Method for integrated supply chain and financial management
US6671673B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/03
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method to generate a strategic business plan to improve operations, and to closely monitor various performance measures of an enterprise. This is accomplished employing a more comprehensive approach to maximizing profitability, increasing revenue, and explicitly considering risk. In particular, the method extends supply chain management using financial management considerations, extends financial management using supply chain management considerations, employs supply chain management techniques to improve financial management, and employs financial management techniques to improve supply chain management. The method uses information and models derived from at least one of the following business processes: accounting; cash management; funds management, financing, profitability analysis, risk management, loan management, treasury management, investments management, business development, order management, demand planning and forecasting, procurement, production planning, inventory management, transportation and distribution, and supply chain design.
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