Patent ID: 7587328
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A transaction coordinating device for coordinating an insertion of a spot transaction based on a temporary contract being made without respect to a fixed transaction based on a contract of predetermined term, said spot transaction comprising a transaction based on a one-time sales contract or based on an intermittent supply contract which is completed in a few times, said fixed transaction comprising a long-term stable offtake contract of predetermined term in which transportation schedules can be confirmed at least about a year before, said transaction coordinating device comprising: means for arranging an insertion of a cargo transportation relating to said spot transaction into a predetermined schedule of a cargo transportation relating to said fixed transaction of predetermined term, said insertion being arranged by adjusting the predetermined schedule of said cargo transportation relating to said fixed transaction of predetermined term; and means for delivering sales data of the spot transaction to participants in the spot transaction and to the insertion arrangement means and delivering transportation adjusting data from the insertion arrangement means to the participants in the spot transaction, wherein: said insertion arrangement means arranges an adjustment of cargo transportations in a first transportation schedule by an insertion of a cargo transportation of said spot transaction without changing said first transportation schedule, said first transportation schedule comprising shipping dates, unload dates, minimum days of navigation, and scheduled days of navigation for one or more freighters, said adjustment of cargo transportations comprising a first freighter in said first transportation schedule being allocated as an additional freighter and a remainder of freighters in said first transportation schedule being shifted sequentially to be allocated to an original scheduled transportation of said first transportation schedule, said insertion arrangement means arranges an insertion of a cargo transportation of said spot transaction by changing said first transportation schedule only in an event that the cargo transportation adjustment is impossible, said changing of said first transportation schedule comprising changing one or more of a date when a freighter ships, a date when a freighter unloads, and a number of days a freighter is under navigation, said insertion arrangement means arranges an insertion of cargo transportation of said spot transaction by changing a second transportation schedule within a certain range only in an event that the first transportation schedule changing is impossible, said changing of second transportation schedule comprising one or more of moving a freighter from said second transportation schedule into said first transportation schedule and moving a freighter from said first transportation schedule into said second transportation schedule, and said insertion arrangement means arranges an insertion of cargo transportation of said spot transaction by changing another transportation schedule within a range to which said certain range is expanded only in an event that the second transportation schedule changing is impossible, an adjustment or change being impossible if said adjustment or change would result in a failure to comply with terms of a fixed transaction.