CN1802660A - Method and system for supply chain management employing a vizualization interface - Google Patents
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Abstract
Systems and methods for tracking various goods/services are disclosed. Status information is provided from a plurality of nodes on a supply chain to a database where it is stored in real-time. Suppliers, consumers, and intermediaries can access the information through a display that graphically and intuitively represents each of the plurality of nodes and the status data. By providing an end-to-end view of goods/services, embodiments of the invention allow users to efficiently track and manage various supply, procurement, and business processes.
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The cross reference of related application
The application requires in the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/471 of submission on May 16th, 2003,123 right of priority, and here, its full content is introduced the application by reference.The application requires in the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/532 of submission on Dec 24th, 2003,481 right of priority, and here, its full content is introduced the application by reference.
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to supply chain management, be specifically related to be used for the method and system that the raw material from supplier to recipient, goods or service flow are followed the tracks of and managed.
Background technology
The manufacturing inventory management needs the combined efforts between the multiple spot in the supply chain usually.Raw material and parts derive from a plurality of suppliers and place, the assembling with manufacturing process in each step can or on the different location, realize by the different sellers.Each nonredundancy point in the supply chain can be introduced the risk of additional resource bottleneck, causes the integral body time-delay of producing.The state of a plurality of inputs can cause the residue of bigger stockholding cost, parts, the generally reduction of efficient in can not expecting to produce, and can't be in response to the fluctuation of demand, supply or market condition.
The classic method that the state of producing input is followed the tracks of is height resource-intensive and time intensive.Whether whether for the parts that derive from supplier or the state of raw material are monitored, the component management person generally will repeatedly attempt to get in touch supplier in adoption process, assemble or transport to determine for example to order goods, perhaps in transporting the way.In turn, every some source about the open prder status information that can have himself on the supply chain, and this has increased follow load.The supplier's quantity that need follow the tracks of and number of components can further increase the required execution number of times of this process.
Scattered and the imperfection of existing solution of order tracking problem.Even manufacturer obtains assembly from well-known suppliers, and can trust this supplier and can in special time period, fill your order, manufacturer still must depend on the different sellers usually, to carry out dilivery of freight by aviation, ocean and/or ground transport.And, though can carry out from motion tracking, also have no idea at present different trackers and information are combined in the single information resources jointly to each several part in the supply chain.Therefore, need unified system and method,, follow the tracks of the state of producing input with from customer demand to required goods or the service offering process.
Summary of the invention
Each embodiment of the present invention provides the system and method that the state of referable thing in the supply chain is followed the tracks of.Run through this instructions, term " goods ", " service ", " input ", " referable thing " and " goods " are used interchangeably, and are intended to comprise the attribute project or the input of any goods, service, raw material or production.Shown in the figure along supply chain, and for example supplier, client and supplier and client between the agent, the consignor that it comprises product/service broker or freight transportation service is provided, the supply chain node that is associated.Run through the disclosure, term " supplier " comprises provider, sender, manufacturer or the supplier of goods or service, term " client " can exchange with term " recipient ", " buyer ", " assembler ", " manufacturer " and use, and can refer in these or other receiving entity any one.In addition, term " agent " can refer to consignor, transportation provider, assembler, commission merchant, the buyer and the seller, and its other party of service perhaps is provided on supply chain.In any given supply chain, can there be one or more suppliers, client and agent's node, each node has different participation grades in supply, purchase and hand over of goods/service.
In each embodiment of the present invention, one or more in these nodes represent independent and the dereferenced entity, and it obtains data from source independent and dereferenced.For example, in each embodiment of the present invention,, will obtain status datas from two suppliers deriving from two in fact each other in the parts supply chain of rival's different parts suppliers.Similarly, the transportation provider that covers the region route in the world can be totally independent of the client of the service shipping goods that uses this transportation provider, and both are unrelated.Each embodiment of the present invention makes data acquisition from these separate sources in central database, thereby is integrated into the common location data from the separate sources of following the tracks of separately usually.
In one embodiment, there is a kind of tracker, is used to monitor the goods that supplier provides to the recipient or the state of service.System comprises the database of information about goods, the state of goods on the different nodes in this information description supply chain.In addition, provide a kind of display system,, obtain status data, and generate single screen and show with accessing database, its based on data with each node of diagrammatic representation and with each node associated state.In various embodiments of the present invention, also provide template generation, display management, incident and data module.In addition, each embodiment of the present invention allows to detect predefined " incident " or condition based on status data, and the execution of the action when being provided at incident or condition and taking place.
In another embodiment, be provided for the demonstration in each stage of description process.Show the graph-based that comprises a plurality of stages in the process, wherein the particular state that each stage is gone up process with reference to quantitative value is carried out visual description.Its also comprise with process in the table of a stage associated values.The activation of graph-based in moment can make in the table each value change, to reflect the value in the selected stage.
Though the background of the supply chain management of being primarily aimed at and goods is described, the present invention can be widely used in the field of order management, customer relation management and Enterprise Resources Planning.
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Fig. 1 is the graph-based according to the tracing display of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 A is the system diagram according to the tracker of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 B is the block diagram according to the tracker of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 C is the block diagram according to the computer memory of Fig. 2 A tracker.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram that is used for the process of tracing display according to an embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 A-4C represents the graph-based according to the numerous embodiments of tracing display of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the graph-based that the catalogue that is linked with tracing display according to one embodiment of the present invention shows.
Fig. 6 is that the catalogue that the parts that are linked with tracing display show shows.
Fig. 7 is the graph-based that panel board shows, describes the state of various parts in the supply chain that is used for one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the graphical demonstration according to the user interface of one embodiment of the present invention, is used for management data and obtains and display preferences to generate tracing display.
