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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:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2000
E. Weston Seaman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Kamkeung Ho, New Milford, CT (US);
John C. Barnes, Stormville, NY (US);
Lewis J. Hakim, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
E. Weston Seaman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Kamkeung Ho, New Milford, CT (US);
John C. Barnes, Stormville, NY (US);
Lewis J. Hakim, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method and system for performing parts requirement planning activities across an extended supply chain. The method comprises loading a bill of material file into a computer network, processing the bill of material file, generating a bid request from the bill of material file, and transmitting the bid request to a web site. The method further includes receiving at least one bid response from a supplier, analyzing the bid response, generating an award notice, and transmitting the award notice to the supplier. The method also includes tracking selected activities in a log. Processing the bill of material file includes incorporating marketing cost analysis data into the computer network.
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