摘要 |
The present invention relates to an order fulfillment and tracking system. The system includes the steps of loging-on to a central computer, from a remote product buyer computer, via a network, selecting products to be ordered, transmitting data to the central computer, the data identifying the products to be ordered and buyer's shipping address, transmitting the data from the central computer to at least one first selected supplier, identifying on the at least one first selected supplier's computer the buyer's selected ordered product, transmitting data from the central computer to a plurality of second selected suppliers, the data representing any ordered product of step (e) that is not responded to by a first selected supplier within a predetermined small time period, and transmitting data from the central computer to a plurality of third selected suppliers, the data representing any ordered product of step (e) that is not responded to by a second selected supplier within a predetermined small time period.
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