Bill Hartley

US Patent:

7058596, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

May 22, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/083681

Inventors:

Casimir M. Wojcik - Tampa FL, US
Paul A. Pretto - Clearwater FL, US
Jim Courier - Dale City FL, US
Bob Morrow - Plant City FL, US
Paul Kuczynski - Tampa FL, US
Matt F. Edwards - Dade City FL, US
Mark A. Schnieder - Land O'Lakes FL, US
Thomas W. Loftus - Plant City FL, US
Brian Schnieders - Temple Terrace FL, US
Thomas C. Bernardi - Odessa FL, US
Craig Raymond Pellerin - Tampa FL, US
Ron D. Bushaw - Plant City FL, US
Michael Lewis Schebell - Lutz FL, US
Bill D. Hartley - Spring Hill FL, US
Sheila Cappel - Lutz FL, US
Kimberly Weisgarber - Webster FL, US
Henry Lee Vogler - Brandon FL, US
Louis Duane Ferguson - Zephyrhills FL, US

Assignee:

Lykes Bros., Inc. - Tampa FL

International Classification:

G06F 17/60

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27, 705 28, 705 30, 705 34, 235375, 700 96

Abstract:

The system of this invention manages customer orders using vendor supplied software systems interfaced on a real time basis to touch the data in each system on a real time basis. In effect, there is horizontal communication between the various components of the system such as inventory, purchasing, order management and receipt, logistics and inventory to have continual data flow without using a vertical software interface. As a result, customer orders are received on a real-time basis using screens that are user friendly to promptly take orders, and to verify customer data and verify the ability to meet those orders. Transmission of documents within the system is minimized thereby making it more efficient, timely and cost efficient.

US Patent:

57583293, May 26, 1998

Filed:

Jun 7, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/474970

Inventors:

Casimir M. Wojcik - Tampa FL
Paul A. Pretto - Clearwater FL
Jim Courier - Dade City FL
Bob Morrow - Plant City FL
Joseph R. Wehry - Riverview FL
Paul Kuczynski - Tampa FL
Matt F. Edwards - Dade City FL
Mark A. Schnieder - Land O'Lakes FL
Thomas W. Loftus - Plant City FL
Brian Schnieders - Temple Terrace FL
Thomas C. Bernardi - Odessa FL
Craig Raymond Pellerin - Tampa FL
Ron D. Bushaw - Plant City FL
Michael Louis Schebell - Lutz FL
Bill D. Hartley - Spring Hill FL
Sheila Cappel - Lutz FL
Kimberly Weisgarber - Webster FL
Henry Lee Vogler - Brandon FL
Louis Duane Ferguson - Zephyrhills FL

Assignee:

Lykes Bros., Inc. - Tampa FL

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 28

Abstract:

The system of this invention manages customer orders using vendor supplied software systems interfaced on a real-time basis to touch the data in each system on a real time basis. In effect, there is horizontal communication between the various components of the system such as inventory, purchasing, order management and receipt, logistics and inventory to have continual data flow without using a vertical software interface. As a result, customer orders are received on a real-time basis using screens that are user friendly to promptly take orders, and to verify customer data and verify the ability to meet those orders. Transmission of documents within the system is minimized thereby making it more efficient, timely and cost efficient.