Fig. 9 is the graph-based according to the user interface of one embodiment of the present invention, is used for the management data input so that the source of tracing display to be provided.
Figure 10-the 13rd according to the graph-based of the user interface of one embodiment of the present invention, is used for the management data source and to being used for the data of database input of store status data, so that it is outputed in the tracing display.
Figure 14 represents to be used for the graphical image that uses in tracing display according to one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 15 is the process flow diagram according to the incident of the detected state data of one embodiment of the present invention and the process that execution is moved when detecting incident.
Figure 16 is the process flow diagram according to the process of the generation state indicating template of one embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the graph-based of tracing display 100 of state that is used to monitor goods production input according to one embodiment of the present invention.Though will describe the present invention according to the freight supply chain, those of skill in the art will understand, the present invention also is applied to a plurality of others of the system of needs monitoring and reporting capabilities, includes but not limited to service, health care and generating etc.And, though will in concrete background, describe the present invention with supplier, agent and client of setting quantity, with simplified illustration and understanding, but, these numbers only provide in the mode of example, and each embodiment of the present invention may comprise less or seldom or hardly comprises supplier, agent and client.
Tracing display 100 has been described five bulk bin 102-110 graphically, represents five nodes on the supply chain, and this supply chain extends to recipient's set of node tinning 110 from supplier's set of node tinning 102.Intuitively represent each node through network 118 with the image that other bulk bins 102-110 is connected with bulk bin 102-110.The Inventory ranking of each node graphically is described as the liquid (for example referring to, the grade 112 in trans-oceanic transportation bulk bin 114) in the bulk bin.Diagnostic data and designator 132-138 are shown under each bulk bin 102-110, and the further details of the selected bulk bin 102-110 data that provide support in table 122.By describing status data in mode directly perceived and simple, embodiments of the present invention shown in Figure 1 provide the detailed general introduction of the supply chain current state that runs through a plurality of nodes on not crowded single screen tracing display 100.Although in a preferred embodiment each node is described as preserving the bulk bin of store of goods, those of skill in the art will understand, can use many other symbols to pass on identical data and information.Will be described below a plurality of alternative embodiments.
The referable thing of following the tracks of in Fig. 1 tracing display 100 can be represented multiple goods, service or produce any in the input.For example, in the parts that obtain handheld device, the tracing display 100 of Fig. 1 can be used for following the tracks of the buying that will be assemblied in the multiple parts in the finished product.In another embodiment, tracing display 100 can be described buying or various commerce or other process of other goods, perhaps can be used for other and uses, and for example follows the tracks of the state of workflow.
Shown in status data can comprise any of input state measured, comprise input quantity or volume, measure with the weight or the quantity of unit, perhaps be applicable to measuring of the input monitored with other.Status data can reflect the measuring of time, for example on given wear rate, need import all numbers of supply.Status data can also comprise the qualitative information that for example is sent to user's alarm or notification message, critical event indication etc. from node, perhaps out of Memory.It can also comprise finance or market information about input, the cost of price, transportation input or for example to the demand of input, and other that perhaps pass on cost, price or value measured.Shown in status data can be associated with any stock grouping or subelement, reflect for example relevant to all open prders of specific features stock or the stock who is associated with stock's classification, for example all power leads that are associated with a specific user with the client.
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The request tracing display 100 that the user saw is identity and the preferences which partly can be depending on the user.For example, in one embodiment, each among supplier, agent, supply chain management person and the client can be based on its role access data relevant with the supply chain different piece.In one case, supply chain management person is responsible for producing input for the client buys by a plurality of suppliers and agent.Supply chain management person and a plurality of suppliers get in touch, and produce input to provide, and a plurality of transportation provider is positioned, to guarantee dilivery of freight to the client.Supply chain management person enters inlet by being linked to page login, and request tracing display 100.Because it is responsible for process end to end, and responsible intervention of being asked, in one embodiment, supply chain management person receives the visit to tracing display 100 full views, comprises diagnosis and out of Memory.
On the other hand, the client can only receive the view of client's receiving node, for example the center 1 108 of Fig. 1 and center 2 110.The client may not wish to see the front end of supply chain, and for example it specially is contracted out to management supply chain management person's words.In addition, supply chain management person may not wish that the client sees the alarm information that is associated with the supply chain fault.Similarly, the agent can receive the view of its relevant position, for example in trans-oceanic transportation bulk bin 106.Perhaps, agent or other side also can receive the view of node on every side, perhaps can visit the data that run through whole chain.In another embodiment, the third-party vendor or the agent that do not relate to transaction also can acquire the visit of the each several part of tracing display 100, so that provide supplemental services based on needs.The addressable information of third party may show in different simplification views, is just experiencing the identity of short each side to hide.
View can also be according to the stream of the goods of being followed the tracks of and character and is different.For example, the set of all open prders that the concrete goods that the client of tracing display 100 or recipient's view can reflect with the client orders is associated, it can comprise multiple different input, to consign to one or more clients' center.For example, ordering or following the tracks of under the situation of a plurality of inputs, can show a plurality of bulk bins, each represents an input.On the other hand, supply chain management person may wish to concentrate on a specific indent from the client, and it can derive from a plurality of suppliers, and perhaps it may wish to check state according to supplier or goods.Use a modification of Fig. 1 tracing display 100, supply chain management person can relatively provide the different suppliers' of identical goods performance, perhaps follows the tracks of the state from single supplier's multiple goods.Based on user's demand, also has other view.Each different user also has specific preference or setting, for example, specifies to show 100 format and content, and it also may influence the being seen output 100 of user.
