Patent ID: 8560366
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, performed by a computer connected to a processor and a network, for a computerized framework manager to supply collaborative planning comprising: furnishing, by the processor, connections to the network for use by a plurality of business entities, wherein the plurality of business entities comprise at least one of service providers, vendors, resellers, and manufacturers; receiving, by the processor, information via the network from a first business entity of the plurality of business entities, including information relating to a demand of the first business entity for offerings; receiving, by the processor, information via the network from a second business entity of the plurality of business entities, including information relating to a first supply of offerings from the second business entity; receiving, by the processor, information via the network from a third business entity of the plurality of business entities, including information relating to a second supply of offerings from the third business entity; comparing, by the processor, the first supply, the second supply, and the demand for the offerings to plan future supply and demand for the offerings; selecting, by the processor, a supplier from a group consisting of the second business entity and the third business entity based on a result of the comparing; using, by the processor, the network to facilitate planning between the first business entity and the supplier selected; using, by the processor, the network to provide data access from multiple simultaneous data sources for demand and supply planning; and storing, by the processor, capacity data using the network wherein storing capacity data using the network includes replication and synchronization capabilities; wherein selecting a supplier includes: