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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
John E. Drummond, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Thomas J. Fleischman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Matthew W. Schoellmann, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0202 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of implementing an end-of-life purchase of an item used in manufacturing. A method includes comparing a supply of an article to a demand for the article. The method also includes securing an amount of the article when the supply does not exceed the demand by a predetermined threshold, and waiting a predetermined period of time before repeating the comparing when the supply exceeds the demand by the predetermined threshold.