Methods and systems for performing an availability check for a product
OwnerChristian Woehlerinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of performing an availability check for a product to determine whether the product is available for a customer at a predetermined time. The method comprises providing a processor device; storing an original forecast for a period of time up to and including the predetermined time; determining a time integrated forecast value for the original forecast; using the time integrated forecast values in the availability check.
Claims9
A method of performing an availability check for a product to determine whether the product is available for a customer at a predetermined time, the method comprising:
- providing a processor device;
- storing an original forecast for a period of time up to and including the predetermined time;
- determining a time integrated forecast value for the original forecast;
- and
- using the time integrated forecast values in the availability check.
A computer system for performing an availability check for a product to determine whether the product is available for a customer at a predetermined time, the system comprising:
- a processor device arranged to receive and process data relating to the product;
- a storage element for storing an original forecast for a period of time up to and including the predetermined time;
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- a determining module, wherein, in response to the determining module, the processor is arranged to determine a time integrated forecast value for the original forecast, and wherein, in response to a user action, the processor device is arranged to perform the availability check on the basis of the time integrated forecast values.
An availability check apparatus for performing an availability check for a product to determine whether the product is available for a customer at a predetermined time, the apparatus comprises a storage medium having recorded therein processor readable code processable to perform the availability check, the processor readable code comprising storing code for storing an original forecast for a period of time up to and including the predetermined time, and determining code for determining a time integrated forecast value for the original forecast, wherein in response to the determining code, the apparatus is arranged to perform the availability check on the basis of the time integrated forecast values.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.