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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140345 | System and method for performing a business process in a multi-enterprise, collaborating network A system for performing a business process includes a first version of a business application executed by a first client to perform a particular business process and a second version of the business application executed by a second client to perform the business pro... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135630 | Intelligent fulfillment agents A method for distributed inventory management includes receiving information regarding a number of participants in a value chain and information regarding one or more items relevant in the value chain. The method also includes modeling relationships between two or m... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126775 | Method and system for transmittal of extended data attributes for product items, pricing and trade promotion transactions A method and system that facilitates communication between demand and supply side trading partners of the consumer goods industry in the electronic transmittal of extended data attributes for product items, pricing and trade promotions. The method includes the steps... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117327 | Data integration system with programmatic source and target interfaces In one embodiment, a system is provided for executing bulk data transfers between persistent data stores. Programmatic source interfaces are each associated with a source store, defined according to a source interface specification, and exposed during a transfer to ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117326 | Data integration system with programmatic source and target interfaces In one embodiment, a system is provided for executing bulk data transfers between persistent data stores. A data integration server is coupled to persistent data stores. Programmatic source interfaces are each associated with a source store, defined according to a s... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117059 | Pull planning for serviceable parts to facilitate on-demand repair planning In an embodiment, a method for on-demand repair planning includes modeling for a repair location: a good parts buffer; a first buffer for unserviceable parts determined to be serviceable without repair; and a second buffer for unserviceable parts determined to be re... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108534 | Data integration system with programmatic source and target interfaces In one embodiment, a system is provided for executing bulk data transfers between persistent data stores in connection with an enterprise-level business workflow. A data integration server is coupled to one or more stores. Programmatic source interfaces are each ass... | 01/31/2012 |
| D652455 | Scooter | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090630 | Planning a supply of items to a first location associated with a supply chain from one or more second locations associated with the supply chain One embodiment includes a computer-implemented system for planning a supply of items to a first location associated with a supply chain from one or more second locations associated with the supply chain. The system accesses a logical representation of the supply cha... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090614 | Generating a sales volume forecast A method for generating a sales volume forecast includes receiving user input specifying a hypothetical asking price and a future date and accessing, for each of multiple past time periods, historical data reflecting a sales volume for an item over the past time per... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086643 | Translation between product classification schemas A schema translation tool (36) includes a mapping module (37) that receives information regarding a source schema (70) and a target schema (80). The source and target schemas (70, 80) each include a taxonomy that includes a hierarc... | 12/27/2011 |
| D651086 | Bottle | 12/27/2011 |
| D649879 | Water bottle lid | 12/06/2011 |
| D648984 | Water bottle | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055369 | Optimized deployment of parts in a distribution network A method for deploying parts is disclosed. Locations that include supply locations and demand locations are defined. A supply location supplies parts to a demand location. A demand is computed for each part at each location. An availability lead-time is estimated fo... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8015104 | Method and system for multi-enterprise optimization using flexible trade contracts A method of multi-enterprise optimization at a buyer computer includes accessing a forecasted demand for at least one item and generating one or more proposed flexible trade contracts using the forecasted demand for the item. The proposed flexible trade contract is ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005751 | Method and system for multi-enterprise optimization using flexible trade contracts A method of multi-enterprise optimization at a buyer computer includes accessing a forecasted demand for at least one item and generating one or more proposed flexible trade contracts using the forecasted demand for the item. The proposed flexible trade contract is ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005699 | Value chain management A system (10) for managing a value chain includes a planning application (36) that receives planning data from a number of entities included in a value chain and automatically generates a plan according to the planning data. At least two of the entitie... | 08/23/2011 |
| D643693 | Wrap | 08/23/2011 |
| D641799 | Scooter | 07/19/2011 |
| D641498 | Decorative corner block | 07/12/2011 |
| 7966211 | Determining an inventory target for a node of a supply chain Determining an inventory target for a node of a supply chain includes calculating a demand stock for satisfying a demand over supply lead time at the node of the supply chain, and calculating a demand variability stock for satisfying a demand variability of the dema... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7953656 | Displaying market data A system for generating a display of at least one side of a market includes a computer system having one or more computers. The displayed side of the market includes one or more offers from one or more market participants. Each offer includes an offered price and an... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949598 | Displaying market data A system for generating a display of at least one side of a market includes a computer system having one or more computers. The displayed side of the market includes one or more offers from one or more market participants. Each offer includes an offered price and an... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941331 | Determining order lead time for a supply chain using a probability distribution of order lead time In one embodiment, determining order lead time for a supply chain includes generating probability distribution for expected order lead time options, where each probability distribution for expected order lead time option is associated with a category. A category tha... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937282 | Generating an optimized price schedule for a product Generating a price schedule involves generating a graph having paths that include states with values. The graph is generated by determining the values of a successor state from the values of a predecessor state. An optimal path is selected, and a price schedule is d... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7937280 | Planning and scheduling of maintenance, repair, and overhaul services A system (10) for planning and scheduling service events for one or more assets includes a demand optimizer engine (12) that receives information regarding future service requirements for an asset and operating characteristics of the asset. The demand ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933793 | Constraint-based production planning and scheduling The present invention is a constraint-based planning tool that specifically addresses the needs of complex discrete and process industries by providing a computationally efficient method and system for fulfillment of customer orders in a supply chain. By comprehensi... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933673 | Demand breakout for a supply chain A system for demand breakout for a supply chain includes a memory operable to store a plurality of orders for at least one product. Each product may be produced using at least one precursor. The memory is also operable to store a production schedule identifying one ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7921027 | Constraint-based production planning and scheduling The present invention is a constraint-based planning tool that specifically addresses the needs of complex discrete and process industries by providing a computationally efficient method and system for fulfillment of customer orders in a supply chain. By comprehensi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917379 | Large-scale supply chain planning system and method A system and method for performing large scale supply chain planning is disclosed, which includes at least one database with a plurality of partitions. A large scale, supply chain planning problem is decomposed into a plurality of independent and isolated sub-proble... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905393 | Generating an optimized supplier allocation plan Generating an optimized supplier allocation plan includes identifying parts and suppliers associated with an allocation problem, where each supplier can supply at least one part. One or more objective functions are selected. Each objective function has part variable... | 03/15/2011 |
| D634447 | Decorative corner block | 03/15/2011 |
| D633711 | Rotary cutting guide | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895090 | Generating an order plan for a supply chain network Generating an order plan is disclosed. Data describing priority levels including at least one item request is accessed. Data describing a supply chain network including network components that supply one or more items to satisfy an item request is accessed. For each... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886960 | Redistribution of parts in a distribution network Redistributing parts includes defining locations. An actual inventory of parts is established among the locations, and a desired allocation of the parts is established among the locations. A demand for the parts at each location is determined using the actual invent... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7881985 | Electronic marketplace providing service parts inventory planning and management Service parts inventory planning and management are provided for one or more entities in a supply chain (12), preferably within the context of an electronic marketplace (14). Status data reflecting substantially current service parts inventory levels a... | 02/01/2011 |
| D632026 | Pet bed | 02/01/2011 |
| D629653 | Water bottle | 12/28/2010 |
| D629645 | Lid | 12/28/2010 |
