Patent Document ID: 20090099879
Application ID: 11869875
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating interaction between members of a supply chain, comprising: providing a communication platform; linking a plurality of hubs to the communication platform for electronic data transfer, the hubs being associated with the members of the supply chain; providing a standardized model for product decisions for each member of the supply chain; formulating a product plan by a first member of the supply chain, the product plan utilizing the standardized model and data available to the first member to generate a forecast under the product plan; and transferring the product plan with data and forecast through a first hub associated with the first member and through the communication platform to a second hub associated with a second member of the supply chain, wherein the communication platform controls transfer of data so that the second member can evaluate the product plan and forecast formulated by the first member under the standardized model.