Embodiments of the present invention relate to forming a network of
associations among records of a computer database. The records may relate
to logistical operations, and the associations may reflect a status of
the logistical operations. According to embodiments, values representing
quantities of goods bought, sold and transferred pursuant to the
logistical operations may be assigned to the associations to indicate
initial conditions and changes in the status of the logistical operations
as they go forward.