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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Lianjun an, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Blair A. Binney, Marlboro, NY (US);
Markus Ettl, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mamnoon Jamil, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Shubir Kapoor, Shrub Oak, NY (US);
Rajesh K. Ravi, Croton On Hudson, NY (US);
Yadav P. Singh, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Karthik Sourirajan, White Plains, NY (US);
Lianjun An, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Blair A. Binney, Marlboro, NY (US);
Markus Ettl, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mamnoon Jamil, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Shubir Kapoor, Shrub Oak, NY (US);
Rajesh K. Ravi, Croton On Hudson, NY (US);
Yadav P. Singh, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Karthik Sourirajan, White Plains, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method, system and computer program product for implementing an automated inventory replenishment process between a manufacturer and a business partner. In one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided comprising the business partner purchasing and maintaining an inventory of goods from the manufacturer, and the manufacturer providing price protection to the business partner for the purchasing of the goods. This embodiment further comprises managing said inventory by using an automated process that takes into account said price protection for the purchasing of the goods.