Method to define an optimal integrated action plan for procurement, manufacturing, and marketing
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1. A method for defining an optimal integrated action plan for procurement, manufacturing, and marketing comprising:
- a) accessing materials planning parameters;
b) accessing pricing parameters; and
c) evaluating said materials planning parameters and said pricing parameters in conjunction to define said integrated action plan.
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Abstract
A method to define an optimal integrated action plan for procurement, manufacturing, and marketing is disclosed. In one method embodiment, the present invention accesses materials planning parameters. The present invention further accesses pricing parameters. The present invention then evaluates the materials planning parameters and the pricing parameters in conjunction to define an optimal integrated action plan for marketing and manufacturing. This plan describes procurement amounts, manufacturing amounts, and pricing for end products.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for defining an optimal integrated action plan for procurement, manufacturing, and marketing comprising:
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a) accessing materials planning parameters;
b) accessing pricing parameters; and
c) evaluating said materials planning parameters and said pricing parameters in conjunction to define said integrated action plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system comprising:
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a bus;
a memory unit coupled to said bus; and
a processor coupled to said bus, said processor for executing a method for defining an optimal integrated action plan for procurement, manufacturing, and marketing comprising;
a) accessing materials planning parameters, said materials planning parameters comprising;
bill of material, parts cost, capacity consumption, and inventory;
b) accessing pricing parameters, said pricing parameters comprising;
a parameterized demand curve, said parameterized demand curve formed using a pricing information generating technique, said pricing information generating technique obtained from the family of pricing information generating techniques comprising;
auction price analyzer, consumer survey, panel of judges, and statistical regression based models; and
c) evaluating said materials planning parameters and said pricing parameters in conjunction via an optimization engine, wherein said optimization engine employs a mathematical programming model and technique. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method for defining an optimal integrated action plan for procurement, manufacturing, and marketing comprising:
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a) accessing materials planning parameters;
b) accessing pricing parameters; and
c) evaluating said materials planning parameters and said pricing parameters in conjunction to define said integrated action plan. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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