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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPawan R. Chowdhary, Youssef Drissi, Kaan K. Katircioglu, Scott W. Pollyea
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Systems and techniques for procurement of equipment and services are disclosed. Data is collected relating to operations of an organization and the information is made accessible to vendors who may supply goods and services for carrying out the operations. The collected data may include information relating to inputs of the operations, size, shape, and weight of objects handled in the operations, actual and desired throughput, energy use, waste, and other data. Data may be anonymized before being made accessible to vendors, and proposals made by vendors in response to data from a particular organization may be directed to the organization from which the data is collected.
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An apparatus comprising:
An apparatus comprising:
An apparatus comprising:
A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, in which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a computer, is configured to provide instructions to control or carry out at least the following:
A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, in which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a computer, is configured to provide instructions to control or carry out at least the following:
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