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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
John David Whitenack, Mason, OH (US);
Shawn Eric Holt, Springboro, OH (US);
Jeffrey John Cismoski, Lake Geneva, WI (US);
Margo Teetzel Moats, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew Duane Kress, Lebanon, OH (US);
Francis Gerard Stepic, Amelia, OH (US);
Paul Edward Johnson, Wilder, KY (US);
Lanell Scot Gray, Southfield, MI (US);
Craig Leonard Brocklehurst, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John David Whitenack, Mason, OH (US);
Shawn Eric Holt, Springboro, OH (US);
Jeffrey John Cismoski, Lake Geneva, WI (US);
Margo Teetzel Moats, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew Duane Kress, Lebanon, OH (US);
Francis Gerard Stepic, Amelia, OH (US);
Paul Edward Johnson, Wilder, KY (US);
Lanell Scot Gray, Southfield, MI (US);
Craig Leonard Brocklehurst, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A web-based supply chain system manages internal users, suppliers, and external customers to improve business productivity. The web-based system includes a server, at least one computer, and a network that couples the computer to the server. The server is configured with a database of supply chain business information. The server also includes a plurality of user interfaces that are associated with business transactional applications. Furthermore, the server allows a user to access and retrieve the supply chain business transactional applications. The data is available for users, suppliers, and customers to view through a secure connection to a business entity's server system.