METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NEGOTIATING A WORK ORDER

1 . A method comprising:

providing a work order, the work order comprising delivery information;

performing a negotiation action for the delivery information;

detecting a first input and output pair including a first transport phase input and a first transport phase output in a transport phase for the delivery information;

determining a second input and output pair including a second production phase input and a second production phase output in a production phase linked to the first input and output pair;

applying the negotiation action to the second pair of input and output; and

updating the work order based upon the negotiation action.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a third input and output pair including a third production phase input and a third production phase output in the production phase based upon a counter proposal to the delivery information;

linking the third input and output pair to the second input and output pair; and

cancelling the second input and output pair if the counter proposal is accepted.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of generating a third input and output pair further comprises:

calculating a product quantity for the third production phase output based upon the first transport phase input; and

calculating a timestamp of the third production phase output by scheduling a backward break between the production phase and the transport phase.

4 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of cancelling the delivery information if the negotiation action includes a cancellation action.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

overwriting the first input and output pair if the negotiation action includes a modify action; and

overwriting the second input and output pair if the negotiation action includes the modify action.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing a negotiation action comprises performing an action selected from a group consisting of an acceptance action, a rejection action, a cancellation action, a counter proposal action and a modify action.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

updating the work order; and

publishing the work order.

8 . A system comprising:

a negotiation receiving unit to receive a negotiation action on delivery information in a work order;

a detecting unit electronically coupled to the negotiation receiving unit for detecting a first input and output pair including a first transport phase input and a first transport phase output in a transport phase for the delivery information;

a production phase processor electronically coupled to the detecting unit for determining a second input and output pair including a second production phase input and a second production phase output linked to the first input and output pair in a production phase; and

an application unit electronically coupled to the negotiation receiving unit for applying the negotiation action to the second input and output pair.

9 . The system of claim 8 further comprising:

a production phase generator electronically coupled to the detecting unit and the application unit for generating a third input and output pair including a third production phase input and a third production phase output in the production phase based on a counter proposal to the delivery information;

a linker electronically coupled to the production phase processor for linking the third input and output pair to the second input and output pair;

a cancelling unit electronically coupled to the production phase processor and the linker for cancelling the second input and output pair if the counter proposal is accepted; and

updating unit electronically coupled to a memory, for updating the work order.

10 . The system of claim 8 further comprising a calculating unit for calculating a product quantity for the third production phase output based upon the first transport phase input from the transport phase and a timestamp of the third production phase output of the production phase by scheduling a backward break between the production phase and the transport phase.

11 . The system of claim 7 further comprising the updating unit for publishing the work order.

12 . A machine-accessible medium that provides instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

providing a work order, the work order comprising delivery information;

performing a negotiation action for the delivery information;

detecting a first input and output pair including a first transport phase input and a first transport phase output in a transport phase for the delivery information;

determining a second input and output pair including a second production phase input and a second production phase output in a production phase linked to the first input and output pair;

applying the negotiation action to the second pair of input and output; and

updating a work order based on the negotiation action.

13 . The machine-accessible medium of claim 12 , further comprising:

generating a third input and output pair including a third production phase input and a third production phase output in the production phase based upon a counter proposal to the delivery information;

linking the third input and output pair to the second input and output pair; and

cancelling the second input and output pair if the counter proposal is accepted.

14 . The machine-accessible medium of claim 12 wherein the step of generating a third input and output pair further comprises:

calculating a product quantity for the third production phase output based upon the first transport phase input; and

calculating a timestamp of the third production phase output by scheduling a backward break between the production phase and the transport phase.

15 . The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of cancelling the delivery information if the negotiation action includes a cancellation action.

16 . The method of claim 12 further comprising:

overwriting the first input and output pair if the negotiation action includes a modify action; and

overwriting the second input and output pair if the negotiation action includes the modify action.

17 . The machine accessible medium of claim 12 , wherein performing a negotiation action comprises performing an action selected from a group consisting of an acceptance action, a rejection action, a cancellation action, a counter proposal action and a modify proposal action.

18 . The machine accessible medium of claim 1 further comprising:

updating the work order; and

publishing the work order.