摘要 |
An updateable enterprise resource planning system to coordinate and reconcile a seller's, a buyer's, a supplier's and a third party logistic supplier's business systems into a single updateable central system hosted by a seller. The seller is provided with information to forecast, plan, and coordinate present and future purchases in a timely and efficient manner. The buyer, seller, and third party logistics supplier are also provided with updated information to use to ship product to the buyer in a timely and efficient manner. A second aspect of the present invention provides the buyer with access to a web server controlled by the seller, wherein the buyer can link up with a third party logistic supplier web site coupled to said web server to monitor shipping status of the shipping orders. This allows the buyer to facilitate planning for arrival of shipments to improve efficiency, leading in potential cost savings. Further, depending upon the information gleaned as to the shipping status, the buyer can modify the original purchase order to either increase, maintain, or decrease the amount of product or goods shipped to maintain an adequate inventory.
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