Display characteristic
Preceding two bulk bins 102,104 in the tracing display 100 of Fig. 1 are represented supplier's node.In the quantity of the current concrete parts of making of goods bulk bin 104 representatives, safety stock bulk bin 102 is represented the reservation quantity of specific features, makes reservation with the potential payment to supplier.Trans-oceanic transportation bulk bin 106 is represented agent's node, and reflects current in the number of entry of carrying out trans-oceanic transportation.Also may represent other supplier and transportation node, for example, comprise ground or air transport or shipment center.Though each in these nodes represented the different step in the supply chain, in other embodiments, a plurality of redundant nodes of different phase can be expressed as the alternative path in the supply chain in the adoption process, for example shown in Figure 1, the situation of two center bulk bins, center 1 bulk bin 108 and center 2 bulk bins 110.
The the 4th and the 5th bulk bin 108,110 in the tracing display 100 is represented two client's receiving centers respectively, center 1 and center 2.In other embodiments, additional central can be associated with ordered input, is represented by the additional bulk bin on centering 2 bulk bins 110 next doors.Below each center bulk bin the additional subdivision that shows, report and above-mentioned similar diagnosis.
Be various demonstration subdivisions below each bulk bin in bulk bin 102-110, be used for passing on diagnosis and quantitative data.For example, directly be presented at being four and showing subdivision 132-138 below goods bulk bin 104.132 expressions of first subdivision are from the total amount of ordered parts in the different open prders at local center.Also comprise viewing area 150 showing in 100, be used to represent the use estimator weekly that is associated with the user.This estimation can determine according in the multiple input any one, comprises that the estimation of historical average, user's appointment or part are based on the expection of specifying rate of rise.Be used to calculate any hypothesis of this diagnostic data, for example relevant rate of rise of being supposed can be presented in the demonstration 100, maybe can be by link from showing that 100 conduct interviews.Second subdivision 134 comprises the alarm designator, if surpassing the max threshold of bulk bin 104 or input rank drops to and is lower than minimum threshold, if perhaps run counter to or activate any other the predefined rule of triggering, then alarm designator with glittering, in an embodiment of the invention, when the user holds mouse through the glittering designator on second subdivision 134 of demonstration 100, then provide further information about alarm cause.
The 3rd subdivision 136 shown, shown in given estimation use weekly under the situation of speed 150, all numbers are supplied in bulk bin 104 current maintainable expections.Those of skill in the art can understand, and other many methods can be used for alarm or fault state are arrived in user's attention mobility, such as but not limited to the use of color, and output sound or other user interface mechanism.The quantity of 138 pairs of current W.I.P. orders in relevant center of the 4th subdivision is sued for peace.
Each node can with quantity of goods and predefined minimum and max threshold be described relatively, use arrow 114 and arrow 116 on each bulk bin 102-110, to divide boundary.As shown in figure 14, when the user with indicator 1402, when for example mouse remains on the minimum 116 of bulk bin 102-110 and maximum 114 marks, can show minimum and max threshold.Minimum value 116 and maximal value 114 that selection is used for each bulk bin 102-110 can reflect various values, and for example historical thresholding, capacity, contractual terms and conditions or other are measured.
Bulk bin 102-110 can come sizing with identical or different ratio.In one embodiment, based on the scale bulk bin 102-110 of max threshold, make equipment can be shown as bigger than miscellaneous equipment with larger capacity.In each embodiment of the present invention, for example, if have a plurality of suppliers node in the supply chain, wherein each is associated with the supplier who carries out the identical function that order is provided, and then can be associated with buying or the same stage of producing more than one node.Two this redundant nodes can be represented with multiple mode, comprise form with two supplier's bulk bins, a bulk bin that perhaps has two different pieces representing each supplier, perhaps with two less bulk bins of the little column that is assigned to " supplier " node or space representative, perhaps based on some other distortion of the display technique of knowing in this area.
In a broad sense, each embodiment of the present invention is considered based on the detection of status data to " incident " or " condition ", and is taked corresponding action based on incident or condition.The user can comprise value or appointed threshold with reference to raw data, calculating according to any any amount of measuring or the quality definition incident or the condition of status data, for example transports the total charge of fate, residue supply or order.In each embodiment of the present invention, if the incident of detecting or condition, tracker can be carried out certain action, is included in alarm or other message are set in the demonstration 100.For example, in the embodiment of tracing display element shown in Figure 14, " Place P/O " signal 1404 is provided with the order order when reminding the user to be lower than certain threshold at the Inventory ranking on the node.Can trigger automatically and tracing display 100 incoherent other actions.These actions may comprise to automatic Email, instant message, fax or other message that generates of respective party transmission of being responsible for correcting or monitoring this incident.It also may comprise warning tone or alarm.To the execution of event detection and institute's trigger action be described with reference to Figure 15 below.
Show that 100 can pass on the various performances or the internal trace information of relevant input supply.For example, in supply transactions, for example on behalf of some, standards such as selling price, quality, quantity and payment in time all can measure, and can estimate different suppliers or agent according to them.With respect to this standard about the information of specific side performance can also be quantitatively or the form of qualitative information be illustrated in the demonstration 100 for example " apart from the residue fate of contract date ".And in the alternative embodiment of the present invention, wherein production is not associated with special contract but is sold and the wholesale market, and any predetermined a plurality of conditions can be used to adjust the price of goods of selling client or recipient automatically.In case detect incident and generated diagnostic message or message based on predetermined condition, then show 100 or other media can be used for passing on this information or message.For example, can produce message by the autoelectrinic mail maker of knowing in this area, the address is a pre-specified address, is sent to the internet via network interface by signal line then, and routes to by the pre-police.In another embodiment, send message by signal line to the monitoring server that is hosted in network.Can select to use other export technique of knowing in this area.This function can strengthen the availability and the ability of expecting availability provide real time price adjust of a certain side based on goods.
