Patent ID: 8392292

Claim:
A computer program, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, comprising instructions operable to cause a computer having a display and a pointing device operatively coupled to a cursor displayed on the display to: monitor inbound documents that itemizes one or more available products included in inbound merchandise; monitor outbound documents that itemizes one or more needed products to be included in outbound merchandise; compare the one or more available products itemized in the inbound documents to the one or more needed products itemized in the outbound documents to determine if a match occurs, wherein the match is determined prior to arrival of the inbound merchandise at a processing center; link the match of the one or more available products and the one or more needed products to fulfill an outstanding order for the one or more needed products with the one or more available products; and transfer the one or more available products to fulfill the outstanding order directly upon receipt of the one or more available products.