Patent ID: 7987107

Claim:
A supply chain management system comprising: at least one client computer that is associated with a user, the user being associated with a user geographical location; a plurality of warehouses; and a promising engine that is adapted for: receiving an order from the client computer for at least one item, the order including (1) item data identifying the at least one item and (2) a request for a value-added service; in response to receiving the order from the client computer for the at least one item, identifying a particular warehouse of the plurality of warehouses as the closest of the plurality of warehouses to the user geographical location that has an ability to ship the at least one item to the user geographical location within a specified timeframe and provide said value-added service; and in response to identifying the particular warehouse as the closest of the plurality of warehouses to the user geographical location that has an ability to ship the at least one item to the user geographical location within the specified timeframe and provide said value-added service, designating the particular warehouse as a shipping warehouse from which the at least one item will be shipped to the user geographical location.