Methods and systems for pricing parts and components
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1. A method for sourcing a part, comprising:
- specifying a generic part description for a part;
mapping the generic part description to one or more specific part descriptions across a plurality of vendors; and
generating a list of the one or more specific part descriptions.
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Abstract
A method and system for sourcing a part is provided. The method comprises specifying a generic part description for a part. In addition, the method comprises mapping the generic part description to one or more specific part descriptions across a plurality of vendors. Further the method comprises generating a list of the one or more specific part descriptions.
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1. A method for sourcing a part, comprising:
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specifying a generic part description for a part;
mapping the generic part description to one or more specific part descriptions across a plurality of vendors; and
generating a list of the one or more specific part descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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generating a list of one or more specific part descriptions;
filtering the one or more specific part descriptions to generate a revised specific part list, wherein the step of filtering determines whether to exclude one or more specific part descriptions based on one or more specified criteria; and
selecting a desired part from the one or more specific part descriptions on the revised specific part list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for pricing a part, comprising:
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generating a list of one or more specific part descriptions;
determining a list price for each specific part description;
determining a highest list price for the one or more specific part descriptions;
selecting a desired part from the one or more specific part descriptions;
identifying the desired part list price;
applying a part pricing matrix to the highest list price to determine a base part invoice price;
determining a part invoice price for the desired part by comparing the base part invoice price to a maximum part price, wherein the maximum part price is a multiple of the desired part list price;
wherein if the base part invoice price is greater than the maximum part price, then the part invoice price equals the maximum part price; and
wherein if the base part invoice price is less than or equal to the maximum part price, then the part invoice price equals the base part invoice price. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for sourcing and pricing a part, comprising:
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specifying a generic part description for a part;
mapping the generic part description to one or more specific part descriptions, wherein each of the one or more specific part descriptions has a list price;
selecting a desired part from the one or more specific part descriptions;
identifying the list price for the desired part from the one or more specific part descriptions;
identifying the highest list price from the one or more specific part descriptions;
applying a part pricing matrix to the highest list price to calculate a base part invoice price;
determining a part invoice price by comparing whether the base part invoice price is greater than a maximum part price, wherein the maximum part price is a multiple of the desired part list price;
wherein if the base part invoice price is greater than the maximum part price, then the part invoice price equals the maximum part price, and wherein if the base part invoice price is less than or equal to the maximum part price, then the part invoice price equals the base part invoice price. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for sourcing a part, comprising:
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specifying a generic part description for a part;
mapping the generic part description to one or more specific part descriptions across one or more vendors; and
generating a list of the one or more specific part descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A parts sourcing apparatus, comprising:
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a display;
a user input device;
a memory that stores software; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the software, wherein the software configures the processor to interact with a user via the display and user input device, and wherein the software further configures the processor to;
allow the user to specify a generic part description;
map the generic part description to one or more specific part descriptions across a plurality of vendors;
generate a list of the one or more specific part descriptions;
display the list of the one or more specific part descriptions on the display; and
allow the user to specify a desired part from the list of the one or more specific part descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 62)
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53. An apparatus to price a part, comprising:
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a display;
a user input device;
a memory that stores software; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the software, wherein the software configures the processor to interact with a user via the display and user input device, and wherein the software further configures the processor to;
generate a list of the one or more specific part descriptions;
apply a filter to the list of the one or more specific part descriptions to generate a revised specific part list, wherein the filter determines whether to exclude one or more specific part descriptions based on one or more specified criteria;
display the revised specific part list on the display;
allow the user to specify a desired part from the revised specific part list; and
determine a part invoice price for the desired part. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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63. An information carrier medium that communicates software to a computer, wherein the software when executed effects a part sourcing method that comprises:
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specifying a generic part description for a part;
mapping the generic part description to one or more specific part descriptions across a plurality of vendors; and
generating a list of the one or more specific part descriptions. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. An information carrier medium that communicates software to a computer, wherein the software when executed effects a part pricing method that comprises:
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generating a list of one or more specific part descriptions;
filtering the one or more specific part descriptions to generate a revised specific part list, wherein the step of filtering determines whether to exclude one or more specific part descriptions based on one or more specified criteria;
selecting a desired part from the one or more specific part descriptions on the revised specific part list; and
determining a part invoice price for the desired part. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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