COLLECTIVE ORDER FULFILLMENT

摘要

In embodiments, a buyer may place a purchase order, e.g., to a collective fulfillment computing platform, for a quantity of a product to be produced. In various embodiments, the purchase order may include one or more criteria for fulfillment of the purchase order. In various embodiments, notification of the purchase order may be transmitted, e.g., by the platform, to a plurality of potential suppliers of the product. In various embodiments, at least some of the plurality of potential suppliers may place bids to fulfill at least portions of the purchase order. In various embodiments, the platform may be configured to automatically apportion at least an initial payment for the purchase order among the bidding suppliers based at least in part on profiles associated with the first plurality of potential suppliers and the one or more criteria for collective fulfillment of the purchase order.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions configured to cause a computing device, in response to execution of the instructions by the computing device, to:
receive, from a buyer device, a purchase order for a quantity of a product to be produced, wherein the purchase order includes one or more criteria for fulfillment of the purchase order; transmit, to a plurality of potential suppliers of the product, notification of the purchase order; receive, from at least some of the plurality of potential suppliers, bids to fulfill at least portions of the purchase order; and automatically apportion at least an initial payment for the purchase order among the bidding suppliers based at least in part on profiles associated with the first plurality of potential suppliers and the one or more criteria for collective fulfillment of the purchase order.