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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2007
Susan Bumgardner Cirulli, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gautam Majumdar, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Michael Randy May, Johnson City, NY (US);
Susan Bumgardner Cirulli, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gautam Majumdar, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Michael Randy May, Johnson City, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A pricing method and system. The method includes receiving, by a computing system, data associated with a business. The data comprises a first list of negotiated pricing rates and associated skills, a second list of requesters, and a third list of suppliers. The computing system receives business factors data. The computing system determines requester options with respect to the negotiated pricing rates. The requester options are dependent on the business factors data. The computing system determines supplier options with respect to the negotiated pricing rates. The supplier options are dependent on the business factors data. The computing system determines sourcing buyer authorization options with respect to suppliers and the negotiated pricing rates. The computing system generates a pricing report comprising the requester options, the supplier options, the sourcing buyer authorization options, and the business factors data.