Cost and Profitability Planning System

• US 20150186825A1
• Filed: 07/16/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Upper Chord, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Upper Chord, Inc.
• Inventors: Shore, Matthew, Balasubramhanya, Suresh, Botee, Huned, Kuo, Joe
• Application Number:
  US14/333,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20150186825A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Implementations generally relate to cost and profitability planning. In some implementations, a method includes constructing a graph data structure based on supply chain information and financial information. The method also includes computing cost information and profitability information based on the graph data structure. The method also includes generating a grid model from the cost information and the profitability information, where the grid model includes measures that are associated with dimension members arranged in hierarchies.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining a graph data structure based on supply chain information and financial information;

determining cost information and profitability information based on the graph data structure; and

generating a grid model from the cost information and the profitability information, wherein the grid model includes measures that are associated with dimension members arranged in hierarchies.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the graph data structure comprises determining nodes and edges associated with the supply chain information and the financial information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the graph data structure is a directed acyclic graph.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the cost information and profitability information comprises traversing the graph data structure.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the grid model comprises:

determining effective usage information associated with the supply chain information;

loading the effective usage information into the grid model;

recursively determining unit cost information; and

loading the unit cost information into the grid model.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining changes to the graph data structure; and

generating a heat map based on the changes.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining changes to the graph data structure;

determining dependent subgraphs of the graph data structure; and

updating the dependent subgraphs based on the changes.

8. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions thereon, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a graph data structure based on supply chain information and financial information;

determining cost information and profitability information based on the graph data structure; and

generating a grid model from the cost information and the profitability information, wherein the grid model includes measures that are associated with dimension members arranged in hierarchies.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein to determine the graph data structure, the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising determining nodes and edges associated with the supply chain information and the financial information.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the graph data structure is a directed acyclic graph.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein to determine the cost information and profitability information, the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising traversing the graph data structure.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein to generate the grid model, the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining effective usage information associated with the supply chain information;

loading the effective usage information into the grid model;

recursively determining unit cost information; and

loading the unit cost information into the grid model.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining changes to the graph data structure; and

generating a heat map based on the changes.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining changes to the graph data structure;

determining dependent subgraphs of the graph data structure; and

updating the dependent subgraphs based on the changes.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising;

determining a graph data structure based on supply chain information and financial information;

determining cost information and profitability information based on the graph data structure; and

generating a grid model from the cost information and the profitability information, wherein the grid model includes measures that are associated with dimension members arranged in hierarchies.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein to determine the graph data structure, the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising determining nodes and edges associated with the supply chain information and the financial information.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the graph data structure is a directed acyclic graph.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein to determine the cost information and profitability information, the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising traversing the graph data structure.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein to generate the grid model, the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising:

determining effective usage information associated with the supply chain information;

loading the effective usage information into the grid model;

recursively determining unit cost information; and

loading the unit cost information into the grid model.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising:

determining changes to the graph data structure; and

generating a heat map based on the changes.