Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SUPPLIER INTELLIGENCE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003036428
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of managing supplier intelligence is provided. The method includes collecting procurement data (22) from a plurality of data sources (28). The procurement data includes information of business divisions of a business. The method further includes generating spend formulas for each business division. The method further includes generating a set of supplier intelligence business rules. The method further includes automatically analyzing a portion of the procurement data based on supplier intelligence business rules to determine the financial effects on the first and second business divisions. The method further includes automatically generating a visual output indicating the results of the analysis.
Inventors:
KRUK JEFFREY M
KASRAVI KASRA
KASRAVI KASRA
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/033981
Publication Date:
April 01, 2004
Filing Date:
October 23, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ELECTRONIC DATA SYST CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06F17/30; G06F40/237; G06Q10/06; G06Q10/08; G06Q10/10; G06Q30/06; (IPC1-7): G06F17/60
Foreign References:
| US5970475A | 1999-10-19 | |||
| US6442545B1 | 2002-08-27 | |||
| US6023683A | 2000-02-08 |
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