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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Sanjay Mecheri Kesavan, Karnataka, IN;
Nataraj Nagaratnam, Durham, NC (US);
Lohitashwa Thyagaraj, Karnataka, IN;
Sanjay Mecheri Kesavan, Karnataka, IN;
Nataraj Nagaratnam, Durham, NC (US);
Lohitashwa Thyagaraj, Karnataka, IN;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer usable program product for mitigating distribution or consumption of counterfeit products in a supply chain are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A first set of identifiers is generated to associate with a product to be manufactured. The first set of identifiers includes identifiers corresponding to a customer reference number (CRN), a customer acknowledgment number (CAN), and a merchant acknowledgment number (MAN). The first set of identifiers is associated with the product and a status indicator. The status indicator is set to a first value representative of the product being an original product and the product being available for sale. The first set of identifiers is transmitted to another second application.