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EP 1254420 A1 20021106 - SUPPLY CHAIN ARCHITECTURE

Title (en)

SUPPLY CHAIN ARCHITECTURE

Title (de)

ARCHITEKTUR FÜR EINE VERSORGUNGSKETTE

Title (fr)

ARCHITECTURE DE CHAINE D'APPROVISIONNEMENT

Publication

EP 1254420 A1 20021106 (EN)

Application

EP 01903073 A 20010112

Priority

US 0101296 W 20010112
US 17586800 P 20000112
US 21327900 P 20000622
US 75850901 A 20010111

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0637 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06375 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0202 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0152158A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1254420 A1 20021106

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01903073 A 20010112