Systems and methods for managing an asset inventory
OwnerJames Aragones, Naresh Iyer +1inventors
InventorsJames Aragones, Naresh Iyer, Amy Aragones
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Abstract
A method of managing an asset inventory is provided. The method includes obtaining data related to assets of the asset inventory and analyzing the obtained data to estimate a total number of assets required by the asset inventory over a time period. The method also includes determining a first cost of owning an asset and a second cost of leasing an asset and allocating the asset inventory between a first number of owned assets and a second number of leased assets to achieve an estimated least-cost value of maintaining the total number of assets over the time period.
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A method of managing an asset inventory, comprising:
- obtaining data related to assets of the asset inventory;
- analyzing the obtained data to estimate a total number of assets required by the asset inventory over a time period;
- determining a first cost of owning an asset and a second cost of leasing an asset;
- and
- allocating the asset inventory between a first number of owned assets and a second number of leased assets to achieve an estimated least-cost value of maintaining the total number of assets over the time period.
A method of managing an asset inventory, comprising:
- obtaining data related to assets for the asset inventory;
- analyzing the obtained data to estimate a total number of assets required by the asset inventory over a period of time;
- allocating the asset inventory between a first number of owned assets and a second number of leased assets to achieve an estimated least-cost value of maintaining the total number of assets over the period of time;
- and
- determining a schedule for leasing the second number of assets to be leased for the asset inventory.
A computer program for managing an asset inventory, the computer program being disposed on one or more tangible media, the computer program comprising:
- code for obtaining data related to assets of the asset inventory;
- code for analyzing the obtained data to estimate a total number of assets required by the asset inventory over a time period;
- code for determining a first cost of owning an asset and a second cost of leasing an asset;
- and
- code for allocating the asset inventory between a first number of owned assets and a second number of leased assets to achieve an estimated least-cost value of maintaining the total number of assets over the time period.
A computer program for managing an asset inventory, the computer program being disposed on one or more tangible media, the computer program comprising:
- code for obtaining data related to assets for the asset inventory;
- code for analyzing the obtained data to estimate a total number of assets required by the asset inventory over a period of time;
- code for allocating the asset inventory between a first number of owned assets and a second number of leased assets to achieve an estimated least-cost value of maintaining the total number of assets over the period of time;
- and
- code for determining a schedule for leasing the second number of assets to be leased for the asset inventory.
A system for managing an asset inventory, comprising:
- a database having data related to assets of the asset inventory;
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- a processor configured to analyze the data to estimate a total number of assets required by the asset inventory over a time period and to allocate the asset inventory between a first number of owned assets and a second number of leased assets to substantially reduce a cost of maintaining the total number of assets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.