Architectural design for intra-company stock transfer application software

US8311904B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Jochen Steinbach · Bad Schönborn, DE
• Andreas Poth · Weingarten, DE
• Achim Heger · Meckesheim, DE
• Stephan Hetzer · Östringen, DE
• Klaus Reinelt · Gondelsheim, DE
• Renzo Colle · Blankenloch, DE
• Jens Freund · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 3, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 13, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/08
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing intra-company stock transfer of physical inventory. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service operations, each implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a Supply and Demand Matching process, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, an Outbound Delivery Processing process component, an Inbound Delivery Processing process component, an Inventory Processing process component, a Production and Site Logistics Auxiliaries process component and a Freight Documents Processing process component.