in which the spare parts are offered;
• a first user interface mode for receiving input of spare part offers from a plurality of spare part suppliers, wherein the spare part offers comprise spare parts and technical data from each spare part supplier's own inventory, and wherein the spare part offers are defined to be restricted to a specific economic area;
• a second user interface mode for selecting and ordering a spare part by a spare part client, wherein the second user interface mode is adapted to:
• (a) receive as part of an ordering process a search request for the spare part from the spare part client,
• (b) search the spare part list in accordance with the search request, wherein the search is conducted in a virtual spare part warehouse of a specific economic area for closed economies or across all virtual spare part warehouses for open economies,
• (c) display results of the search request, wherein the displayed results comprise a specific view that identifies which of the displayed results correspond to the spare part client's own inventory and wherein the results are arranged in accordance with connected companies,
• (d) receive a selection of the spare part from the displayed results, wherein the spare part is associated with an inventory of one of spare part suppliers having the part in stock;
• a transferer for processing payment for the spare part by transferring the purchase price of the spare part to an account of the one of spare part suppliers having the part in stock;
• and
• a debiter for debiting the payment from a user account of the spare part client.

A method for providing spare parts for a client located in an import restricted and closed economic area, comprising:

• receiving via a user interface a plurality of spare part offers from a plurality of spare part suppliers, wherein the spare part offers comprise spare parts and technical data from each spare part supplier's own inventory, and wherein the spare part offers are defined to be restricted to a specific economic area;
• pooling the spare part offers into a spare part list;
• storing the spare part list in a respective one of a plurality of virtual spare part warehouses restricted by the specific economic area in a computerized database, wherein each virtual spare part warehouse comprises a spare part supplier's own inventory and inventory of other spare part suppliers, wherein the other spare part suppliers include connected companies;
• receiving as part of an ordering process a search request for a spare part from a spare part client;
• searching the spare part list in accordance with the search request, wherein the search is conducted in a virtual spare part warehouse of a specific economic area for closed economies or across all virtual spare part warehouses for open economies;
• displaying results of the search request, wherein the displayed results comprise a specific view that identifies which of the displayed results correspond to the spare part client's own inventory and wherein the results are arranged in accordance with connected companies;
• receiving a selection of a spare part from the displayed results;
• processing electronically a payment transaction for the purchase and sale of the spare parts by the spare part client;
• executing an electronic sales contract between the spare part supplier and the spare part client;
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• arranging transportation of the purchased spare part from the spare part supplier to the spare part client.