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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2000
Aliza Rivka Heching, Bronx, NY (US);
Ying Tat Leung, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Menachem Levanoni, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Gyana Ranjan Parija, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer method for providing optimization for business processes for situations wherein there is defined a functional form y=f(x,b), where x comprises a set of independent controllable variables x={x , . . . xn}, b comprises a set of functional parameters b={b , . . . bm}, and y comprises a dependent uncontrollable business variable, f(x,b) subject to constraints on the dependent uncontrollable business variable y. The method comprises the steps of converting the constraints on y to constraints on b by using a functional estimate of y and its business variables (parameters) b; optimizing the function f(x,b) subject to the converted constraints on its business variables (parameters) b; and generating from step (ii) a set of optimized values of b which can optimize the dependent business variable y.