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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Antonius B. Dieker, Atlanta, GA (US);
Yingdong LU, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mark S. Squillante, Pound Ridge, NY (US);
Antonius B. Dieker, Atlanta, GA (US);
Yingdong Lu, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mark S. Squillante, Pound Ridge, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for commodity sourcing management or commodity management includes identifying a plurality of divisions of commoditization. A plurality of sourcing options for at least one of the divisions of commoditization are identified, as well as a plurality of financial instruments. The method includes correlating the plurality of divisions of commoditization, the sourcing options and the financial instruments so that they are commonly commensurable for analysis.
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