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Recommending Waste Reductions and Credit Purchases for Business Units

  • US 20090063231A1
  • Filed: 08/30/2007
  • Published: 03/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a plurality of revenue loss functions associated with a plurality of respective business units;

    receiving a plurality of waste credit constraints associated with the plurality of respective business units;

    calculating a recommended waste credit purchase amount and a plurality of recommended waste credit reduction amounts associated with the plurality of respective business units, wherein the calculating further comprises minimizing a sum of the plurality of the revenue loss functions and a purchase function, subject to the waste credit constraints, a purchase constraint, and a reduction goal constraint; and

    presenting the recommended waste credit purchase amount and the plurality of recommended waste credit reduction amounts.

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