As it is described to run through the application, term " signal line " comprise by numeral, simulation, satellite, wireless, high-speed information transmission standard (firewire) (IEEE1394), 802.11, any connection of supporting of RF, LAN (Local Area Network) and/or wide area network, Ethernet, 9 needle connectors, parallel port, USB, serial or small computer system interface (SCSI), TCP/IP, HTTP, Email, web server or other communication facilities, router or agreement or connect combination.In some cases, " signal line " also can comprise traditional phone line, for example is used for calling the real-time status data from node by supplier.Under specific circumstances, signal line can carry out two-way communication, perhaps in other cases, may only support one-way communication.
The user can specify the value of definition incident or condition, will carry out action when these incidents of generation or condition, also defines the consequent action that is triggered by the generation of incident or fault condition.In conjunction with as described in Fig. 9, in one embodiment, the user can specify the value and the rule of definition incident, and the action that will carry out is provided as following.
The demonstration 100 of Fig. 1 comprises table viewing area 122, is used to represent digital order and shipping data.Table viewing area 122 provides additional details, to replenish the graphical inventory information of describing in the trans-oceanic transportation bulk bin 106.The trans-oceanic transportation bulk bin 106 of Fig. 1 comprises the input of 5500 units.Table shows that 122 further are divided into this following two orders: order number L41114 and L41114.Each order various piece is gone to one or more in two different centers (center 1 and center 2).Show that at table in 122, expression has two parts 124 and 126, each represents a center.
Table shown in the user can visit by the subdivision of clicking demonstration 140 in the trans-oceanic transportation shows 122, and on table 122, carry out roll screen, so that can be in conjunction with the detailed sequence information of the supply chain view visit of representing by bulk bin 102-110 on grid 118 (and whole supply chain).In an embodiment of the invention, the table that is associated with W.I.P bulk bin 104 show 122 describe in detail the number of each open prder, the quantity of ordered parts, the number of components of having loaded and transported, not the footing amount, not footing amount expection date of loading and transporting, with and anticipate the date that reaches.In one embodiment, with center 1 bulk bin 108 and center 2 bulk bins 110 in any one table that is associated show the date that Reporting Center's open prder quantitative value, each order numbers, size of order, present issued quantity, remaining not footing amount and final amount send.Like this, can on the on-demand basis, show the information of high granularity, allow user's quicklook ground to find out specifying information to the user, and lookup table or much studying in great detail in the websites in detail.
Those skilled in the art can understand in this area, can use multiple declaration and show and select, to realize each embodiment of the present invention.For example, do not use bulk bin, can use the graphical image of battery shown in Figure 14.Alternatively, status data can be represented with digital form, but not graph-based, and can utilize the different images that obviously is associated with each node to represent each node itself.For example, show in the illustrative shown in Fig. 4 A and comprise the factory's image that is used at the goods node, the airport image 412 that is used for the air transportation node, the distribution point 416 that is used for the steamer image 414 of trans-oceanic transportation node and is used for Centroid.Under each graph image, various states data or diagnostic data have been represented with the form of numerical quantities of input.Fig. 4 B and 4C represent other embodiment according to the tracing display of each embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 4 B, represented input rank graphically, measure with yardstick, below each node, include numerical value.In Fig. 4 C, each node table is shown the beanpod of elongation, the shade in the beanpod is used to indicate the state of input.
System architecture
Can use several different methods to generate demonstration and the display unit of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 A-C and Figure 14.Fig. 2 A is expression is used to generate demonstration 100 according to the tracker 201 of one embodiment of the present invention a block diagram.System 201 comprises database 200, and it is by signal line 262, and 264a and process network 276a are from a plurality of supply chain node 270-274 accepting state data.Node 270-274 comprises each point in the supply chain, comprises other position in the point that is associated with ordering system, interim storage repository, transportation ship or the supply chain.Can go up manual collection status data from node 270-274, use sensor or other monitoring mechanism detection of electrons status data, perhaps make the combination that ins all sorts of ways determine status data.Data are sent to database 200 by network 276a and signal line 262 and 264a.In response to requests for data, use processor to obtain status data from database 200.Data are used to generate the demonstration such as the demonstration 100 of Fig. 1.On signal line 264b,, demonstration is outputed on a plurality of display device 282-286 by network 276b and by signal line 268.
Fig. 2 B is the block diagram according to the tracker 201 of one embodiment of the present invention.But the one or more elements shown in the system 200 of Fig. 2 A also can be hosted on the computer system, and it comprises the one or more typical computer system elements shown in Fig. 2 B.Shown is at least one processor 202, and it links to each other with bus 204.Storer 206, memory device 208, keyboard 210, graphics adapter 212, pointing device 214 and network adapter 216 also link to each other with bus 204.Display 218 links to each other with graphics adapter 212.
Known in the art, computer system 220 is applicable to the computer program module of carrying out the function be used to provide described here.As used herein, term " module " can refer to be used to provide the computer program logic of appointed function.Module can be implemented on hardware, firmware and/or the software.Preferably, module stores in memory device 208, is loaded in the storer 206, and carries out by processor 202.
The type of hardware and software can change to some extent based on the implementation of tracker in the computer system 220.For example, the tracker that runs under the high power capacity environment can have a plurality of processors and hardware driving subsystem, handles handling capacity so that provide high, and has a plurality of displays and keyboard, so that support a plurality of simultaneous users.Similarly, based on the specific performance of system, specific implementations can be ignored certain components, for example display 218, keyboard 210 and/or network adapter 216.In addition, computer system 220 can support that the traditional function that adds is unspecified here, for example with multiple form display image, allows user security ground to sign in to system, and supports managerial ability.
