Systems and methods for cross site capital asset sharing
OwnerDonna K. Officerinventor
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Abstract
A cross-site capital asset sharing method facilitates the sharing of capital assets between groups in an organization, such as between different sites within a division of a large corporation, thereby reducing capital expenses by forgoing purchases of capital assets that are available for sharing within the organization. Information regarding cost savings due to forgoing the purchase of assets that are shared is collected. Aggregate cost savings is calculated and used by management in rewarding participation in the savings initiative, planning for future capital purchases and in other management actions.
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A method of sharing an asset within an organization, comprising:
- sharing an asset between groups in the organization, wherein the participants within the groups initiate the sharing;
- determining a cost savings resulting from said sharing;
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- acknowledging the participants' contributions to the sharing based on the determined cost savings.
A method of sharing an asset, comprising:
- sending a request for an asset;
- determining if the asset is designated as available for sharing;
- agreeing to share the asset in response to determining it is available;
- recording cost savings information associated with sharing of the asset;
- calculating an aggregate cost savings based on the recorded cost savings associated with sharing the asset and cost savings associated with sharing of other assets;
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- using the calculated aggregate cost savings in planning for purchase of further assets.
A method of determining an amount of savings due to sharing an asset between groups within an organization, the method comprising:
- receiving an asset sharing message including an identification of the shared asset, asset cost information, and participant information identifying participants involved in sharing the asset;
- entering cost savings accounting information into a worksheet based on the received asset sharing message;
- calculating a cost savings associated with sharing the asset based on the cost savings accounting information entered into the worksheet;
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- notifying management personnel in the organization of the calculated cost savings associated with sharing the asset and of the participants involved in sharing the asset.
An apparatus for tracking savings associated with sharing assets, comprising:
- means for receiving an asset sharing message including an identification of the shared asset, asset cost information, and participant information identifying participants involved in sharing the asset;
- means for entering cost savings accounting information into a worksheet based on the received asset sharing message;
- means for calculating a cost savings associated with sharing the asset based on the cost savings accounting information;
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- means for notifying management personnel in the organizations of the calculated cost savings associated with sharing the asset and of participants involved in sharing the asset.
A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium of instructions, for determining an amount of savings due to sharing an asset between organizations, the computer program product comprising:
- program instructions for receiving an asset sharing message including an identification of the shared asset, asset cost information, and participant information identifying participants involved in sharing the asset;
- program instructions for entering cost savings accounting information into a worksheet based on the received asset sharing message;
- program instructions for calculating a cost savings associated with sharing the asset based on the cost savings accounting information;
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- program instructions for notifying management personnel in the organizations of the calculated cost savings associated with sharing the asset and of participants involved in sharing the asset.
A method of managing the sharing of a plurality of diverse assets located at different and distant locations, wherein information concerning each of the plurality of assets is recorded in an asset sharing list, the method comprising:
- determining, in response to a request from a first one of the distant locations for an asset located at a second distant location, if the requested asset is available for sharing by consulting the asset sharing list;
- sharing the requested asset in response to determining that the asset is available for sharing.
A method of sharing a plurality of diverse assets located at different locations, comprising:
- recording information concerning the availability for use of the plurality of diverse assets;
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- managing, based on the recorded information, assignment of time for use at a first location of at least one of the plurality of diverse assets located at a second location.
A method of sharing a plurality of diverse assets located at different distant locations, wherein information concerning availability for use of the plurality of the diverse assets is recorded in an asset list, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a requester for use of an asset meeting specified criteria;
- identifying, based on the recorded information, an asset among the plurality of assets that meets the specified criteria, is available for use, and is controlled by an asset holder;
- and managing sharing of the identified asset between the requester and the asset holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.