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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:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Kevin J. Reardon, Riverside, CT (US);
Inventor:
Kevin J. Reardon, Riverside, CT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 90/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for analyzing a business comprising generating a matrix for analysis and planning that utilizes trend changes in the Average Selling Price (ASP) of End-User Products (EUP) and the trend changes in the OEM price of specific components used in the EUP to provide quantifiable 'fact based' analysis, quantification, planning, and measurable actions for developing profitable business plans and tracking their progress against the business objectives.