Optimising group bulk purchasing
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:GB2368423A

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-01

    申请号:GB0111903

    申请日:2001-05-16

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: Placing a group order, mediated by a system having one or more computers, the method comprising the steps of: publishing, by a publisher, information about a quantity of a material; subscribing, via a subscriber, to a topic comprising said information; receiving, via a subscriber, said information; aggregating, via a subscriber, said information from at least one of said publishers; and responsive to said step of aggregating, selecting based on at least one criterion a best time to place said group order. The criterion for placing the order could include time, price, quantity or urgency.

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