Appeal No. 2004-2261 Page 5
Application No. 09/494,690
or movement and location of raw materials, component parts, equipment, products, or
any other items that flow from one supply chain entity to another in a supply chain.
Presentation interface 28 provides a user interface for inputting data affecting model 24,
for scenario analysis of model 24, and for viewing logistics information generated by
engine 26. Based on the logistics information generated by planning engine 26,
presentation interface 28 generates visual display 32.
Figure 2A illustrates an exemplary visual display 32 of a supply chain in temporal
mode. Presentation interface 28 generates visual display 32 based on the logistics
information generated by planning engine 26. Logistics information relates to the
movement, location, or movement and location of raw materials, component parts,
equipment, products, or any other items that may flow from one supply chain entity to
another in a supply chain. Buttons 39 permit a user to select different plans generated
by engine 26. In one embodiment, visual display 32 is a multi-dimensional report that
provides, in a single window, information that would otherwise require separate
windows. Visual display 32 includes a bottom panel 40, a left panel 42, and a right
panel 44. Presentation interface 28 coordinates the display of logistics information for a
supply chain among bottom panel 40, left panel 42, and right panel 44. The bottom
panel 40 may display the supply chain in a temporal mode (Figure 2B), a geographical
mode (Figure 3), or a logical mode (Figure 4).
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