Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for handling contracts in a supply chain management framework. One of a plurality of contracts is selected. The selected contract template is transmitted to a supply chain participant. Data is received from supply chain participants utilizing a network. This data relates to the sale of products by the supply chain participants. The contract templates are then enforced in accordance with the data.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for handling contracts in a supply chain management framework. One of a plurality of contracts is selected. The selected contract template is transmitted to a supply chain participant. Data is received from supply chain participants utilizing a network. This data relates to the sale of products by the supply chain participants. The contract templates are then enforced in accordance with the data.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for navigating a user in a network-based supply chain management interface. A plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers of a supply chain are registered utilizing the Internet. Each of the stores, distributors and suppliers is assigned an identifier. When a request (which includes an identifier) is received from a user for access to a database utilizing a first web-page, the user is identified as a store, distributor and/or supplier using the identifier. A second web-page is displayed if the user is identified as a store. A third web-page is displayed if the user is identified as a distributor. A fourth web-page is displayed if the user is identified as a supplier.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for generating revenue. A supply chain manager is appointed for a buying supply chain participant. Authority is granted to the supply chain manager to negotiate supply agreements between a selling supply chain participant and the supply chain manager on behalf of the buying supply chain participant. The supply agreement is entered into with the supply agreement having at least the following provisions: i) establishing a contract price for the good, and ii) requiring the selling supply chain participant to bill the buying supply chain participant at an invoice price to be determined by the supply chain manager. An invoice price for the good is established at various times during the term of the supply agreement.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for a secure supply chain management framework. A plurality of users including suppliers, distributors, and stores of a supply chain are registered utilizing a network. The registered users are maintained on a list. Data from a plurality of stores of the supply chain is collected utilizing the network. The list is updated to add, edit, and delete the users utilizing the network. When a request (which includes an identifier) for access to the data is received utilizing the network, the identifier is compared against the list and a network-based interface is displayed for allowing access to the data upon the successful comparison of the identifier against the list.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for centralizing a supply chain management framework in which a plurality of distributors of a supply chain are registered. Distribution management rights are then assigned from the distributors to a supply chain manager. Subsequently, data from a plurality of outlets of the supply chain is received utilizing a network. The recieved data relates to the sale of products by the outlets. The use of the data is managed during the distribution of products by the outlets by the distributor. This management of data use is handled by the supply chain manager.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for navigating a user in a network-based supply chain management interface are disclosed. Each of a plurality of stores, distributors and suppliers are assigned an identifier. A request (which includes an identifier) is received from a user for access to a database utilizing a first web-page. The user is then identified as either a store, distributor and/or supplier using the identifier. If the user is identified as a store, a second web-page is displayed. If the user is identified as a distributor, then a third web-page is displayed. If the user is identified as a supplier, then a fourth web-page is displayed. Subsequently, a request is received from a distributor that includes a plurality of distributor parameters. Information is then extracted from the database that is relevant to the distributor parameters in response to the request for displaying the information on the third web-page.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for allocating responsibilities in a supply chain management framework. An agreement between a plurality of parties in a supply chain is received. A plurality of terms of the agreement are identified which are then parsed into at least a pair of groups including a first group of terms that includes commercial terms and a second group of terms that includes brand identity terms. Also, each of the terms outlines a responsibility. These responsibilities are allocated among the parties based on the parsing.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for product tracking in a supply chain management framework. Data is received from a plurality of outlets of a supply chain utilizing a network. The received data relates to an amount of products sold by the outlets. Electronic order forms are generated based on the data for ordering products from a distributor of the supply chain. The electronic order forms indicate an amount of the products ordered by each outlet. An amount and a location of the products are tracked utilizing the data and the forms.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for a revenue model in a network-based supply chain management framework. A network is utilized to receive data from a plurality of stores of a supply chain. A user is allowed to access the data utilizing a network-based interface. The user accessing the network-based interface is identified and a first web-page of the network-based interface is displayed if the user is identified as a store, a second web-page of the network-based interface is displayed if the user is identified as a distributor, and a third web-page of the network-based interface is displayed if the user is identified as a supplier. Advertising is presented to the user on at least one of the web-pages in accordance with the identification. Additionally, the data being accessed by the user is analyzed so that the advertising presented to the user on at least one of the web-pages is in accordance with the analysis.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for updating information in a supply chain management framework. A plurality of stores of a supply chain are registered utilizing a network. The registration includes receiving first identification information. Data is collected from a plurality of stores of the supply chain utilizing the network. This data relates to the sale of goods by the stores and includes second identification information more recent than the first identification information. Access to the data is allowed utilizing a network-based interface so that the first identification information can be compared with the second identification information in order to allow for the updating of the registration of the stores based on the comparison.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for benchmarking in a supply chain utilizing a network. Benchmark data that relates to sales of products by outlets in a supply chain is collected utilizing a supply chain management framework. The benchmark data is the categorized based on characteristics of the outlets. Next, the benchmark data of each of the outlets is compared. This comparison is then fed back to the outlets utilizing the supply chain management framework.