Shipment tracking analysis and reporting system (STARS)

US6873963B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

• Leslie M Westbury · Windsor, CA
• Cary J Koob · Mount Clemens, US
• Robert S. Hamilton · Webster, US
• Larry R Proodian · Novi, US
• Linda C Stinson-Alcini · Beverly Hills, US
• Michael P Noon · Woodhaven, US
• Robert M Allison · Clarkston, US
• Douglas S Kalemba · Oak Park, US
• Annamalai Kailainathan · Troy, US
• Thyagarajan Palani · Mumbai, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 30, 1999
• Grant date: Mar 29, 2005
• Expiry date: Sep 23, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/0833
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for tracking material being transferred from a source to a destination by a carrier which comprises the steps of receiving a transmission from the source, the transmission being indicative of characteristics of the material. Also, a second transmission indicative of characteristics of the carrier is received. The carrier information is then associated with the supplier information. In another aspect, this information is used to estimate times for arrival of shipments, generate alarms for late arrivals and measure performance of suppliers and carriers.