Automated method of and system for identifying, measuring and enhancing categories of value for a valve chain
First Claim
1. A data processing method for managing a virtual value chain, comprising:
- organizing value chain data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value;
determining a contribution of each of two or more categories of value to a value of the value chain;
determining a contribution of each of the one or more real options to a value of the value chain; and
displaying the value chain value and the contribution of the one or more real options and the two or more categories of value.
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Abstract
An automated method and system (100) for identifying, measuring and enhancing categories of value for the different levels of a value chain on a continual basis. The categories of value are analyzed at each level in the value chain using predictive models and vector creation algorithms to define the enterprise and element vectors before valuing the organization, each enterprise in the organization and the elements of value in each enterprise. The relative strengths of the intangible elements of value are used in evaluating the real options of each enterprise and in determining the allocation of industry real options to the enterprise and the organization before summary reports are prepared, displayed and optionally printed. The system then generates potential value improvements which the user (20) optionally accepts, rejects or modifies before simulations are completed to analyze the value impact of the enhancements.
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33 Claims
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1. A data processing method for managing a virtual value chain, comprising:
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organizing value chain data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value;
determining a contribution of each of two or more categories of value to a value of the value chain;
determining a contribution of each of the one or more real options to a value of the value chain; and
displaying the value chain value and the contribution of the one or more real options and the two or more categories of value. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A data processing system for managing a virtual value chain, comprising:
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means for organizing value chain data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value;
means for determining a contribution of each of the categories of value to a value of the value chain;
means for determining a contribution of one or more real options to a value of the value chain; and
means for displaying the value chain value and the contribution of the one or more real options and the two or more categories of value.
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4. A data classification scheme for organizing or classifying data relating to the value of a value chain, the classification scheme comprising:
three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value.
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5. A business analysis method, comprising:
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capturing data concerning the operation of a value chain;
dividing at least a portion of the data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value, and modeling the value chain as a function of the different components, real options and categories of value to provide a value for the categories of value and the real options. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A business analysis system, comprising:
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means for capturing data concerning the operation of a value chain;
means for dividing at least a portion of the data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value; and
means for modeling the value chain as a function of the different components, real options and categories of value to provide a value for the categories of value and the real options. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A business analysis method, comprising:
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capturing data concerning a value chain;
dividing at least a portion of the data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value, and calculating the value contribution percentage for each category of value, with each contribution percentage estimating a proportionate effect of each category of value on the value of the current operation of the value chain. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A business analysis system, comprising:
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means for capturing data concerning a value chain;
means for dividing at least a portion of the data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value, and means for calculating the value contribution percentage for each category of value, with each contribution percentage estimating a proportionate effect of each category of value on the value of the current operation of the value chain.
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12. A business analysis method, comprising:
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capturing data concerning a value chain;
dividing at least a portion of the data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value and each category of value contains one or more elements of value, and modeling the value chain as a function of the different components of value, real options and the elements of value within the categories of value to provide a value for the categories of value and the real options. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A business analysis system, comprising:
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means for capturing data concerning a value chain;
means for dividing at least a portion of the data into three components of value, one or more real options and two or more categories of value where each category of value contains one or more elements of value, and means for modeling the value chain as a function of the different components of value, real options and the elements of value within the categories of value to provide a value for the categories of value and the real options. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A financial measurement and reporting method, comprising:
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collecting and classifying the value chain data by component of value, category of value and real option;
determining a contribution of each category of value and real option to a value of the value chain; and
displaying the value chain value and the contribution of each of the categories of value and real options. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A financial measurement and reporting system, comprising:
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means for collecting and classifying the value chain data by component of value, category of value and real option;
means for determining a contribution of each category of value and real option to a value of the value chain; and
means displaying the value chain value and the contribution of each category of value and real option. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method for estimating how one or more operational decisions of a value chain organization are likely to affect its value, comprising:
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capturing quantified information for the value chain, organizing at least a portion of the information into one or more real options and two or more categories of value at least one of which is intangible;
determining a contribution of the two or more categories of value and one or more real options to a value of the value chain;
representing an effect of one or more operational decisions on one or more of the value drivers for one or more categories of value;
determining a change in a value of the value chain based on the probabilistic effect of one or more operational decisions on one or more of the categories of value and the value chain; and
displaying the category of value composition of the projected value chain value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for estimating how one or more operational decisions of a value chain organization are likely to affect its value, the system, comprising:
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means for capturing quantified information for the value chain, means for organizing at least a portion of the information into one or more real options and two or more categories of value at least one of which is intangible;
means for determining a contribution of one or more categories of value and one or more real options to a value of the value chain;
means for representing an effect of one or more operational decisions on one or more of the value drivers for one or more categories of value;
means for determining a change in the value based on the probabilistic effect of one or more operational decisions on one or more of the categories of value and the value chain; and
means for displaying the category of value composition of the projected value chain value. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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