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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
May. 21, 2002
John Fors, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ramakrishna Mantripragada, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Burich, Milpitas, CA (US);
Larry Recht, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Nameeta Aulakh, Coppell, TX (US);
James Richard Allison, San Jose, CA (US);
Gayle Hayes, Cupertino, CA (US);
John Fors, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ramakrishna Mantripragada, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Burich, Milpitas, CA (US);
Larry Recht, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Nameeta Aulakh, Coppell, TX (US);
James Richard Allison, San Jose, CA (US);
Gayle Hayes, Cupertino, CA (US);
i2Technologies, US, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for distributed quote management includes receiving a buyer request for quote (RFQ) from a buyer. The buyer RFQ requests a quote from a seller and identifies multiple items. The method includes automatically determining a best cost of each item in the buyer RFQ. The method includes automatically generating a quote for the buyer RFQ using the determined best costs of the items in the buyer RFQ. The method includes automatically generating a bid package for the buyer RFQ that includes the generated quote and automatically communicating the generated bid package to the buyer.