METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING ORDER MANAGEMENT AND WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT
According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, system and apparatus for integrating warehouse management and order management are provided. The method comprises: maintaining, in a memory connected to a first server, a first data store comprising a plurality of records representing one or more items at a production site; detecting an event at the first server, the event comprising an update to the first data store; in response to detecting the event, determining whether a further action is required to send at least one outgoing message to one or more of a second server and a third server; and, when the determination is affirmative, generating a the outgoing message and transmitting the message to the one or more of the second server and the third server.
1 . A method, comprising:
maintaining, in a memory connected to a first server, a first data store comprising a plurality of records representing one or more items at a production site;
detecting an event at the first server, the event comprising an update to the first data store;
in response to detecting the event, determining whether to send at least one outgoing message to one or more of a second server and a third server; and,
when the determination is affirmative, generating the outgoing message and transmitting the message to the one or more of the second server and the third server.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one outgoing message causes an update to a data store at the one or more of the second server and the third server.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first server is a contract packager server, the second server is an enterprise management server, and the third server is a warehouse management server.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the update to the first data store comprises the storage of an order received from the second server for a specified quantity of a finished good item.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the determination comprises determining whether sufficient subcomponent items are available to produce the specified quantity of the finished good item.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein, when the determination is negative, the outgoing message comprises a request for a determined quantity of subcomponent items.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the update to the first data store comprises the storage of data representing an inventory transfer, and wherein the determination comprises determining whether the inventory transfer has been validated.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the data representing the inventory transfer comprises a validation flag, and wherein the determination comprises examining the state of the validation flag.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the update to the first data store comprises the storage of data representing the production of a finished good from at least one subcomponent, and wherein the determination comprises determining whether the production has been reconciled.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the data representing the production comprises a reconciliation flag, and wherein the determination comprises examining the state of the reconciliation flag.
11 . A server, comprising:
a processor; and
a network interface for connecting to a first data store comprising a plurality of records representing one or more items at a production site;
the processor configured to perform the method of claim 1 .
12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of computer-readable instructions executable by a processor, the computer-readable instructions for performing the method of claim 1 .