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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2008
Manish G. Gupta, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael J. Higgins, Weldon Spring, MO (US);
John Roche, Ballwin, MO (US);
Dennis G. Gipson, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Brian Hostetler, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Manish G. Gupta, St. Louis, MO (US);
Michael J. Higgins, Weldon Spring, MO (US);
John Roche, Ballwin, MO (US);
Dennis G. Gipson, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Brian Hostetler, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Hussmann Corporation, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Abstract
A method of transporting commodities in a supply chain management system including a supply chain. The method includes providing a database and a network in communication with the database, which is accessible by at least one member of the supply chain via the network. The method also includes providing a container and supporting one or more commodities using the container, assigning at least one sensor to the commodities, sensing a condition of the commodities and generating a signal indicative of the commodity condition, identifying information related to the commodities, acquiring data related to identifying the commodity information, distributing the signal and the acquired data over the network, storing the signal and the acquired data in the database, monitoring the commodities via the network, and managing at least one of storage and transport of the commodities through the supply chain based on the signal and the acquired data.