System and method for managing vendor information of vendors that repair deficiencies at facilities

• US 20090048856A1
• Filed: 08/16/2007
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Facility Audit Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Facility Audit Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Robertson, Joe Paul, Howell, Clark David
• Application Number:
  US11/893,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20090048856A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance

Abstract

A system and method for managing vendor information to repair deficiencies at facilities may include storing vendor information of vendors. The vendor information may identify one or more deficiencies of which at least one of the vendors is capable of repairing. Site audit information of one or more facilities may be aggregated. Vendor information of one or more vendors capable of repairing a deficiency at the facilities may be displayed to enable selection of one or more vendors for repairing the deficiency at a facility.

Claims

1. A system for managing vendor information for repairing deficiencies at facilities, said system comprising:

a storage unit;

a data repository stored on said storage unit, and configured to store vendor information of vendors, the vendor information identifying one or more deficiencies of which at least one of the vendors is capable of repairing;

a processing unit in communication with said storage unit, and configured to locate one or more vendors, using the vendor information, capable of repairing a deficiency at a facility; and

a user interface configured to display the vendor information and enable selection of one or more vendors for repairing the deficiency at the facility.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the vendor information further identifies one or more geographic regions in which a vendor is willing to work.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the vendor information further includes scope of work information, the scope of work information including a threshold monetary value of work to be performed to repair one or more deficiencies.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said processing unit is further configured to determine whether a vendor is willing to work on a deficiency based on a budgeted value associated with the deficiency and whether the value crosses the threshold value.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said processing unit is further configured to communicate a message to an address of each vendor identified to be able to repair the deficiency.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein said processing unit is further configured to aggregate site audit information to generate aggregated site audit information for multiple facilities.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein said processing unit is further configured to generate a request for proposal based on the aggregated site audit information.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein said user interface is further configured to enable a user to enter budget information in association with the site audit information.

9. A method for managing vendor information to repair deficiencies at facilities, said method comprising:

storing vendor information of vendors, the vendor information identifying one or more deficiencies of which at least one of the vendors is capable of repairing;

aggregating site audit information of one or more facilities; and

displaying vendor information of one or more vendors capable of repairing a deficiency at the facilities to enable selection of one or more vendors for repairing the deficiency at a facility.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising identifying one or more geographic regions in which a vendor is willing to work.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising identifying at least one vendor willing to repair a deficiency for a monetary value above or below a threshold monetary value.

12. The method according to claim 9, further comprising communicating a message to an address associated with each vendor capable of repairing the deficiency.

13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising aggregating site audit information association with multiple facilities.

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising generating a request for proposal based on the aggregated site audit information.

15. The method according to claim 9, further comprising enabling a budget to be established for each deficiency of the facilities.