Patent ID: 7908186

Claim:
A computer-readable storage media having stored therein a set of instructions when executed by a processor in an computerized allocation system causes the allocation system to perform a method for displaying planned quantities of articles, the method comprising: displaying using the computerized allocation system an allocation table having a listing of articles along one dimension and data regarding the articles along another dimension, the data regarding each article including a total quantity of the article for all stores receiving the article; receiving a command to switch to a distribution matrix view of the listing of articles displayed in the allocation table; and displaying using the computerized allocation system the distribution matrix view that includes a listing of stores along one dimension and data regarding the stores along another dimension, the data regarding each store including a quantity of each article for the store; wherein the distribution matrix includes a first level display and a second level display; wherein the first level display comprises a display of an allocation table number and corresponding purchase organization and purchase group; and wherein the second level display is generated using the computerized allocation system and the second level display comprises a display of an item number related to the allocation table number displayed in the first level of the distribution matrix.