Management systems and methods for maximizing return on assets
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1. A method of managing assets for an entity, comprising:
- providing an on-line internal trading community;
enabling the entity to form an on-line private trading community with authorized business partners;
enabling the entity to participate in an on-line public marketplace;
permitting the entity to list select assets with each of the on-line internal trading community, the on-line private trading community, and the on-line public marketplace;
allowing the entity to view available assets listed on the on-line internal trading community, the on-line private trading community, and the on-line public marketplace; and
providing workflow for automating aspects of executing a transaction through any one of the on-line internal trading community, the on-line private trading community, and the on-line public marketplace.
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Abstract
Systems and methods increase an entity'"'"'s return on assets by allowing the entity to redeploy idle and surplus assets, assist in the sale and disposal process, and provide the resources to easily locate and buy from an aggregation of idle and surplus assets. The entity may establish confidential and secure internal trading communities, private trading communities and public trading groups. Pre-authorized users may view and search idle and surplus assets listed within the trading groups by category, keyword or attribute. Furthermore, the systems and methods may be integrated into the legacy systems and existing data structures of an entity.
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1. A method of managing assets for an entity, comprising:
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providing an on-line internal trading community;
enabling the entity to form an on-line private trading community with authorized business partners;
enabling the entity to participate in an on-line public marketplace;
permitting the entity to list select assets with each of the on-line internal trading community, the on-line private trading community, and the on-line public marketplace;
allowing the entity to view available assets listed on the on-line internal trading community, the on-line private trading community, and the on-line public marketplace; and
providing workflow for automating aspects of executing a transaction through any one of the on-line internal trading community, the on-line private trading community, and the on-line public marketplace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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