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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2004
Applicant:
Amit Nagar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Amit Nagar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods consistent with the present invention provide a supplier performance measurement that uses historical data combined from disparate data sources to evaluate suppliers and rank the suppliers according to key performance indicators or attributes. The supplier rankings are used in a qualitative model to allocate customer demand to the suppliers based upon the supplier rankings and other factors.