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System and method for estimating costs, ordering products, and managing resources

  • US 20020087378A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2000
  • Published: 07/04/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for estimating costs, purchasing goods and services, and managing resources for at least one designated location, comprising:

  • a gap analysis program for validating requested items against similar items valid for the designated location;

    an estimator communicating with the gap analysis program for providing estimated costs of validated requested items;

    a procurement function communicating with the gap analysis program for ordering validated requested items for the designated location;

    a contractor locator for finding potential contractors for the designated location;

    an automated auction program communicating with the procurement function for identifying the presence of a validated requested item available through auction;

    a resource manager communicating with the procurement function, the estimator, the contractor locator and the automated auction program for managing resources at the designated location.

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