System and method for managing ATP data in a distributed supply chain planning environment
Patent 6963847 Issued on November 8, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date: September 17, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
705/8, Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative function705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT709/203, Client/server709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)707/10, Distributed or remote access705/9, Staff scheduling or task assignment235/383, Mechanized store705/35, Finance (e.g., banking, investment or credit)705/28, Inventory management705/26, Electronic shopping (e.g., remote ordering)705/29, Itemization of parts, supplies, or services (e.g., bill of materials)705/22, Inventory monitoring700/99Resource allocation
A fulfillment server (16) for managing ATP data in a distributed supply chain planning environment receives an ATP request (30) from one of multiple clients (12). The ATP request (30) includes multiple request line-items that each correspond to a desired product. The fulfillment server (16) then generates one or more component ATP requests (32) based on the request line-items and communicates component ATP requests (32) to at least one of multiple local fulfillment managers (14). In response, the fulfillment server (16) receives component quotations (34) from the local fulfillment managers (14), each corresponding to a component ATP request (32) and each including product availability information for the corresponding desired product. The fulfillment server (16) generates a quotation (36) that includes product availability information for all desired products, according to the component quotations (34), and communicates the quotation (36) to the client (12).
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September 17, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
