Patent №
US 8,458,075
Granted
2013-06-04
Filed 2011
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
13006960
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.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 256430143
Assignors
DIEKER, ANTONIUS B., LU, YINGDONG, SQUILLANTE, MARK S.
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