Patent ID: 7774265

Claim:
A system of optimizing supply chain activities between a plurality of enterprises, the system comprising: a first enterprise of the plurality of enterprises, the first enterprise comprising a first computer system configured to: access a forecasted demand of at least one item at the first enterprise; automatically and without user input subsequent to accessing the forecasted demand, generate one or more flexible trade contracts using the forecasted demand of the at least one item; and automatically and without user input subsequent to generating the flexible trade contracts, communicate each of the one or more flexible trade contracts with the plurality of enterprises; and a second enterprise of the plurality of enterprises, the second enterprise comprising a second computer system configured to: automatically and without user input subsequent to accessing the forecasted demand, receive the one or more flexible trade contracts from the plurality of enterprises; and automatically and without user input subsequent to communicating the flexible trade contracts, store each of the one or more flexible trade contracts at the second enterprise.