In Fig. 2 A, tracker 201 comprises database 200, and links to each other with display device 282-286 with node 270-274 with network 276 by signal line 262-268.In one embodiment, the module of tracker 201 and database 200 is hosted on public server or the computer system, and in other embodiments, various processing, database and other function are realized by disparate modules, and be implemented on the different equipment or system, these equipment or system can interconnect by diverse network and wireless or wired connection.In addition, do not need each embodiment of the present invention all to comprise described all elements, perhaps connect as shown.In some implementation of system, also may in the difference configuration various elements appear.
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Fig. 2 C is the block diagram of the computer memory 206 of tracker 201 among Fig. 2 A.Although the tracker 201 with reference to Fig. 2 B is described computer memory 206, those skilled in the art will understand in this area, shown in the indication module can store or be hosted in or in the configuration outside describing.
Importing/memory module 248 links to each other with database 200 with system module 240 by bus 204.Shown in Fig. 2 A, (for example, node 270-274) provides status data by signal line 262,264a and network 276a to tracker 201 from a plurality of nodes.The data feed-in is sent to system module 240 by bus 204.System module sends signals to importing/memory module 248, module 248 and then order is sent to processor 202, and designation data is kept in the database 200.
Show generation module 252, acquisition module 256, data module 242, present module 246 and link to each other with database 200 with system module 240 by bus 204 with event module 254.When it received request, tracker 201 generation states showed, so that it is shown on a plurality of equipment 282-286.Request is received by system module 240, and then activates demonstration generation module 252, and signal is informed the request that generates.Show that generation module 252 activates acquisition module 256 again, its expression also sends order to processor 202, to obtain desired data from database.Show that generation module 252 can also calling party be stored in instruction and the User Preferences about how creating the demonstration that will export in the storer 206.In case obtained data by acquisition module 256, shown generation module 252 activation data modules 242, raw data is converted to useful output.This analysis can comprise resolves or formatted data, perhaps according to the value in the predefined rule analysis data, to determine whether that incident or condition take place.If the incident of detecting then is sent to signal event module 254.Event module 254 visits are stored in the information in the storer 206, and this information is specified if necessary then should take for what action.Following described with reference to Figure 15, action may comprise to output adds alarm information, perhaps other actions.
Show that generation module 252 activation present module 246.Demonstration generation module 252 can be ordered and be presented module 204, is converted to the displayable page with data, User Preferences and/or the event data that data module 242 is handled, for example, and the form that HTML(Hypertext Markup Language) or other are known.
The user can check by presenting the shown output that module 246 produces.When the user provides when input based on demonstration, for example, click the part in showing, input is sent to display management module 250,250 of display management modules can be carried out any option in a plurality of options, comprise causing more detailed information being shown.For example, display management module 250 may generate pop-up window or inset window, and it comprises additional detail or out of Memory or even additivity data or about the information of other supplier's availability.In another embodiment, display management module 250 may the initiation message interfaces, messages application programming interface (MAPI) for example, can create therein about or comprise the email message of packing in advance of state or diagnostic message.Then, wish to comprise that edit in quantity by changing node or data feed-in source or when changing demonstration, the editting function that is provided by creation module 244 or other module can be used to realize this task as the user.
The establishment of tracing display
In Figure 16, describe a process, be used for creating by the tracker 201 of Fig. 2 A the template of demonstration 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention.Those of skill in the art can understand, and the order that the alternative embodiment of system can be different is carried out this process or the described step in other process, execution additional step or the omission particular step of describing here.
As example, manufacturer requires it to obtain parts with the gerentocratic situation of supply chain, to satisfy the order for portable equipment.Manufacturer specifies its equipment shell that especially needs configuration coefficient (form factor) pedestal, LED display, power supply and be used for its each unit that will make.In one embodiment, supply chain management person is provided with a plurality of display screen orders from supplier in several weeks.After having ordered display screen, supplier assembles display screen, and (in one embodiment, supplier may obtain from another manufacturer again) ships a plurality of harbours by installment by trans-oceanic transportation in each supplier factory or other facility then.Two centers of terminal user are approached at these harbours, give each factory with distribution, and manufacturer is assembled into finished product with parts in factory.
At first create indicating template, order flow process to mate this.With reference to Figure 16, need the important node of following the tracks of in definite (1604) supply chain of supply chain management person or other side.For example, these nodes may comprise two centers of display screen supplier's factory and shipping facilities, a plurality of transportation node and manufacturer.Then, supply chain management person then defines the goods stream between (1608) each node.For example, the path of the display screen that is provided by different suppliers (wherein this path is at its source punishment fork) can compile at a plurality of points, for example transports node or manufacturer center.
The graphic user interface of Fig. 8 can be used by supply chain management person, to use goods stream between input window and drop-down menu defined node and the node.Sign and flag node on the interface for example, have the safety stock 808 of mark " safety stock " as shown.Can and add center button 812 sign centers with input window.Supply chain management person can pay input payment selection in the sign indicating number input window 806 under the help that add payment yard button 804.In addition, supply chain management person can select with predetermined set of diagrams shape image and dispose the type (for example, " Inventory ranking " or " the basic tracking ") of the tracking output 802 that is associated.In one embodiment, exist and template shown in Fig. 1, " Inventory ranking " config option that bulk bin 102-110 shown in comprising, grid 110, table 122 and a plurality of subdivision 132-138 are associated.In one embodiment, provide " the basic tracking " option, it wherein only provides the numerical value form but not the quantity information of graphic form with the simplification form output information shown in Fig. 4 A.Return Figure 16, all these data are used for creating (1612a) node stream.
