Managing supplier and alliance partner performance data
OwnerJeffery R. Coulter, Terry E. Mullis +3inventors
InventorsJeffery R. Coulter, Terry E. Mullis, Nancy R. Meduna, Jeffrey B. Cotten, Jason B. Fox
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Abstract
Managing performance data includes receiving a record of an agreement between a first party and a second party, where the second party is either a supplier or an alliance partner. Performance data describing the second party is retrieved. An evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the agreement and the performance data is received. The record of the agreement, the performance data, and the evaluation of the second party are reported.
Claims20
A method for managing performance data, comprising:
- receiving a record of an agreement between a first party and a second party, the second party comprising a member selected from a group consisting of a supplier and an alliance partner;
- retrieving performance data describing the second party;
- receiving an evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the agreement and the performance data;
- and
- reporting the record of the agreement, the performance data, and the evaluation of the second party.
A system for managing performance data, comprising:
- a database operable to store data;
- and
- a server system coupled to the database and operable to:
- receive a record of an agreement between a first party and a second party, the second party comprising a member selected from a group consisting of a supplier and an alliance partner;
- retrieve performance data describing the second party;
- receive an evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the agreement and the performance data;
- and
- report the record of the agreement, the performance data, and the evaluation of the second party.
A software for managing performance data, the software embodied in a medium and operable to:
- receive a record of an agreement between a first party and a second party, the second party comprising a member selected from a group consisting of a supplier and an alliance partner;
- retrieve performance data describing the second party;
- receive an evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the agreement and the performance data;
- and
- report the record of the agreement, the performance data, and the evaluation of the second party.
A system for managing performance data, comprising:
- means for receiving a record of an agreement between a first party and a second party, the second party comprising a member selected from a group consisting of a supplier and an alliance partner;
- means for retrieving performance data describing the second party;
- means for receiving an evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the agreement and the performance data;
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- means for reporting the record of the agreement, the performance data, and the evaluation of the second party.
A system for managing performance data, comprising:
- a database operable to store data;
- and
- a server system coupled to the database and operable to:
- receive a record of an agreement between a first party and a second party, the second party comprising a member selected from a group consisting of a supplier and an alliance partner, the supplier agreeing to provide a supply to the first party, the alliance partner agreeing to increase a revenue associated with the first party;
- retrieve performance data describing the second party, receive an evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the agreement and the performance data, and report the record of the agreement, the performance data, and the evaluation of the second party;
- receive a security string associated with a user, the security string comprising a plurality of roles, each role associated with a value, the value corresponding to a level of access, and grant the user access in accordance with the security string;
- receive spending data associated with the second party, receive the evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the spending data, and report the spending data;
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- receive event data associated with the second party, receive the evaluation of the second party evaluated with respect to the event data, and report the event data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.