Appeal No. 2006-1854
Application No. 09/867,174
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to supply chain management, specifically a method of
selecting a fulfillment plan for moving an item within a supply chain. See page 1 of
appellant’s specification. Claim 11 is representative of the invention and is reproduced
below:
11. A computer readable media having instructions executable by a computer
for use in selecting a fulfillment plan for moving an item within a supply chain
distributed over a plurality of geographic locations, the instructions performing
steps comprising:
receiving an order for an item;
in response to receipt of the order for the item constructing a plurality of
alternative fulfillment plans for moving the item from a sourcing point to each
of the plurality of geographic locations within the supply chain;
evaluating each of the constructed plurality of alternative fulfillment plans
against a predetermined criteria; and
selecting for implementation one of the constructed plurality of alternative
fulfillment plans that most closely meets the predetermined criteria, the selected
one of the plurality of alternative fulfillment plan being used to position the item
at one of the plurality of geographic locations within the supply chain thereby
making the item available for use in meeting the order.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Dietrich 5,216,593 Jun. 01, 1993
Altendahl 6,571,213 May 27, 2003 (Dec. 30, 1999)
Landvater 6,609,101 Aug. 19, 2003 (Mar. 25, 2000)
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