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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Petrus Cornelius A. M. van Abeelen, Westport, CT (US);
James Peterson, Monroe, CT (US);
John H. Drake, Latham, NY (US);
Peter R. Walker, Fairfield, CT (US);
Calman J. Ambrosy, III, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for analyzing product delivery to customers. The method includes generating a first level product classification corresponding to a number of products and determining delivery data for the first level product classification. The delivery data includes a span value indicative of delivery error for products in the first level product classification. The first level product classification is divided into at least two, second level product classifications. Each second level product classification corresponds to a subset of the first level product classification. Delivery data is determined for each of the second level product classifications. The delivery data includes a span value indicative of delivery error for products in the second level product classifications. Other embodiments of the invention include a system and storage medium for implementing the method.