| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a method and system for matching requests with capabilities for goods and/or services under a set of constraints which arise from conditions among the requests and capabilities. The Collaborative Exchange of the present invention is an electronic market place designed to perform information exchange and transactions in a way that facilitates collaboration, synchronization and immediate response in a next-generation supply chain. The Collaborative Exchange consists of four layers: an Information Exchange layer (Layer 1) to provide global visibility of consumer demand and supply chain activity, an Execution layer (Layer 2) to support transactions among supply chain partners, a Collaborative Optimization layer (Layer 3) to support collaboration and synchronization in the entire supply chain and a layer supporting futures and options (Layer 4).</p> |