At a plurality of nodes of identification and after making one's options in config option, the user can provide (1616) database to quote, to allow to obtain each node data afterwards.For example, by database label and field are input in the window 814, the user can put by the reference data warehouse compartment.Then, can store this information, and be used to generate data base querying, be used to obtain the status data of each shown node.But supply chain management person or other user be the specific data source then, and it will be provided and store in the database 200.For each of these nodes, status recognition Data Source, it will comprise the database of other link in existing tracker or individual supplier, transporter or the supply chain usually.As detailed below, use the graphic user interface of Figure 10-13, supply chain management person or other user can be linked to the data feed-in (1620) database 200.
At last, the user can define (1624) state event/condition and specify (1628) should take what action when detecting incident or condition.Fig. 9 provides an interface, is used to define this incident or detects rule.As shown in Figure 9, the user can use a plurality of input areas 910 to set, for example, in standard volume 906 or threshold minimum 902 and the maximal value 904 of the Xiao Zhou that needs in the heart to keep several 912, lead time.By importing these values, the user specifies " detecting rule " and fault condition, and they have defined the bottleneck condition that generate the alarm action.For example, if Xiao Zhou's number that the stock at local center is brought down below that product expects weekly that use amount and center need keep, the user can receive the figure alarm designator or the alarm designator of Email or other communication form alternatively.
The use of status tracking system
In case created indicating template, the tracker 201 of Fig. 2 A can be used for following the tracks of the goods stream mode through specified node.Simple process of the flow chart description of Fig. 3 is used to use tracker 201 occupied state databases.Continue above-mentioned display screen buying situation, this process starts from tracker 201 and receives (320) status data from a plurality of suppliers, agent, manufacturer's node, and this status data is indicated display screen quantity or other status data on each node.In one embodiment, provide this status data 310, refresh in real time, and store or cover (330) at database 200.Can use XML, Web service or other file layout to send data, these data will comprise order and customer information usually, and data based order and customer information are carried out index.On some point, supply chain management person or manufacturer or other side can seek the tracking to the display screen state.In order to achieve this end, for example the user can call user interface on the Web browser or on other web browser, and user interface generates again the request from the status data of database.
Receive (340) this status data request by tracker 201.Tracker 201 is determined (342) requesting party's configuration based on login or out of Memory, and in one embodiment, continues to express request based on this configuration to database 200.As previously mentioned, manufacturer or agent may receive only the visit to a supply chain part, and in one embodiment, provide visit to all status datas to supply chain management person.In one embodiment, the Data View that the requesting party can also specify its hope to check, for example, the data that are associated with the different brackets or the different user of status data set, for example client, purchase order or node grade.In response to these different inputs, tracker 201 is handled this request, and obtains the data that (350) are asked, for example, by by the data base call of realizing with the processor of database 200 on same server, although other modules can be carried out one or more steps described here.
Based on the status data that is obtained, (360) state that generates shows.In the described process of Fig. 3, the user displays preferences and state event/conditional information, and for example maximum order value and status data use jointly, shows 370 to generate output.In one embodiment, generate the demonstration 370 that shows the sign indicating number form, and be sent to the equipment or the server (not shown) of request, and be converted into output demonstration 370, for example tracing display 100 of Fig. 1 by signal line 208 and network 216.In one embodiment, but realize showing sign indicating number by the web browser, although in alternative embodiment, may adopt other suitable graphical format and manifestation mode.Gained shows that 370 may be displayed among the addressable display device 222-226 of requesting party.In yet another embodiment of the present invention, will export and show that 370 are sent to treatment facility, and be presented on the display screen such as portable equipment, portable computer, desktop computer or other machine or equipment.
Providing output to show after 370 at first, can show that 370 provide the user to import 362 to tracker 201 based on output.The form of this input 370 can be activation or other input 632 orders that sent that click, indicator moved, touched the display screen part.In one embodiment, tracker 201 is imported 370 based on the user and is refreshed (360) output demonstration 370, for example represents that more detailed view or startup comprise the window of definition or additivity information.In another embodiment, the user can initiation message transmits the interface, and the user can transmit interface immediately to other side's send Email or other message of supply chain by this message.
As shown in Figure 3, be in operation, tracker 201 also can be used for the status data that monitoring (334) particular event takes place.As shown in the figure, no matter when provide status data, then carry out this monitoring to database 200, and no matter whether have requests for data.Figure 15 is the process flow diagram of a process that carries out the execution of event detection and trigger action according to one embodiment of the present invention.Table 1 provides the supposition incident and some example of the action that will trigger.
Table 1
| Incident | Describe | Rule | If the generation incident is then moved |
| " pay time-delay for 1 grade " | Consign to any input at center with 5-10 days time-delays | If pay time-delay=＞5, if pay time-delay＜=10, grade 1 is paid time-delay | Send message to supplier, require 5% discount |
| " low stock at center " | The center stock is brought down below certain threshold | Thresholding=t center stock＜t, the low stock at center | Create the PO form, send message and comprise the PO form to supply chain management person |
As described in Figure 15, this process starts from receiving (320/1508) status data.New data are kept in the database 200.According to predefined event detection rules 1510 resolve (1512) new and the standing state data, event detection rules is specified needs for which particular data, with based on the dependency rule execution analysis.Tracker 201 is carried out (1516) event detection, and is as shown in table 1 by event detection rules 1510 predefined incidents to determine whether to take place.If detect (1524) incident, then tracker 201 continues to carry out the incident associated action (for example, pay time-delay if detect 1 grade, then send message to supplier, require 5% discount) of (1526) and event detection rules definition.Carrying out (1526) if after this action or also do not detect (1522) incident, tracker 201 continuation monitor state data.
