Method and system for reconciling transportation records

摘要

Aspects of the present invention are directed to a system for next day reconciliation of transportation records. The system having a transportation record storage provider (TRSP) that receives and stores storage medium transportation requests; an outside service provider (OSP) inventory manager that receives and maintains records of transported storage mediums scanned at the OSP; and a reconciliation provider that receives a first list from the TRSP and a second list from the OSP inventory manger, for reconciliation. The reconciliation provider includes receivers for receiving the first and second list; a processing engine that reconciles the first list and the second list; and a reporting unit that reports the results of the reconciliation. The processing engine matches inbound and outbound records of the first list and second list, and processes invalid records; and analyzes and accounts for un-matched records.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for managing the transportation of physical objects, the method comprising:
tracking, by at least one computer, logical movements of a plurality of physical object items based on a first data feed comprising a first set of transport records each identifying a logical location with respect to which a corresponding physical object item should have been shipped or delivered, wherein the first set of transport records comprise at least one of:
one or more inbound records identifying physical object item(s) to be received by a specified destination, andone or more outbound records identifying physical object item(s) to be shipped from a specified origin; tracking, by the at least one computer, physical movements of the plurality of physical object items based on a second data feed, wherein the second data feed comprises a second set of transport records each identifying an actual location with respect to which a corresponding physical object item has been shipped or delivered, and wherein the second set of transport records comprise at least one image, taken of at least one transported physical object item, associated with at least one of:
one or more inbound records reflecting at least one inbound transport of said at least one physical object item actually received by one or more facilities, andone or more outbound records reflecting at least one outbound transport of said at least one physical object item actually shipped by the one or more facilities; identifying said at least one transported physical object item based on the at least one image; and reconciling, by the at least one computer, the first data feed and the second data feed, to identify any discrepancy between the first set of transport records and the second set of transport records with respect to said at least one physical object, the reconciling further comprising:
comparing said one or more inbound records of the first set of transport records with said one or more outbound records of the second set of transport records, andcomparing said one or more outbound records of the first set of transport records with said one or more inbound records of the second set of transport records.