Patent ID: 8290833
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a first processor readable storage device having processor readable code embodied on said first storage device, said processor readable code for programming one or more servers to perform a method comprising: receiving local processing information from a plurality of suppliers; translating local processing information to a standard format; correlating said processing information to a finished goods requirement; transmitting to one or more supplier information systems a portion of a multi-lot production information, said portion responsive to said correlating; generating one or more purchase orders in response to said correlating; presenting the purchase orders on a workstation for approval; wherein the correlating includes matching processing information from earlier-stage suppliers to later-stage suppliers and from later-stage suppliers to finished goods, and the work orders direct suppliers to move product through a supply chain; and a second processor readable storage device coupled to the first storage device, said second storage device having processor readable code embodied on said second storage device, said processor readable code for programming one or more clients to perform a method comprising: transmitting to a server local processing information; receiving from a server one or more work order; presenting on a display device the work order for approval, and adjusting the local processing information in response to the work order.