Patent ID: 7212976
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer readable media having instructions executable by a computer for use in selecting a fulfillment plan for moving an item within a supply chain distributed over a plurality of geographic locations, the instructions performing steps comprising: receiving an order for an item; in response to receipt of the order for the item constructing a plurality of alternative fulfillment plans for moving the item from a sourcing point to each of the plurality of geographic locations within the supply chain; evaluating each of the constructed plurality of alternative fulfillment plans against a predetermined criteria; and selecting for implementation one of the constructed plurality of alternative fulfillment plans that most closely meets the predetermined criteria, the selected one of the plurality of alternative fulfillment plan being used to position the item at one of the plurality of a geographic locations within the supply chain thereby making the item available for use in meeting the order.