Global Patent Index - EP 1668454 A2

EP 1668454 A2 20060614 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Title (en)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Title (de)

SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERSORGUNGSKETTENVERWALTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES ET PROCEDES DESTINES A LA GESTION D'UNE CHAINE D'APPROVISIONNEMENT

Publication

EP 1668454 A2 20060614 (EN)

Application

EP 04784109 A 20040913

Priority

  • US 2004030140 W 20040913
  • US 66927703 A 20030923
  • US 56163804 P 20040413

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005033849A2] The present invention is directed to systems and methods for supply chain management. An order for one or more products is received from a buyer or a seller. For each product in the received order, a buyer and a seller are determined. In some instances, multiple buyers and/or sellers may be determined. A product shipment configuration and a logistics plan are generated. A transporter is determined. The generated product shipment configuration is transmitted to a buyer, a seller, a transporter or combinations thereof The generated logistics plan is transmitted to a buyer, a seller, a transporter or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, event data related to the generated logistics plan is received. In some such embodiment, exception reports are generated from the received event data. These processes, or subsets thereof, can in certain instances be implemented on a system processor in communication with a system data store or be stored in the form of executable instructions on one or more computer readable media.

IPC 1-7

G06F 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06G 1/14 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 10/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005033849 A2 20050414; WO 2005033849 A3 20061221; AR 045946 A1 20051116; CA 2539820 A1 20050414; EP 1668454 A2 20060614; EP 1668454 A4 20070620

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004030140 W 20040913; AR P040103443 A 20040923; CA 2539820 A 20040913; EP 04784109 A 20040913