One click to update buyer in mass on purchaser orders and prepare changes to communicate to supplier
US9501801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mass change of values of a specified attribute (e.g., buyer identity) of multiple purchase orders can be performed automatically in conjunction with additional automatically performed operations, and all in response to a single user activation of a button control, without requiring any further human intervention. The additional operations can include the creation of change orders for each changed purchase order; the logging of each change made to each purchase order in an audit history; the requesting of change approvals for purchase orders; and the preparation of the created change orders for communication to suppliers to whom the changed purchase orders pertain. Thus, each supplier can made aware via an automated process that he is now dealing with a different entity than before.
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