The management of tracking data
The demonstration of Figure 10-13 can be used to manage from the node 210-214 of Fig. 2 A and the data supply of database 200.In one embodiment of the present invention, the concrete feed-in that is associated with data source has been supplied status data from specific node 210-214 to database 200.In Figure 10, the data feed-in that in simple interface, is associated with the data source that comprises from the status information of node 210-214 with title (" data feed-in ") 1020 sign.Information about the nearest time (" commissioning date last time ") of current state (" state ") and visit data feed-in 1020 is provided in demonstration.Use the demonstration of Figure 10, user or supvr can edit or change data source 1030 or feed-in by activating a plurality of user interface button 1010,1030.If the user wishes the management data source, it can achieve this end by activating " management data source " button 1010, in an embodiment of the invention, activates the demonstration that this button can produce Figure 11.
What identify in the demonstration of Figure 11 is the general record finger URL (" URL ") of data source (" PCH ") and file transfer protocol (FTP) (" FTP ") website 1120, can visit data feed-in automatically on conventional basis by this URL.Use this interface, the user can add new data source or Data Position, can be from these position visit additional datas.Activate " adding the new data source " button among Figure 11, " adding the feed-in source " that the guiding user comes Figure 12 shows.This demonstration only comprises four input frame source names 1202, URL 1206, connects user name 1204 and is connected password 1208.In case the user imports this data, then connect the feed-in source, to guarantee and to originate by this feed-in of message reference that provides.
Return Figure 10, the user also can directly add the particular data feed-in by activating the interface that " adding the new data source " button 1030 arrives Figure 13 " adding the new data feed-in ".As shown in the figure, the prompting user imports a plurality of different feed-in parameters, comprises feed-in title 1302, source name 1304, URL 1306, user name 1308 and password 1310.In one embodiment of the present invention, if formerly discerned feed-in, the source of selecting to be associated with feed-in allows the user to fill in URL 1306, user name 1308 and password field 1310 automatically based on the feed-in that before provided.User interval input time 1312 is also pointed out at the interface of Figure 13, it determines the frequency of visit data feed-in, and where input should be stored in (1314-1318) about the status data from the data feed-in, where status data is sent to (1332) and previous and the position 1326 of subsequent process and 1328 the additional information of status data.
Shown in the latter half of Figure 13, as data processor, formative request of data or other instruction group, feed-in file and/or extend markup language (XML) file helps to obtain status data.By the interface, the user can specify Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) (XML) document or file from drop-down menu 1332, and it includes the instruction that is used to handle feed-in or XML file.Xsl file can add in this menu by " new XSL: " input window 1334.Use these simple interfaces, user, supplier, recipient or other can be with node 210-214 and the streams of the status data between the database 200 of handling Fig. 2 A simply.But those of skill in the art can understand, and other interface that customizes for the different user environment also can be used for providing identical functions.
Link to tracing display
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 represent to be shown to according to the parts catalogue of one embodiment of the present invention the link of tracing display.In one embodiment of the present invention, the user signs in to resource management inlet (not shown).When landing, the user can browse the parts catalogue that can be used for selecting.If the user has the movable order that is associated with selected parts, then the parts catalogue of Fig. 5 shows that 500 comprise interface button 520, and it allows the state of its all any movable order of usertracking.The selection of button 520 has started tracing display 510, therein visual description for the state of the movable order of these parts (under the situation of Fig. 5, being power lead).Click by use the parts catalogue is shown that 500 are linked to tracing display 510, the user can navigate at the resource management inlet effectively, and uses the concrete sequence information of click visit of minimum number.
Alternatively, in case login, the user may wish to check all open prders before seizing single project.Use interface shown in Figure 6, the user can check the demonstration 600 of all parts, and selector button 606 then, with the demonstration 610 that is linked to all open prders.In sheet format, show the open prder of 610 expressions according to the number of components tissue, and the state of each parts in a plurality of node and the catalogue, comprise " W.I.P safety stock " and " summation (except that safety stock) ".Provide the status indicator 612 that is similar to glittering red light to notify violation visually, thereby signal inform which project the user should be noted that immediately for the predefine rule to the user.Further details can obtain by alternative pack 614, starts tracing display 620 thus.
Though the state of the concrete Order Part of the tracing display 510,620 of Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 representative, Fig. 7 provides the demonstration of simplification, its can be used for according to another embodiment of the present invention follow the tracks of derive from supply chain more than parts.The demonstration of Fig. 7 comprises two parts, and the facility 1 in the supply chain is represented at the top, and facility 2 is represented in the bottom.Each facility is represented a node in the supply chain, there the parts input is assembled into finished product.For each facility, monitor three parts (parts 1,2 and 3).Visually, a plurality of parts that 702,704,706 representatives of dotted line designator are being assembled at facility 1 place, and the image 712,714,716 of supply container is used to describe the Inventory ranking of facility 2.Using this tracing display, allow difference and datum node in the user management supply chain and monitor different nodes in the supply chain, is redundant node in this embodiment.In one embodiment, manufacturer orders identical parts from difference source, reducing based on the probabilistic risk of supplier, and can use each supplier's of display monitoring shown in Figure 7 relative performance.
Shown the aforementioned description of each embodiment of the present invention that is used for illustration purpose; It is not intended to limit of the present invention in or be limited to disclosed precise forms.Those skilled in the art can understand in the association area, have a lot of improvement or distortion according to above-mentioned instruction.Therefore, it is intended to scope of the present invention and is limited by not being subjected to this detailed description, but is limited by appended claims.
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1. a tracker is used to monitor the state that offers at least one recipient's referable thing from least one supplier, and described system comprises:
Database comprises the status data about described referable thing, and described status data derives from a plurality of nodes, and described a plurality of nodes comprise at least one supplier's node and recipient's node, and represents a plurality of non-subordinate entities; And
Disposal system, be configured to database is conducted interviews, to obtain and described a plurality of node associated state data, and based on the described status data generation tracing display of obtaining, wherein said tracing display is that single screen shows, it has represented described a plurality of node and and each node associated state data graphically.
