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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2008
Jorge A. Arroyo, Carmel, IN (US);
David U. Shorter, Lewisville, TX (US);
Robert M. Szabo, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Filip J. Yeskel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jorge A. Arroyo, Carmel, IN (US);
David U. Shorter, Lewisville, TX (US);
Robert M. Szabo, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Filip J. Yeskel, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes a method and system for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain of trading partners having disparate systems. A trading partner exchange (TPE) interfaces with each of the disparate systems and gathers information pertaining to a particular transaction. The information can be made available to an access platform through an access platform interface. Initially, a transaction is reported to the TPE where it is assigned a unique identifier. Subsequent activities pertaining to the transaction which are reported to the TPE by the trading partners can be linked to the unique identifier. By using the access platform, a customer or any trading partner can acquire the status of a particular order from the TPE.