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First Claim
1. Apparatus for providing a supply chain link performance change indicator, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor module including hardware that is configured to provide to a user a vector selection control and to formulate a margin vector by normalizing elements ARi of a third vector of the plurality of vectors to corresponding elements R, of a fourth vector of the plurality of vectors wherein each element mi of the margin vector is computed as ARi/Ri;
a receiver module including hardware that is configured to;
receive financial data corresponding to the supply chain link, the financial data including a plurality of vectors; and
receive via the vector selection control a first vector identifier corresponding to a first vector in the plurality of vectors and a second vector identifier corresponding to a second vector in the plurality of vectors; and
an output device that is configured to provide to the user a first supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the first vector and a second supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the second vector and a margin change vector having elements representing changes between elements mi of the margin vector, the margin change vector having elements Mi=(mi−
mi-1)/mi-1.
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Abstract
Apparatus, methods and media for providing a supply chain link performance change indicator. The apparatus may include, and the methods and media may involve a processor module, a receiver module and an output device. The processor module may provide to a user a vector selection control. The receiver module may receive financial data corresponding to the supply chain link. The financial data may include a plurality of vectors. The receiver may receive via the vector selection control a first vector identifier corresponding to a first vector in the plurality of vectors and a second vector identifier corresponding to a second vector in the plurality of vectors. The output device may provide to the user a first supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the first vector and a second supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the second vector.
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22 Claims
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1. Apparatus for providing a supply chain link performance change indicator, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor module including hardware that is configured to provide to a user a vector selection control and to formulate a margin vector by normalizing elements ARi of a third vector of the plurality of vectors to corresponding elements R, of a fourth vector of the plurality of vectors wherein each element mi of the margin vector is computed as ARi/Ri; a receiver module including hardware that is configured to; receive financial data corresponding to the supply chain link, the financial data including a plurality of vectors; and receive via the vector selection control a first vector identifier corresponding to a first vector in the plurality of vectors and a second vector identifier corresponding to a second vector in the plurality of vectors; and an output device that is configured to provide to the user a first supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the first vector and a second supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the second vector and a margin change vector having elements representing changes between elements mi of the margin vector, the margin change vector having elements Mi=(mi−
mi-1)/mi-1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor on a computer system, perform a method for providing a supply chain link performance change indicator, the method comprising:
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receiving financial data corresponding to the supply chain link, the financial data including a plurality of vectors; providing to a user a vector selection control; receiving via the vector selection control a first vector identifier corresponding to a first vector in the plurality of vectors and a second vector identifier corresponding to a second vector in the plurality of vectors; providing to the user a first supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the first vector and a second supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the second vector; formulating a margin vector by normalizing elements ARi of a third vector of the plurality of vectors to corresponding elements Ri of a fourth vector of the plurality of vectors wherein each element mi of the margin vector is computed as ARi/Ri; and providing to the user a margin change vector having elements representing changes between elements mi of the margin vector, the margin change vector having elements Mi=(mi−
mi-1)/mi-1. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing a supply chain link performance change indicator, the method comprising:
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using a receiver, receiving financial data corresponding to the supply chain link, the financial data including a plurality of vectors; using a processor, providing to a user a vector selection control and formulating a margin vector by normalizing elements ARi of a third vector of the plurality of vectors to corresponding elements Ri of a fourth vector of the plurality of vectors wherein each element mi of the margin vector is computed as ARi/Ri; using the receiver, receiving via the vector selection control a first vector identifier corresponding to a first vector in the plurality of vectors and a second vector identifier corresponding to a second vector in the plurality of vectors; and using an output device, providing to the user a first supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the first vector and a second supply chain link performance change indicator corresponding to the second vector and a margin change vector having elements representing changes between elements mi of the margin vector, the margin change vector having elements Mi=(mi−
mi-1)/mi-1. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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