Apparatus, method, and product of manufacture for transforming supply chain networks using pair-wise nodal analysis
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJ. Jeremy Rice, Ajay K. Royyuru, Gustavo Stolovitzky, Yuhai Tu
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Abstract
Techniques for reconstructing networks are provided. In one aspect, a method for reconstructing a synthetic network, such as a synthetic biological network, is provided. In another aspect, a method for reconstructing a supply chain network is provided. Exemplary supply chain networks include supply chains for petroleum distribution.
Claims22
A computer-implemented method for reconstructing a supply chain network, comprising executing, via a computer, the following steps:
- determining, on a node-by-node basis, connections existing between nodes in the network by the steps of:
- monitoring perturbations in an output of a node in the network;
- computing a similarity measure between the output of the node and an output of one or more other nodes in the network;
- and
- placing one or more putative connections based on the similarity measure, wherein placing the one or more putative connections based on the similarity measure comprises computing a similarity value and comparing the similarity value to a threshold value.
An apparatus for reconstructing a supply chain network, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one processor operative to:
- determine, on a node-by-node basis, connections existing between nodes in the network by the steps of:
- monitoring perturbations in an output of a node in the network;
- computing a similarity measure between the output of the node and an output of one or more other nodes in the network;
- and
- placing one or more putative connections based on the similarity measure, wherein placing the one or more putative connections based on the similarity measure comprises computing a similarity value and comparing the similarity value to a threshold value.
An article of manufacture for reconstructing a supply chain network, comprising:
- a tangible computer-readable recordable storage medium having computer-readable code embodied thereon, the computer-readable code comprising:
- a step to determine, on a node-by-node basis, connections existing between nodes in the network by the steps of:
- monitoring perturbations in an output of a node in the network;
- computing a similarity measure between the output of the node and an output of one or more other nodes in the network;
- and
- placing one or more putative connections based on the similarity measure, wherein placing the one or more putative connections based on the similarity measure comprises computing a similarity value and comparing the similarity value to a threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.