International Business Machines Corporation

Yingdong Lu

Mark Steven Squillante

Bo Zhang

Mayank Sharma

Heng Cao

Richard D Lawrence

Grace Y Lin

Kazutoshi Yamazaki

Yunhee Jang

Antonius B Dieker

Roger R Gung

Methods and systems of evaluating a performance of an entity are described. A processor may obtain first data indicating tier attributes of resources of the entity, second data indicating function attributes of the resources, and third data indicating productivity attributes of the resources. The processor may train a model based on the first data, the second data, and the third data, the model may represent transitions of the resources over time. The processor may receive a set of controls including at least an objective to optimize a performance of the entity. The processor may generate a controlled model by integrating the set of controls into the model. The processor may determine a set of outcomes from the controlled model that includes at least a set of transitions relating to the resources that may optimize the performance of the entity.

Performance evaluation based on resource dynamics

A method for commodity sourcing management or commodity management includes identifying a plurality of divisions of commoditization. A plurality of sourcing options for at least one of the divisions of commoditization are identified, as well as a plurality of financial instruments. The method includes correlating the plurality of divisions of commoditization, the sourcing options and the financial instruments so that they are commonly commensurable for analysis.

Method and apparatus for commodity sourcing management

A method (and structure) for developing a distribution function for the probability of winning a bid by a seller for a product or service, using the seller's own historical data for winning bids and lost bids, includes normalizing the data for winning bids and the data for lost bids and merging the normalized data into a single set of data.

Method and structure for bid winning probability estimation and pricing model

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