Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implementing an end-of-life purchase
- Patent Title (中): 实施终身购买
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Application No.: US11782056Application Date: 2007-07-24
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Publication No.: US08655706B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: John E. Drummond , Thomas J. Fleischman , Matthew W. Schoellmann
- Applicant: John E. Drummond , Thomas J. Fleischman , Matthew W. Schoellmann
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole P.C.
- Agent Parashos Kalaitzis
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00
Abstract:
A system and method of implementing an end-of-life purchase of an item used in manufacturing. A method includes comparing a supply of an article to a demand for the article. The method also includes securing an amount of the article when the supply does not exceed the demand by a predetermined threshold, and waiting a predetermined period of time before repeating the comparing when the supply exceeds the demand by the predetermined threshold.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090030749A1 IMPLEMENTING AN END-OF-LIFE PURCHASE Public/Granted day:2009-01-29
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