Supply Chain Message Routing via Knowledge Graph Role Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
In supply chain management, the challenge lies in optimizing resource utilization across multiple actors with disparate information systems, where information sharing is hindered by the variability in willingness to share sensitive information and the complexity of transactions, making it difficult to achieve efficient product flow from source to sink.
Innovation Solution
A supply chain message routing method and system that generates a knowledge graph of entities and their relationships, extracts keywords from events, maps them to roles, and publishes messages to authorized entities, enabling content-based routing without the need for specific subscription, while ensuring access control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional information sharing methods are used in supply chain, then existing information systems can be utilized, but information sharing efficiency is poor due to disparate systems and lack of standardization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message routing system as an intermediary layer between disparate supply chain information systems. This mediator extracts keywords from messages, maps them to standardized roles, and routes information to appropriate entities, enabling efficient information sharing without requiring direct integration of complex disparate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms unstructured message content into structured role-based routing parameters by extracting keywords and mapping them to standardized supply chain roles. This parameter transformation enables consistent information routing across different systems and actors.
2Loss of information
If all supply chain information is shared openly, then transparency is improved, but sensitive and confidential information security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by routing information selectively to specific entities based on their roles and authorization. Not all entities receive all information - only those with appropriate access rights and relevant roles receive targeted information, balancing transparency with security.
Solution Approach 2:
The message routing system acts as an intermediary that filters and controls information flow. It mediates between information publishers and subscribers by matching keywords to authorized roles, ensuring sensitive information is not disclosed to unauthorized entities while maintaining transparency for authorized participants.
3Extent of automation
If manual information routing is used, then access control can be managed, but routing speed and automation are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service automation by automatically extracting keywords from incoming messages, mapping them to roles, and routing to appropriate entities without manual intervention. The automated keyword extraction and mapping processes eliminate manual routing tasks while maintaining precise access control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical routing processes with automated computational processes. Keyword extraction algorithms and automated role mapping substitute for manual information routing decisions, significantly reducing routing time while maintaining accuracy and security.
Data Source
AI summary
A supply chain message routing method includes registering in a supply chain information sharing data processing system, a multiplicity of different actors in a supply chain and generating a knowledge graph that includes different entities representative of corresponding ones of the actors joined by edges representative of relationships between respectively joined ones of the entities. The knowledge graph additionally indicates a role for each of the actors. The method also includes monitoring an event log of events published thereto by the different actors and responds to a new event posted to the event log by extracting from the event, keywords pertaining to the supply chain, mapping the keywords to one or more roles of the supply chain, identifying a set of entities in the knowledge graph corresponding to the roles, formulating a message from the new event, and publishing the formulated message to each entity in the identified set.