Appeal No. 2004-2261 Page 4
Application No. 09/494,690
Bush
Bush's invention relates generally to the field of supply chain planning and, more
particularly, to a system and method for displaying logistics information associated with
a supply chain. Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary system 10 for managing a supply
chain. System 10 includes a computer 14 having an associated memory 16, an input
device 18 (which may include a keyboard, mouse, touch-screen, microphone, or any
other device that receives information from a user), and an output device 20 (which may
include a computer monitor, a projector, a printer, or any other suitable device with a
display screen or other visual output capability). System 10 generates a visual display
32 that provides logistics information describing the movement, location, or movement
and location of items within the supply chain. System 10 may be part of a larger supply
chain management system that provides one or more other supply chain solutions, such
as demand planning, manufacturing planning, transportation or other distribution
planning, and order promising and fulfillment.
Memory 16 contains an enterprise model 24, a planning engine 26, and a
presentation interface 28. Enterprise model 24, planning engine 26, and presentation
interface 28 represent software components that may each be responsible for a
separate set of well-defined tasks. Enterprise model 24 represents a supply chain.
Planning engine 26 generates logistics information relating to the movement, location,
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