Renzo Colle

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a data processing system having a business object model reflecting the data used during a business transaction, which is suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business within a transaction.

TL;DR: In this article, a method for managing a supply chain for a business enterprise in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises and a computer program product for performing the method are provided.

TL;DR: In this article, a method for controlling logistics and a computer program product for performing the method are provided, which includes a macro-logistics control component for triggering multiple micro-logistic components to perform a series of logistics operations.

Abstract: A method for managing a supply chain for a business enterprise in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises and a computer program product for performing the method are provided. The method includes creating a planning-delivery data object for use in documenting planned delivery of goods or services related to a business transaction. The method also includes creating a shipping-delivery data object for use in documenting shipment of at least some of the goods or services related to the business transaction. The method further includes confirmed-delivery data object for use in documenting receipt of at least some of the goods or services by a product recipient. The planning-delivery data object, the shipping-delivery data object, and the confirmed-delivery data object correspond to one another.