Abstract: |
The present disclosure provides for supplying collaborative planning by a computerized framework manager. Steps include furnishing network connections and collecting supply and demand information from business entities. Such information is analyzed and used to facilitate planning among the business entites. The network provides data access for multiple data sources and the network is used to store capacity data. The computerized framework manager conducts reverse inventory management of the business entities through the collection of data; analysis of data is then used to predict future demand, and predicted future demand is used to forecast costs to manufacturers, from which suggestions regarding optimization is made. |
Inventor: |
Mikurak, Michael G. (Hamilton, NJ, US) |
Applicant: |
Mikurak, Michael G. (Hamilton, NJ, US) |
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Accenture LLP (Palo Alto, CA, US) |
Filed: |
1999-11-22 |
Issued: |
2006-10-31 |
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1. A method carried out by a computerized framework manager to supply collaborative planning comprising:
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2. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and executable on a computer for a computerized framework manager to supply collaborative planning comprising:
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3. A system for a computerized framework manager to supply collaborative planning comprising:
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