公开(公告)号：US07519550B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-14

申请号：US12022271

申请日：2008-01-30

申请人： E. Weston Seaman ,  Laurie Cohn ,  James Greene ,  Eric Lambert ,  Benjamin J. Steele ,  Debra J. White

发明人： E. Weston Seaman ,  Laurie Cohn ,  James Greene ,  Eric Lambert ,  Benjamin J. Steele ,  Debra J. White

IPC分类号： G06F17/50 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/08

摘要： A storage medium for managing a supply chain is provided. The storage medium includes instructions for implementing a method. The method includes transmitting a bid request from a bill of material (BOM) file to a web site and receiving a response from a supplier, resulting in an award notice. The method also includes identifying component prices incurred by the supplier that manufactures products using the components, comparing the prices with those available to the manufacturer from a component supplier. For components in which the supplier incurs a price greater than that available to the manufacturer, the method includes requesting authorization for the supplier to purchase a quantity of the component from the component supplier at the purchase price available to the manufacturer. Upon approval, the method includes transmitting an authorization to the supplier to purchase the component directly from the component supplier. The authorization includes guidelines for the contract manufacturer to follow.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于管理供应链的存储介质。 存储介质包括用于实现方法的指令。 该方法包括将物料清单（BOM）文件的投标请求传送到网站并从供应商接收响应，从而产生裁决通知。 该方法还包括识别由使用组件制造产品的供应商产生的成分价格，将价格与制造商可从组件供应商获得的价格进行比较。 对于供应商产生比制造商可获得的价格更大的价格的部件，该方法包括要求授权供应商以制造商可用的购买价格从组件供应商处购买数量的组件。 经批准，该方法包括向供应商发送授权，直接从组件供应商购买组件。 授权包括合同制造商遵循的准则。

公开(公告)号：US07359874B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US09757070

申请日：2001-01-08

申请人： E. Weston Seaman ,  Laurie Cohn ,  James Greene ,  Eric Lambert ,  Benjamin J. Steele ,  Debra J. White

发明人： E. Weston Seaman ,  Laurie Cohn ,  James Greene ,  Eric Lambert ,  Benjamin J. Steele ,  Debra J. White

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/08

摘要： An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a computer-based system and method for automating supply chain functions in a network environment, and more particularly, for identifying and implementing cost-savings techniques within the parts procurement and production planning system of an extended enterprise. The system includes a manufacturing enterprise or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) system comprising a host system operating a web server, an applications server, and a database manager; a data storage device in communication with the host system, and at least one terminal for accessing the host system. The OEM system runs on a network that is coupled to the Internet and is accessible to a supplier enterprise system and/or contract manufacturer system identified with proper permissions. The applications server executes a set of programs for managing the OEM system, including the A-source application of the present invention. The A-source application is assisted by bridging software capable of integrating a variety of data pertaining to parts or components collected from a plurality of sources, such as physical attributes for components stored in one database and corresponding business attributes stored in a second database, and organizing the data in a manner such that the organization implementing the software can then perform comprehensive analyses on the integrated data and ultimately make more effective purchasing decisions based upon the analyses. Bills of material, requests for quotes (RFQs), requests for price updates, and the physical and business attributes belonging to the bills of material are inputted into the manufacturing enterprise system via the A-source application where analysis and calculations are performed on the inputs and cost savings techniques can be identified and electronically implemented.

摘要翻译： 本发明的示例性实施例涉及一种用于在网络环境中自动化供应链功能的计算机系统和方法，更具体地涉及用于在扩展企业的部件采购和生产计划系统内识别和实施成本节约技术。 该系统包括制造企业或原始设备制造商（OEM）系统，其包括操作Web服务器的主机系统，应用服务器和数据库管理器; 与所述主机系统通信的数据存储设备，以及用于访问所述主机系统的至少一个终端。 OEM系统在耦合到互联网的网络上运行，并且供应商企业系统和/或由适当权限识别的合同制造商系统可访问。 应用服务器执行一组用于管理OEM系统的程序，包括本发明的A源应用程序。 A源应用程序由桥接软件辅助，桥接软件能够集成有关从多个源收集的部件或组件的各种数据，例如存储在一个数据库中的组件的物理属性和存储在第二数据库中的对应业务属性， 组织数据，使得实施软件的组织可以对综合数据进行全面分析，并根据分析最终做出更有效的采购决策。 物料清单，报价请求（RFQ），价格更新请求以及属于物料清单的物理和业务属性通过A-source应用程序输入到制造企业系统，其中对输入进行分析和计算 并可以识别和电子实现成本节约技术。

公开(公告)号：US20080120198A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US12022271

申请日：2008-01-30

申请人： E. Weston Seaman ,  Laurie Cohn ,  James Greene ,  Eric Lambert ,  Benjamin Steele ,  Debra White

发明人： E. Weston Seaman ,  Laurie Cohn ,  James Greene ,  Eric Lambert ,  Benjamin Steele ,  Debra White

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/08

摘要： A storage medium for managing a supply chain is provided. The storage medium includes instructions for implementing a method. The method includes transmitting a bid request from a bill of material (BOM) file to a web site and receiving a response from a supplier, resulting in an award notice. The method also includes identifying component prices incurred by the supplier that manufactures products using the components, comparing the prices with those available to the manufacturer from a component supplier. For components in which the supplier incurs a price greater than that available to the manufacturer, the method includes requesting authorization for the supplier to purchase a quantity of the component from the component supplier at the purchase price available to the manufacturer. Upon approval, the method includes transmitting an authorization to the supplier to purchase the component directly from the component supplier. The authorization includes guidelines for the contract manufacturer to follow.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于管理供应链的存储介质。 存储介质包括用于实现方法的指令。 该方法包括将物料清单（BOM）文件的投标请求传送到网站并从供应商接收响应，导致裁决通知。 该方法还包括识别由使用组件制造产品的供应商产生的成分价格，将价格与制造商可从组件供应商获得的价格进行比较。 对于供应商产生比制造商可获得的价格更大的价格的部件，该方法包括要求授权供应商以制造商可用的购买价格从组件供应商处购买数量的组件。 经批准，该方法包括向供应商发送授权，直接从组件供应商购买组件。 授权包括合同制造商遵循的准则。