| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method and system for linking the various members of the packaging (including labels) supply chain. The invention provides an integrated order placement, production planning, scheduling, and material requirements planning environment for the various members of the packaging supply chain. Among the members in the flexible packaging supply chain are end users, converters, and suppliers of good and services necessary for the creation of packaging. The method and system of the present invention allow members of the supply chain to access the additional data they need to integrate their activities and reduce packing leadtimes. In addition, the system is designed to interface with the converter's order management, inventory, and purchasing systems to acquire data for production planning (e.g. inventory levels), order processing, and certain other functions. The system is designed to interface with digital files containing package designs and images to provide information for item creation, production planning, and scheduling. |
