BUYER, MULTI-SUPPLIER, MULTI-STAGE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A global supply chain management system in an environment of multiple suppliers forming supply chains for one or more buyers using the Internet to enable rapid communication of supply information between the global supply chain management system and each buyer and each supplier. The system includes a global processor that maps "local" supply information for each buyer and each supplier, represented in one or more "local" property tables with one or more local tables for each buyer and each supplier, into "master" supply information, represented in one or more "master" supply tables common for multiple clients.