Architectural design for make to stock application software

• Main Authors: LATOCHA PETER, HIRTH JOCHEN, CLEMENS ACHIM, ALFANDARY SHAI, SANDNER ANDREAS, FREUND JENS, KAETKER STEFAN, POTH ANDREAS, HEITNER AMI, BILDMAYER REINER, KULICK THORSTEN, DOERFLER ANDRE, STEINBACH JOCHEN, GAISER TIM, HETZER STEPHAN, WILMES MARTIN J, MOOSMANN GERD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.03.2013
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing a make to stock process. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Accounting process component; a Production process component; a Site Logistics process component; a Confirmation and Inventory process component; a Customer Requirement Processing process component; a Demand Forecast Processing process component; a Supply and Demand Matching process component; a Production Trigger and Response process component; an In-house Requirement Processing process component; a Sales Scheduling Agreement Processing process component; and a Demand Planning process component.