Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Inventory management
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-16
2008-09-16
Zeender, F. (Department: 3687)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Inventory management
C705S022000, C340S005920, C235S385000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10357971
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides systems and methods of consolidating, shipping and distributing items comprising multiple orders to multiple customers. The orders are received by an inventory management service, filled and packaged at a centralized distribution center in fewer containers than there are orders. For instance, if there are N orders destined for a particular authorized outlet, then the N orders will be consolidated and shipped in at most N−1, or fewer, containers. However, each order is individually packaged, controlled, tracked and received as an individual order. The consolidated containers are shipped to an authorized outlet and the individual orders are distributed to the customers. Also provided are systems and methods for returning orders that are not picked up at the authorized outlet to a central location. The items may be, for example, service parts, wireless communication devices, etc. Warehousing, shipping and transportation costs are reduced by this invention.
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Joyce Robert F.
Smith Gary Alan
Thornton Daniel B.
Alston & Bird, LLC
Frenel Vanel
United Parcel Service of America Inc.
Zeender F.
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