Product Allocation Interface for Concurrent E-Business Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current supply chain management systems centralize product allocation data, limiting access for other participants and leading to inefficiencies such as production delays and missed order deadlines due to inventory shortages.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented framework for maintaining product allocation data objects within an e-business system, allowing concurrent access and automatic generation of software modules and data structures, enabling collaborative planning across multiple computer systems without changing existing interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If product allocation data is centralized by one participant, then data consistency is maintained, but access for other participants is limited leading to production delays and missed deadlines
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized product allocation data into distributed data objects that can be accessed by multiple participants simultaneously. Each participant receives a portion of the data relevant to their needs, enabling parallel access without compromising overall data consistency through the use of standardized data structures and interface protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary framework consisting of standardized data structures and interface definitions that mediate between the centralized data source and multiple participants. This intermediary layer enables controlled concurrent access while maintaining data consistency, allowing participants to retrieve and update allocation data without direct conflicts.
2Productivity
If multiple computer systems access product allocation data simultaneously, then collaborative planning efficiency is improved, but data access coordination complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates universal interface definitions and standardized data structures that can be used by any number of participants simultaneously. These universal components handle multiple functions including data retrieval, validation, and coordination, eliminating the need for complex custom coordination mechanisms for each participant and enabling scalable concurrent access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of data access by introducing standardized interface protocols and data object structures that transform complex coordination problems into simple parameter-based interactions. Participants interact with data through defined parameters and interfaces rather than direct data manipulation, reducing coordination complexity while enabling simultaneous access.
3Reliability
If product allocation data is made accessible to all participants, then inventory shortage prevention is improved, but data security and access control requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing each participant with access to only the specific portions of product allocation data relevant to their role and needs. Rather than giving universal access to all data, each participant receives tailored data access rights through the standardized interface, ensuring inventory visibility where needed while maintaining security and reducing access control complexity through role-based data distribution.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented framework and method for maintaining product allocation data objects comprising a plurality of product allocation data objects, a plurality of software modules, an interface for the software modules, and a plurality of computer-applications, wherein the product allocation data objects are representative of product allocations for several participants within an e-business system, wherein a product allocation data object is processed by at least one of the plurality of computer-applications, the software modules providing access to the product allocation data objects, and the interface provides concurrent access to the software modules for online collaboration, wherein a collaborative planning process of the product allocation data objects is executed by the software modules and controlled by the applications.