Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media provide mechanisms to determine the availability of one or more order items within a supply chain environment. In one embodiment, the method may comprise defining a profile to be associated with an availability check, wherein the availability check consists of a filter process, a sort process, a prepare process, a check process, and an update process, electronically building one or more processing packages for the one or more order items based on the defined profile, and executing the availability check using the profile and one or more processing packages.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a scheduling process and an availability process are provided in which both the scheduling process and the availability process reside in a service architecture. The scheduling process is configurable to invoke the availability process at a point in the scheduling process, and a user of the service architecture may configure the scheduling process.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses enable determination of consensus between parties to a business transaction. A receiving party of the transaction has a delivery expectation, and a supplying party has a proposed delivery. The delivery expectation and the proposed delivery are represented in transaction data. A consensus determination framework receives the transaction data and dynamically selects one or more consensus parameters to evaluate the transaction data for consensus between the delivery expectation and the proposed delivery. The consensus parameter may be a consensus rule defining a consensus function to perform on the transaction data, and/or a consensus profile indicating acceptable ranges. The consensus framework generates a consensus report to indicate whether consensus is found, and/or what consensus exists, in accordance with the consensus parameter.

Abstract: A system and method for process execution in a distributed system. A central instance creates a generic process definition. A relevant portion of the process definition may be distributed to the various constituents of the system so that each constituent can execute a relevant portion of the process locally at runtime. The results of the local execution may be communicated directly between constituents.

Abstract: A device for manipulating any lighting fixture's light beam by means of a servo motor (82), linkage (80), a universal joint (90), and a reflecting means (76). The main plate (54) can be positioned along the rods (38) to intercept the focal point of the lighting fixture's light beam. The frame plate (36) can be interchanged with other size frame plates to allow different size lighting fixtures to use the same manipulation device. The invention can be controlled by any lighting console or computer with a accessable control signal. The unit can be controlled by either a wired or wireless signal.

Abstract: A cable terminal connector includes means for securing a terminus of a grounding or shielding conductor of a coaxial or non-coaxial type cable within a body of dielectric material. The junction of the grounding or shielding conductor with the dielectric material is characterized by means for distributing and lessening the intensities of mechanical or electrical stresses that may occur at the junction during use of the terminal connector in transmitting high DC voltage, low current power for electrostatic applications.