Abstract: A system for managing shipment in a supply chain includes a vendor-managed inventory hub (VMI hub) (10), at least one buyer (20) and at least one vendor (30). The VMI hub includes a server (11) which comprises: a purchase order (PO) management module (110) for receiving purchase orders from the buyer, and for maintaining the purchase orders; a data verification module (111) for verifying whether current inventory of a material satisfies requirements specified in the purchase orders, and for verifying whether information on an advance shipping notice accords with information on a corresponding delivery notice; a delivery management module (112) for transmitting delivery notices to the vendor, receiving advance shipping notices from the vendor, and for scheduling goods receipt; and a shipment management module (113) for managing shipment in the VMI hub. A method for managing shipment in a supply chain is also disclosed.

Abstract: A vendor-managed inventory system includes a VMI hub system (10), a buyer system (20), a plurality of vendor systems (30) and an external network (40) interconnecting all these systems. The VMI hub system stores and manages materials for the buyer system and the vendor systems, which can significantly reduce inventory control costs for the systems at the same time. The VMI hub system has a hub server (100) including a current period inventory setting module (1000), a material requirements information management module (1002), an inventory information processing module (1004), an alert signal generating module (1006), a delivery information management module (1008), and an inventory information updating module (1010). A related vendor-managed inventory method is also disclosed in the present invention.