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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Brad M. Altice, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Charles S. Atkinson, Apex, NC (US);
Robert J. Banker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ji Yuan Bian, Shanghai, CN;
Edward H. Carter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Leonid Derbinsky, Cary, NC (US);
Docelyn Lordeus, Raleigh, NC (US);
Anandakrishnan Narayanan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Aparicio I. Ranghel, Cary, NC (US);
William J. Reilly, Cary, NC (US);
Jorge M. Salas, Durham, NC (US);
Yi-wen C. Tan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Deirdre A. Wessel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brad M. Altice, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Charles S. Atkinson, Apex, NC (US);
Robert J. Banker, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ji Yuan Bian, Shanghai, CN;
Edward H. Carter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Leonid Derbinsky, Cary, NC (US);
Docelyn Lordeus, Raleigh, NC (US);
Anandakrishnan Narayanan, Morrisville, NC (US);
Aparicio I. Ranghel, Cary, NC (US);
William J. Reilly, Cary, NC (US);
Jorge M. Salas, Durham, NC (US);
Yi-Wen C. Tan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Deirdre A. Wessel, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and program product for optimally managing fulfillment of orders that are channeled through a diversified manufacturing environment that utilizes different process models, product nomenclatures and communication methods. The method includes sending by a contemporary fulfillment application to a legacy application a scheduling request for an order that includes a code recommending that the order is deemed eligible for fulfillment by a specific manufacturing site. The method further includes returning by the legacy application a scheduling response providing scheduling information for the order and confirming that the order is to be fulfilled by the specific manufacturing site. The method further includes transmitting a shipment request by the contemporary fulfillment application to a contemporary production application for routing delivery of the order to the specific manufacturing site and receiving a shipment response from the contemporary production application providing a delivery status of the order.