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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2001
Michael H. Benjamin, Dover, MA (US);
Francis A. Waldman, Stoneham, MA (US);
Richard Von Turkovich, Cambridge, MA (US);
Everette T. Jordan, Needham, MA (US);
Michael H. Benjamin, Dover, MA (US);
Francis A. Waldman, Stoneham, MA (US);
Richard von Turkovich, Cambridge, MA (US);
Everette T. Jordan, Needham, MA (US);
Agile Software Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention relates to a method for creating a supplier-rating matrix for rating services of a supplier. The method includes defining a plurality of job attributes each including a plurality of sub-attributes, each sub-attribute representing a range of job attribute values and defining a job attribute vector associated with the supplier, the job attribute vector including a plurality of dimensions each corresponding to a sub-attribute. The method further includes defining a plurality of performance metrics and defining a performance vector associated with the supplier, the performance vector including a plurality of dimensions each corresponding to a performance metric. The method further includes defining a initial values for the job attribute vector and the performance vector and generating a supplier rating matrix for the supplier by mathematically combining the job attribute vector and the performance vector.