2. system according to claim 1, further comprise creation module, be used to create the template of tracing display, it specifies in the node in the described demonstration, the stream of the referable thing between described a plurality of nodes, the form and the data feed-in of described tracing display, to obtain described tracing display by status data.
3. system according to claim 1 further comprises event module, is used to determine whether taken place predetermined incident, and carries out action in response to the generation of described incident.
4. system according to claim 3, wherein said event module is configured to resolve the data that are stored in the described database, and analyzes the data resolved, to determine whether to take place the incident by detecting rule definition.
5. system according to claim 3, wherein said action comprises in following group one of them: the sound of giving notice, output message on described tracing display, and generate the message that will send to the user.
6. system according to claim 1 further comprises the display management module, is used to receive the input of user to described tracing display, and imports the predetermined action of execution based on described user.
7. system according to claim 6, wherein said predetermined action comprises in following group one of them: a part that changes described tracing display, provide additional information to described user, and start the message transmission interface that is used to constitute about the message of described status data.
8. system according to claim 1, wherein said a plurality of nodes further comprise at least one in following: the agent's node between described supplier node and the described recipient's node, and be used to store the warehouse node of reserving goods.
9. system according to claim 1, wherein said disposal system is configured to, generate tracing display in response to request, and the content of wherein said tracing display and form depend on that this request is from described supplier node, described recipient's node, agent or third party.
10. system according to claim 1, the incremental data about the referable thing that is provided to described recipient by described supplier is provided wherein said status data, and the data that derive from the automated inventory tracking system.
11. system according to claim 1, wherein said disposal system is configured to, generate tracing display, this tracing display graphically is expressed as the vessel form that is connected by grid with described a plurality of nodes, and will the state pictureization of node place referable thing be expressed as the form of the grade in the described container.
12. system according to claim 11, wherein container comprises minimum and max threshold designator, and described demonstration comprises whether the described referable thing at node place surpasses the designator of thresholding.
13. a method that is used for the show state data, described method comprises:
Receive the selection of user about the format and content that can show output;
Has the status data of stating the supply chain parts about a plurality of nodes place in the supply chain;
Store described status data;
Reception is for the request that can show output;
In response to described request, obtain described status data; And
Generate the described output that shows, the state of each node in described a plurality of node and the described a plurality of node has been represented on the wherein said output patternization ground that shows.
14. method according to claim 13, wherein said obtaining step is realized by the order of XML or Web service form.
15. method according to claim 13 comprises further based on described status data and fixed value generating displayable output that the relation between described status data and the described fixed value is described in described displayable output.
16. method according to claim 13 wherein receives and selects further to comprise the user selection of reception to the input form of graphic user interface, wherein said graphic user interface comprises drop-down menu.
17., receive to select wherein further to comprise that reception can therefrom obtain the position of status data according to the method for claim 13.
18. according to the method for claim 13, further comprise receiving the user, and take predetermined action based on described user's input to the described input that shows output.
19. the method according to claim 13 further comprises:
Determine whether to take place predefined incident based on described status data, and
In response to the generation of described predefine incident, carry out predefined action.
20. according to the method for claim 19, it is one of following that wherein said predefined incident comprises: surpass thresholding, drop under the thresholding, and activate fault condition.
21. method according to claim 13, wherein said receiving step for the request that can show output comprises the indication of reception as supplier, agent, client, supply chain management person or third-party requestor, and the described step of output that shows of wherein said generation depends on that described request still is that the third party proposes by supplier, agent, client, supply chain management person.
22. method according to claim 21, wherein said request is proposed by supplier, and described a plurality of node comprises supplier's node and agent's node.
23. method according to claim 21, wherein said request is proposed by supply chain management person, and described a plurality of node comprises supplier's node, agent's node and client node.
24. method according to claim 13, the described step of output that shows of wherein said generation comprises that generation can show output, describedly show that output comprises a plurality of bulk bins, to represent each in described a plurality of node, designator on the bulk bin is representing the state of each node, and the designator on the bulk bin is with the thresholding of representation node.
25. method according to claim 24, the described step of output that shows of wherein said generation comprises that generation can show output, describedly shows that output comprises the quantity of node place goods, described goods use amount and based on the residue supply of the described goods of described goods use amount.
26. according to the method for claim 24, the described step of output that shows of wherein said generation comprises that generation can show output, the described demonstration exported the pattern indicator that comprises node state, and the Show Color of wherein said designator reflects described node state.
27. according to the method for claim 19, wherein said determining step comprises:
Compare status data and predefined thresholding, to determine whether to take place incident.
28. a tracing display that is used for following the tracks of the state of supply chain referable thing, described demonstration comprises:
Unique diagrammatic representation of each node in a plurality of nodes comprises supplier's node, client node and transportation node, and the designator of the above referable thing state of each node;
The status data from a plurality of independent and non-subordinate sellers is represented in wherein said demonstration.
29. a demonstration that is used for each stage of description process, described demonstration comprises:
First viewing area comprises the graph-based in a plurality of stages in the described process, wherein with reference to the described status of processes of quantitative values visable representation on each stage; And
Second viewing area comprises the table of each value that is associated with the stage condition of described process;
Wherein the activation of the project that is associated with the selected stage in described first viewing area causes described table in described second viewing area to show value corresponding to the state in selected stage.
30. demonstration according to claim 29, wherein said demonstration can conduct interviews by clicking of building block catalogue.
31. demonstration according to claim 29 further is configured to, and passes on message based on described status data with about one of them the reference data in following group: use amount grade, minimum threshold and max threshold.
32. demonstration according to claim 29 comprises that further the designator of the residue supply of importing on the node, described residue supply are based on that the plan use amount calculates.
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