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US 2013/0173341 A1Published application
Product Offering Analytics
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDerek P. Bagwell, Ivory W. Knipfer, William R. Taylor, Cheranellore Vasudevan
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to supply chain recommendations in real-time. A filter model and a compliance model are provided to relate product proposal data with product order data, and to apply a measurement to the relationship in real-time. This applied measurement is a factor that is employed with respect to supply chain changes. Specifically, the measurement provides a measured correlation that is determinative of recommendations for changes to an associated supply chain.
Claims9
A method comprising:
- organizing, by a processor, order proposals and firms orders, including:
- a first database of created product configuration proposals stored in data storage, the first database including time of submission and product specified;
- and
- a second database of firm orders, wherein a firm order includes an offer with consideration attached, including orders received and time of receipt, the first and second databases in communication with the processor, wherein data in the first and second databases is organized in a hierarchical nested structure;
- determining, by the processor, a correlation between data from the first and second databases, including capturing related product configuration proposals and orders received, said determination based upon comparing nodes of the first and second hierarchical structures;
- measuring, by the processor, the correlation according to specified criteria in real-time, including an average lead time from a configuration proposal to a received order;
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- applying the measured correlation to supply chain changes.
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