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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Jean Louis Blanchard, Quincy sous Senart, FR;
Christelle Pavillon, Paris, FR;
Stephane Lorin, Paris, FR;
Hammou Messatfa, Levallois Perret, FR;
Jean Louis Blanchard, Quincy sous Senart, FR;
Christelle Pavillon, Paris, FR;
Stephane Lorin, Paris, FR;
Hammou Messatfa, Levallois Perret, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system to evaluate the maintenance costs of products, having learning and application phases. Each phase is divided into two steps. The first analyzes product characteristics. The second is based on maintenance agreement conditions. During the first step of the learning phase, a first maintenance cost is estimated over the domain of a first variable representing product characteristics. Correction coefficients, based on other product characteristics, may be estimated to improve the first maintenance cost estimation. During the second step new correction coefficients are estimated according to maintenance agreement conditions. During the application phase, a first maintenance cost estimation is done according to the modality of the first variable, and adjusted depending on other product characteristics and maintenance agreement conditions.