Method and system for facilitating multi-enterprise benchmarking activities and performance analysis

• US 20020194329A1
• Filed: 05/02/2002
• Published: 12/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shipley Company, LLC (Dow, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Shipley Company, LLC (Dow, Inc.)
• Inventors: Alling, Eric R.
• Application Number:
  US10/137,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20020194329A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a web-based method and system for facilitating multi-enterprise benchmarking activities and performance analysis capabilities across an industry. The method comprises receiving metrics data at a web site from multiple equipment devices associated with multiple subscribing enterprises; evaluating the metrics data; providing summary reports to the subscribing enterprises; performing calculations on the summary reports; generating an industry summary report; and providing the industry summary report to the subscribing enterprises for comparative analysis and business planning. The system includes a hosting system for executing the multi-enterprise benchmarking application, subscribing enterprises which are in communication with the hosting system via a network connection, and equipment devices operating within the subscribing enterprises.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating benchmarking activities and performance analysis among multiple enterprises via a network connection, comprising:

receiving metrics data at a web site from at least one equipment device associated with a first subscribing enterprise;

receiving metrics data at a web site from at least one equipment device associated with a second subscribing enterprise;

evaluating said metrics data from said first subscribing enterprise and said second subscribing enterprise;

providing a first summary report to said first subscribing enterprise based upon said evaluating;

providing a second summary report to said second subscribing enterprise based upon said evaluating;

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transmitting said first summary report and said second summary report to a master data file;

performing calculations on said first summary report and said second summary report;

generating an industry summary report based upon said calculating;

providing said industry summary report to said first subscribing enterprise and said second subscribing enterprise;

wherein said benchmarking activities and said performance analysis are executed by a multi-enterprise benchmarking application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said benchmarking activities are defined by industry standards.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said benchmarking activities are defined by said multi-enterprise benchmarking application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said benchmarking activities are defined by industry subscribing enterprises.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said metrics data includes soft process performance metrics.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said network connection is an extranet.

7. A storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code for facilitating benchmarking activities and performance analysis among multiple enterprises via a network connection, the storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:

receiving metrics data at a web site from at least one equipment device associated with a first subscribing enterprise;

receiving metrics data at a web site from at least one equipment device associated with a second subscribing enterprise;

evaluating said metrics data from said first subscribing enterprise and said second subscribing enterprise;

providing a first summary report to said first subscribing enterprise based upon said evaluating;

providing a second summary report to said second subscribing enterprise based upon said evaluating;

transmitting said first summary report and said second summary report to a master data file;

performing calculations on said first summary report and said second summary report;

generating an industry summary report based upon said calculating;

providing said industry summary report to said first subscribing enterprise and said second subscribing enterprise;

wherein said benchmarking activities and said performance analysis are executed by a multi-enterprise benchmarking application.

8. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein said benchmarking activities are defined by industry standards.

9. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein said benchmarking activities are defined by said multi-enterprise benchmarking application.

10. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein said benchmarking activities are defined by industry subscribing enterprises.

11. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein said metrics data includes soft process performance metrics.

12. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein said network connection is an extranet.

13. A system for facilitating benchmarking activities and performance analysis among multiple enterprises via a network connection, comprising:

a hosting enterprise including;

a server;

a workstation;

a firewall;

a data storage device; and

a network connection for allowing said server, said workstation, said firewall, and said data storage device to communicate;

a plurality of subscribing enterprises, each of said subscribing enterprises comprising;

a server;

a workstation;

at least one equipment device; and

a network connection for allowing said server, said workstation, and said at least one equipment device to communicate; and

a communications network for allowing each of said plurality of subscribing enterprises to communicate with said hosting enterprise;

wherein said hosting enterprise is executing a multi-enterprise benchmarking software application.