Partitioning product features

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying a set of instructions, that when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• partitioning various selections of product features, chosen from a set of product features, into respective combinations of possible included feature sets and complementary possible upselling feature sets, respective possible included feature sets being combined with a base product and considered for inclusion in an initial sales product configuration;
• for each possible upselling feature set, calculating, using at least one processor, a positive utility threshold as a summation of a utility of each product feature of a respective possible upselling feature set that is less than or equal to the combination of the base product utility and the product feature set utility minus a competitive product feature set utility;
• for each possible upselling feature set having a positive utility threshold, calculating a sales profit corresponding to a sale of the respective possible upselling feature set;
• and
• ascertaining a maximum sales profit from among the sales profits calculated for the possible upselling feature sets having a positive utility threshold,
• wherein the possible included feature set and the complementary possible upselling feature set having the maximum calculated sales profit are respectively designated as a set of included features to be included in the initial sales product configuration and a set of upselling feature candidates correlated with the initial sales product configuration.

A system, comprising:

• a product partitioning server configured to segregate a set of product features of a system into a set of included features within an initial sales product configuration and a set of upselling feature candidates;
• a product feature data storage module configured to store feature data associated with product sales and configurations;
• a calculating module configured to calculate a sales profit corresponding to a sale of respective possible upselling feature sets and a positive utility threshold as a summation of a utility of each product feature of a respective possible upselling feature set that is less than or equal to the combination of the base product utility and the product feature set utility minus a competitive product feature set utility;
• a configuring module configured to arrange product features into sales configurations;
• a measuring module configured to measure parameters associated with individual features in the set of product features;
• and
• a scaling module configured to scale a property associated with a feature of the set of product features.