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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 18, 2008
Applicants:

Daniel Bock, Dossenheim, DE;

Achim Heger, Meckesheim, DE;

Andre Wachholz-prill, Speyer, DE;

Andrea Sudbrack, Heidelberg, DE;

Andreas Poth, Weingarten, DE;

Christian Ihrig, Weinheim, DE;

Christoph Engler, Walldorf, DE;

Cordula Ude, Muehlhausen, DE;

Dietmar Nowotny, Dielheim, DE;

Georg Podhajsky, Philippsburg, DE;

Gerhard Maier, Wiesloch, DE;

Gunther Liebich, Walldorf, DE;

Holger Herrmann, Malsch, DE;

Imme Henningsen, Sandhausen, DE;

Ingo Pfitzner, Berlin, DE;

Jens Freund, Heidelberg, DE;

Joachim Kenntner, Heidelberg, DE;

Jochen Hirth, Weinheim, DE;

Jochen Steinbach, Bad Schoenborn, DE;

Jochen Wickel, Wiesloch, DE;

Karina Herrmann, Weinheim, DE;

Katja Kasteleiner, Mannheim, DE;

Martin Wunsch, Dielheim, DE;

Martina Lahr, Weinheim, DE;

Michael Picht, Walldorf, DE;

Paola Sala, Heidelberg, DE;

Peer Marschall, Heidelberg, DE;

Rainer Heun, Rellingen, DE;

Ralf Reinke, Rauenberg, DE;

Reiner Bildmayer, Bad Schoenborn, DE;

Stefan Adelmann, Mannheim, DE;

Stephan Hetzer, Oestringen-Eichelberg, DE;

Tao Yu, Wiesloch, DE;

Thomas Bach, Muehlhausen, DE;

Thomas Nitschke, Nussloch, DE;

Uwe Mayer, Erligheim, DE;

Volkmar Stegmann, Altlussheim, DE;

Wilfried Merkel, Heidelberg, DE;

Wilhelm Zwerger, Stutensee, DE;

Martin Von Der Emde, Wiesloch, DE;

Inventors:

Daniel Bock, Dossenheim, DE;

Achim Heger, Meckesheim, DE;

Andre Wachholz-Prill, Speyer, DE;

Andrea Sudbrack, Heidelberg, DE;

Andreas Poth, Weingarten, DE;

Christian Ihrig, Weinheim, DE;

Christoph Engler, Walldorf, DE;

Cordula Ude, Muehlhausen, DE;

Dietmar Nowotny, Dielheim, DE;

Georg Podhajsky, Philippsburg, DE;

Gerhard Maier, Wiesloch, DE;

Gunther Liebich, Walldorf, DE;

Holger Herrmann, Malsch, DE;

Imme Henningsen, Sandhausen, DE;

Ingo Pfitzner, Berlin, DE;

Jens Freund, Heidelberg, DE;

Joachim Kenntner, Heidelberg, DE;

Jochen Hirth, Weinheim, DE;

Jochen Steinbach, Bad Schoenborn, DE;

Jochen Wickel, Wiesloch, DE;

Karina Herrmann, Weinheim, DE;

Katja Kasteleiner, Mannheim, DE;

Martin Wunsch, Dielheim, DE;

Martina Lahr, Weinheim, DE;

Michael Picht, Walldorf, DE;

Paola Sala, Heidelberg, DE;

Peer Marschall, Heidelberg, DE;

Rainer Heun, Rellingen, DE;

Ralf Reinke, Rauenberg, DE;

Reiner Bildmayer, Bad Schoenborn, DE;

Stefan Adelmann, Mannheim, DE;

Stephan Hetzer, Oestringen-Eichelberg, DE;

Tao Yu, Wiesloch, DE;

Thomas Bach, Muehlhausen, DE;

Thomas Nitschke, Nussloch, DE;

Uwe Mayer, Erligheim, DE;

Volkmar Stegmann, Altlussheim, DE;

Wilfried Merkel, Heidelberg, DE;

Wilhelm Zwerger, Stutensee, DE;

Martin Von Der Emde, Wiesloch, DE;

Assignee:

SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing plan-driven procurement. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Purchase Request Processing process component, a Purchase Order Processing process component, a Purchasing Contract process component, a Supplier Invoice Processing process component, a Demand Forecast Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, an External Procurement Trigger and Response process component, and a Logistics Execution Control process component.


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