Multi-tenant supply chain provisioning systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016203544-A1
Application number	US-201614994566-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 13, 2016
Priority date	Jan 13, 2015
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A provisioning system for a multi-tenant platform including a presentation component operably coupled to a supervisory component and a registry database and configured to present registry information in accordance with criteria defined in one or more rules and receive requests to access the registry information. The one or more rules define a supply chain including multiple of a plurality of tenants in the multi-tenancy system, the supervisory component configured to automatically implement the supply chain in response to the request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for multi-tenant supply chain provisioning, the method comprising:
receiving, via a user interface of a multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system operating on a multi-tenant computing platform embodied on non-transitory computer memory, an indication that a user has placed an item from an electronic catalog into a container, the electronic catalog containing product offerings by multiple tenants of the multi-tenant computing platform, the user representing a first tenant of the multi-tenant computing platform, the multiple tenants including a second tenant associated with the item; in response, the multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system creating an order containing the item and validating the order, the validating comprising determining, by the multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system, whether a valid agreement exists between the first tenant and the second tenant that provides the first tenant with access to the item offered by the second tenant; and responsive to the order being validated and committed, the multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system performing:
decomposing the order into multiple purchased product offerings, the multiple purchased product offerings including a first product offering by the second tenant and a second product offering by a third tenant; and
delegating fulfillment of the second product offering to the third tenant.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the validating further comprises determining whether the second product offering by the third tenant invalidates the first product offering by the second tenant.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein delegating fulfillment of the second product offering to the third tenant comprises:
creating a sub order containing the second product offering; and communicating the sub order to the third tenant.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving, by the multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system, a response from the third tenant rejecting the sub order; and the multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system communicating with the second tenant relating to finding an alternative fulfillment for the second product offering or renegotiating with the third tenant for the fulfillment of the second product offering.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second tenant acts as a reseller of the item, wherein the first tenant acts as a customer of the reseller, and wherein the third tenant acts as a supplier for the reseller.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the order contains a composite product offering that has no direct relation to a product specification of the item.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the order is committed automatically when the item is placed in the container or when the item is checked out from the container by the user.

8 . A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when translated by at least one processor cause a multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system operating on a multi-tenant computing platform to perform:
receiving, via a user interface, an indication that a user has placed an item from an electronic catalog into a container, the electronic catalog containing product offerings by multiple tenants of the multi-tenant computing platform, the user representing a first tenant of the multi-tenant computing platform, the multiple tenants including a second tenant associated with the item; in response, creating an order containing the item and validating the order, the validating comprising determining whether a valid agreement exists between the first tenant and the second tenant that provides the first tenant with access to the item offered by the second tenant; and responsive to the order being validated and committed:
decomposing the order into multiple purchased product offerings, the multiple purchased product offerings including a first product offering by the second tenant and a second product offering by a third tenant; and
delegating fulfillment of the second product offering to the third tenant.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the validating further comprises determining whether the second product offering by the third tenant invalidates the first product offering by the second tenant.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein delegating fulfillment of the second product offering to the third tenant comprises:
creating a sub order containing the second product offering; and communicating the sub order to the third tenant.

11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when translated by the at least one processor further cause the multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system to perform:
receiving a response from the third tenant rejecting the sub order; and communicating with the second tenant relating to finding an alternative fulfillment for the second product offering or renegotiating with the third tenant for the fulfillment of the second product offering.

12 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the order contains a composite product offering that has no direct relation to a product specification of the item.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the order is committed automatically when the item is placed in the container or when the item is checked out from the container by the user.

14 . A system for multi-tenant supply chain provisioning, the system comprising:
at least one processor; at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium; and stored instructions which when translated by the at least one processor cause a multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system operating on a multi-tenant computing platform to perform:
receiving, via a user interface, an indication that a user has placed an item from an electronic catalog into a container, the electronic catalog containing product offerings by multiple tenants of the multi-tenant computing platform, the user representing a first tenant of the multi-tenant computing platform, the multiple tenants including a second tenant associated with the item;
in response, creating an order containing the item and validating the order, the validating comprising determining whether a valid agreement exists between the first tenant and the second tenant that provides the first tenant with access to the item offered by the second tenant; and
responsive to the order being validated and committed:
decomposing the order into multiple purchased product offerings, the multiple purchased product offerings including a first product offering by the second tenant and a second product offering by a third tenant; and
delegating fulfillment of the second product offering to the third tenant.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the validating further comprises determining whether the second product offering by the third tenant invalidates the first product offering by the second tenant.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein delegating fulfillment of the second product offering to the third tenant comprises:
creating a sub order containing the second product offering; and communicating the sub order to the third tenant.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the instructions when translated by the at least one processor further cause the multi-tenant supply chain provisioning system to perform:
receiving a response from the third tenant rejecting the sub order; and commun

Assignees

• Open Text SA

Inventors

• Smits Gerrit
• Van De Veen Marius Roelof

Classifications

• G06Q30/06

  Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title

• G06Q30/0601

  Electronic shopping [e-shopping] · CPC title

• G06Q30/0635 Primary

  replenishment orders; recurring orders · CPC title

• G06Q30/0603

  Catalogue creation or management · CPC title

• G06Q30/0623

  by investigating goods or services · CPC title