Patent ID: 8019655

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing spare parts for a client, comprising: receiving via a user interface a plurality of spare part offers from a plurality of spare part suppliers, wherein the spare part offers comprise spare parts and technical data from a spare part supplier's own inventory, and wherein the spare part offers are defined to be restricted to a specific economic area; compiling the collected spare part offers into a spare part list; storing the spare part list in a respective one of a plurality of virtual spare part warehouses restricted by the specific economic area, wherein each virtual spare part warehouse comprises a spare part supplier's own inventory and inventory of other spare part suppliers, wherein the other spare part suppliers include connected companies; receiving as part of an ordering process a search request for a spare part from a spare part client; searching the spare part list in accordance with the search request, wherein the search is conducted in a virtual spare part warehouse of a specific economic area for closed economies or across all virtual spare part warehouses for open economies; displaying results of the search request, wherein the displayed results comprise a specific view that identifies which of the displayed results correspond to the spare part client's own inventory and wherein the results are arranged in accordance with connected companies; receiving a selection of a spare part from the displayed results; processing payment for the spare part selected by the spare part client; and initiating purchasing of the spare part from the spare part supplier and delivery to the spare part client.