Patent ID: 8644974

Claim:
A computerized method for managing supply chain orders comprising: (a) receiving at a computerized ordering system server a production schedule, said production schedule comprising for a plurality of production days a planned quantity of units to be produced on each of said production days; (b) selecting one of said production days as a current production day; (c) automatically transferring from said computerized ordering system server to a plurality of supplier computers on said current production day a purchase request comprising for at least one part: (1) an identifier for said part; and (2) a supply quantity equal to said planned quantity; (d) on said current production day: (1) automatically receiving at said computerized ordering system server an actual quantity of units produced; (2) in response to receiving said actual quantity of units produced, calculating at said computerized ordering system server a difference between said planned quantity for said current production day and said actual quantity for said current production day; (3) automatically modifying at said computerized ordering system server said planned quantity in said production schedule according to said difference for a first production day following said current production day; (4) comparing said difference to a threshold value; and (5) if said difference exceeds said threshold value, automatically modifying at said computerized ordering system server said planned quantity in said production schedule for a second production day after said first production day following said current production day; (6) selecting said first production day as said current production day; and (7) repeating steps (d)(1)-(d)(6) for said plurality of production days.