Inventors:
Randall Joseph Sandell - Louisville KY, US
Frank Anthony Gigliotti - Louisville KY, US
Mark Daniel Shirkness - Louisville KY, US
Gregory Todd Ellington - Louisville KY, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
G06F 9/46
G06F 15/02
G06Q 99/00
Abstract:
This invention provides for a method of delivering goods from a plurality of suppliers to a plurality of buyer utilizing a system having a plurality delivery agents, a plurality of stores, a plurality of good brands, and a plurality of buyers, wherein the delivery agents, stores, and suppliers are linked to a communications network. The method comprises the steps of; each store communicating order information to a logistics intermediary; the logistics intermediary communicating invoice information from the order information to any one of the delivery agents based on an Internet based electronic manifest; the delivery agent noting exceptions and communicating the exceptions to the logistics intermediary; the logistics intermediary communicating exceptions to the supplier and to the store from which the goods were ordered; and, after shipping the goods the delivery agent communicating the status of the shipped goods to the logistics intermediary.
