Supply-Chain Assistance Aggregation System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack an efficient method to aggregate and broadcast supply-chain assistance for items present within a geographic locale from multiple independent sources, limiting the availability of comprehensive information to users.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method that identifies items within a geographic locale and obtains instances of supply-chain assistance from multiple sources, aggregates this information, and broadcasts it to users, enabling them to request and receive comprehensive assistance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If supply-chain assistance information is obtained from multiple independent sources, then the comprehensiveness of information is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomprehensiveness of supply-chain informationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary system that acts as a mediator between multiple independent supply-chain information sources and users. This intermediary automatically collects, aggregates, and standardizes information from diverse sources (manufacturers, distributors, retailers, logistics providers) before presenting it to users, thereby maintaining information comprehensiveness while shielding users from system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges multiple independent information sources into a unified supply-chain assistance system. By combining data from manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and logistics providers into a single integrated platform, the system achieves comprehensive information coverage while presenting a simplified unified interface to users, effectively resolving the contradiction between information completeness and system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If supply-chain assistance is aggregated from multiple sources, then the quality of decision-making is improved, but the time required to collect and process information increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedecision-making qualityVSAvoidinformation processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-collecting and pre-processing supply-chain information from multiple sources before it is actually needed. The system continuously monitors and aggregates data from manufacturers, distributors, and logistics providers in advance, so that when users need information for decision-making, it is already prepared, validated, and presented in a ready-to-use format, thereby maintaining high decision-making quality while minimizing information processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent ensures continuity of useful action by establishing continuous information collection and processing operations. The system continuously gathers supply-chain data from multiple sources, processes it in real-time or near-real-time, and maintains an up-to-date information repository, eliminating the need for time-consuming ad-hoc data collection when decisions need to be made.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Productivity

If comprehensive supply-chain information is provided to users, then the operational efficiency is improved, but the amount of data to be managed increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoiddata volume
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the extraction principle by selectively extracting only the most relevant and useful supply-chain information from the vast amount of available data. The system identifies and extracts key parameters such as product availability, shipping status, inventory levels, and delivery timelines, while filtering out redundant or less critical data, thereby providing comprehensive operational information without overwhelming users with excessive data volume.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements local quality by tailoring the information provided to the specific needs and context of different users. Rather than providing uniform comprehensive data to all users, the system adapts the information content, detail level, and presentation format based on individual user roles, requirements, and operational contexts, delivering precisely the right amount of relevant information to each user for maximum operational efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS8282003B2Supply-chain side assistance
Publication Date: 2012.10.09 UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that identifies an item having a presence within a geographic locale in response to a signal indicative of the item, obtains a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and aggregates the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance.