Patent ID: 7881987

Claim:
A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the processor to implement a purchasing tool configured to provide a purchasing user interface, wherein the purchasing user interface is configured to: receive inventory information, vendor information, and sales information; display, to a plurality of users, inventory information associated with an item of a current inventory of items; display, to the plurality of users, vendor information associated with a first vendor of a plurality of vendors that supplies the item; display, to the plurality of users, sales information associated with the item, wherein the sales information comprises historical sales and projected sales information; receive, based on the sales information, a first input from a first user of the plurality of users selecting the item and ordering a first amount of the item from the first vendor; receive updated projected sales information from a second user of the plurality of users; display, to the plurality of users, updated sales information associated with the item, wherein the updated sales information comprises the updated projected sales information; and receive, in response to displaying the updated sales information, a second input from a third user of the plurality of users selecting the item, wherein the second input modifies the first amount to generate a second amount of the item to order from the first vendor, wherein the purchasing tool is configured to generate one or more purchase orders for ordering the second amount of the item from the first vendor.