公开(公告)号：US5765143A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-09

申请号：US402025

申请日：1995-03-10

Applicant: David E. Sheldon ,  James Leach ,  Vladimir Pisarsky

Inventor： David E. Sheldon ,  James Leach ,  Vladimir Pisarsky

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G06F17/60

CPC classification number: G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/203

Abstract: A computer system and computer-implemented method for controlling inventory of vendors at one level of a part distribution chain. The system includes a computer programmed with software for generating order data in response to reference data indicative of sales, inventory, demographics, and/or market characteristics of or pertaining to at least two vendors at the same distribution level. The order data is indicative of one or more of a recommended inventory increase transaction (such as a reorder by a vendor of a sold part); an inventory reduction transaction (such as a return of one or more parts in stock at the vendor); and a recommended stocking level of one or more parts by the vendor. When the computer is operated by personnel of a first vendor, it receives reference data concerning at least one other vendor at the same distribution level (in addition to processing reference data concerning the first vendor. When the computer is a host computer, it receives reference data from two or more vendors at the same distribution level. Preferably, the computer which generates the order data is programmed to generate the order data by processing forecast data which is generated by processing the reference data. To generate the forecast data, the computer preferably implements a point-of-sale based method or an actuarial method to determine a forecast of sales of a part by a vendor in a selected time period.

Abstract translation: 一种用于控制零件分销链一级供应商库存的计算机系统和计算机实现的方法。 该系统包括用于产生订单数据的软件的计算机，用于响应于指示相同分配级别的至少两个供应商的销售，库存，人口统计特征和/或市场特征的参考数据。 订单数据表示推荐的库存增加交易中的一个或多个（例如卖方的卖方的重新排序）; 库存减少交易（例如供应商的库存中的一个或多个零件的回报）; 以及供应商推荐的一个或多个部件的储存水平。 当计算机由第一供应商的人员操作时，它接收与相同分配级别的至少一个其他供应商有关的参考数据（除了处理与第一供应商有关的参考数据之外，当计算机是主计算机时，它接收参考 优选地，生成订单数据的计算机被编程为通过处理通过处理参考数据产生的预测数据来生成订单数据，为了产生预测数据，优选地，计算机 实施基于销售点的方法或精算方法来确定供应商在所选时间段内部分销售的预测。

公开(公告)号：US3931612A

公开(公告)日：1976-01-06

申请号：US468811

申请日：1974-05-10

Applicant: William W. Stevens ,  Donald J. Ruder

Inventor： William W. Stevens ,  Donald J. Ruder

IPC: G06F7/24 ,  G06F7/02

CPC classification number: G06F7/24 ,  Y10S707/99937

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for sorting information such as used, for example, in inventory control. New items to be sorted are fetched from a memory unit and are stored as buffered items in buffer stores. Comparators compare each new item from the memory unit with each of the buffered items in the buffer stores and with a lower limit and an upper limit. Item sort address registers store addresses which define the sorted order of the items in the buffer stores. After comparison of each new item, the item sort address registers are updated by the results of the comparison to establish a new sorted order and to cause rejected buffered items to be deleted from the buffer stores to make room for accepted new items. Reformatting apparatus is provided for reformatting items from the memory unit which have variable length and different weight fields such as prefix, body and suffix fields. Apparatus is provided for recognizing control fields which cause items to be ignored or included within the sorting process.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于对例如在库存控制中使用的信息进行排序的系统。 要从排序的新项目从存储器单元获取，并作为缓冲项目存储在缓冲存储器中。 比较器将来自存储器单元的每个新项目与缓冲存储器中的每个缓冲项目进行比较，并且具有下限和上限。 项目排序地址寄存器存储定义缓冲存储器中项目排序顺序的地址。 在比较每个新项目后，通过比较结果更新项目排序地址寄存器，以建立新的排序顺序，并使缓冲区中的被缓存项目从缓冲存储器中删除，为接受的新项目腾出空间。 提供重新格式化装置用于从具有可变长度和不同权重字段（诸如前缀，正文和后缀字段）的存储器单元重新格式化项目。 提供了用于识别控制字段的装置，这些控制字段导致在分类过程中忽略或包含项目。