Supplier hub with hosted supplier stores
CA 2433471 A1 · Owner: Ibm Canada Limited - Ibm Canada Limitee · Inventors: Chan, Sau Chu (Judy); Shum, Alex; Au, Michael K.
Overview
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An online marketplace for commerce between multiple buyers and multiple suppliers. The, marketplace includes hosted supplier stores opened managed and maintained by , individual registered suppliers. The suppliers upload supplier catalog information to the hosted supplier stores. The marketplace also includes a supplier hub or general open market, where , registered buyers can browse an aggregated catalog made up from an aggregation of the supplier catalogs from the hosted, supplier stores. The marketplace administrator may define a catalog topology based upon which the, suppliers may structure their own supplier catalogs thereby easing , aggregation of the supplier catalogs into the …
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- Filed June 26, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 26, 2023.
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