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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2002
Avner Schneur, Lexington, MA (US);
Rina Rotshild Schneur, Lexington, MA (US);
GE LI, Austin, TX (US);
Charles H. Rosa, Waltham, MA (US);
Avner Schneur, Lexington, MA (US);
Rina Rotshild Schneur, Lexington, MA (US);
Ge Li, Austin, TX (US);
Charles H. Rosa, Waltham, MA (US);
Emptoris, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for satisfying a purchase requisition includes receiving, from each of a plurality of candidate suppliers, a corresponding plurality of bids. At least one candidate supplier includes, with its bids, an offer of a business-volume discount that is triggered when an aggregate purchase of at least one unit of a first item and at least one unit of a second item is within a defined volume interval. An optimal award schedule for satisfaction of the purchase requisition is then determined.