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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2006
Hans-ulrich Von Helmolt, Heidelberg, DE;
Carsten Kreuels, Contwig, DE;
Wolfram Schick, Karlsruhe, DE;
Hans-Ulrich von Helmolt, Heidelberg, DE;
Carsten Kreuels, Contwig, DE;
Wolfram Schick, Karlsruhe, DE;
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for managing the delivery of ordered products from at least one supplier location to a customer via at least one consolidation location within a supply chain management system. In one embodiment, the availability of the ordered products is checked based on a plurality of ATP rules, the plurality of ATP rules comprising the at least one supplier location which is to be checked for availability of the ordered products. Furthermore, at least one ATP rule further defines the at least one consolidation location and the at least one consolidation location is selected from the at least one ATP rule and checked for availability of the ordered products.