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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2005
Hans-ulrich A. Von Helmolt, Heidelberg, DE;
Andreas Huber-buschbeck, Heiligkreuzsteinach, DE;
Hans-Ulrich A. Von Helmolt, Heidelberg, DE;
Andreas Huber-Buschbeck, Heiligkreuzsteinach, DE;
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for maintaining a plurality of dealer inventories in a supply chain management system comprising a plurality of dealer inventory data objects representing dealer inventories, a plurality of interfaces for accessing the dealer inventory data objects and a plurality of participants within the supply chain management system, wherein the dealer inventory data objects are stored with the supply chain management system; the dealer inventory data objects located with the supply chain management system of a second participant are owned by a first participant; the participants are accessing the dealer inventory data objects, wherein the first and the second participant having read and write permissions and the further participants having read permissions; and the interfaces are adapted to support online collaboration between the participants.