Method and system for calculating risk components associated with the consumption of an indirect procurement commodity
First Claim
1. A method for calculating risk components associated with the consumption of an indirect procurement commodity comprising:
- receiving consumption data related to an indirect procurement commodity;
establishing a volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined duration and time period based on the consumption data; and
calculating at least one risk component wherein the at least one risk component is associated with the volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined period.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method and system for calculating risk components associated with the consumption of an indirect procurement commodity. Consequently, based on the amount of risk a user is a system user willing to take, a substantial reduction in the costs associated with the purchase of indirect procurement commodities can be achieved. An aspect of the present invention is a method for calculating risk components associated with the consumption of an indirect procurement commodity. The method includes receiving consumption data related to the indirect procurement commodity, establishing a volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined period based on the consumption data and calculating at least one risk component wherein the at least one risk component is associated with the volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during the future predetermined duration and time period.
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1. A method for calculating risk components associated with the consumption of an indirect procurement commodity comprising:
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receiving consumption data related to an indirect procurement commodity;
establishing a volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined duration and time period based on the consumption data; and
calculating at least one risk component wherein the at least one risk component is associated with the volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for calculating risk components associated with the consumption of an indirect procurement commodity comprising:
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a graphical user interface; and
a risk calculation tool coupled to the graphical user interface capable of;
receiving consumption data related to an indirect procurement commodity;
establishing a volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined period based on the consumption data; and
calculating at least one risk component wherein the at least one risk component is associated with the volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during the future predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for calculating risk components associated with the consumption of an indirect procurement commodity, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program means for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
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receiving consumption data related to an indirect procurement commodity;
establishing a volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined period based on the consumption data; and
calculating at least one risk component wherein the at least one risk component is associated with the volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method of doing business comprising:
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receiving consumption data related to an indirect procurement commodity;
establishing a volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined duration and time period based on the consumption data; and
calculating at least one risk component wherein the at least one risk component is associated with the volume of the indirect procurement commodity to be consumed during a future predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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