SUPPLIER DESIGN INTEGRITY ANALYTICS ENGINE AND METHODOLOGY
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a supplier ID module that identifies, as part of a selection process, one or more suppliers that provide a component, the selection process comprising a process to select one or more suppliers to supply the component for use in a product made by a user;
an existing product search module that searches one or more data sources that are available on the internet for one or more existing products purchased by others that one or more of contain the component and comprise the component without other components, the existing products differing from the user'"'"'s product;
a category module that identifies one or more categories related to the component, each category related to risk assessment for one or more of the component and a supplier of the component;
a component data search module that searches one or more data sources that are available on the internet for risk assessment information related to one or more of the component and existing products with the component and retrieves the risk assessment information, the information relevant to the one or more categories, wherein each item of risk assessment information identifies the supplier that provided the component associated with the item of risk assessment information; and
a categorization module that categorizes the retrieved risk assessment information in the one or more categories,wherein said modules comprise one or more of hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on one or more computer readable storage media.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a supplier ID module that identifies one or more suppliers that provide a component in a selection process that includes selecting suppliers to supply the component for use in a product made by a user. An existing product search module searches data sources available on the internet for the component or existing products that contain the component. A category module identifies one or more categories related to the component, where each category is related to risk assessment for the component and/or suppliers of the component. A component data search module searches data sources available on the internet for risk assessment information related to the component and/or existing products with the component. The information is relevant to the one or more categories and each item of risk assessment information identifies the supplier that provided the component. A categorization module categorizes the risk assessment information.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a supplier ID module that identifies, as part of a selection process, one or more suppliers that provide a component, the selection process comprising a process to select one or more suppliers to supply the component for use in a product made by a user; an existing product search module that searches one or more data sources that are available on the internet for one or more existing products purchased by others that one or more of contain the component and comprise the component without other components, the existing products differing from the user'"'"'s product; a category module that identifies one or more categories related to the component, each category related to risk assessment for one or more of the component and a supplier of the component; a component data search module that searches one or more data sources that are available on the internet for risk assessment information related to one or more of the component and existing products with the component and retrieves the risk assessment information, the information relevant to the one or more categories, wherein each item of risk assessment information identifies the supplier that provided the component associated with the item of risk assessment information; and a categorization module that categorizes the retrieved risk assessment information in the one or more categories, wherein said modules comprise one or more of hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on one or more computer readable storage media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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identifying, using a supplier ID module and as part of a selection process, one or more suppliers that provide a component, the selection process comprising a process to select one or more suppliers to supply the component for use in a product made by a user; searching, using an existing product search module, one or more data sources that are available on the internet for one or more existing products purchased by others that one or more of contain the component and comprise the component without other components, the existing products differing from the user'"'"'s product; identifying, using a category module, one or more categories related to the component, each category related to risk assessment for one or more of the component and a supplier of the component; searching, using a component data search module, one or more data sources that are available on the internet for risk assessment information related to one or more of the component and existing products with the component and retrieving the risk assessment information, the information relevant to the one or more categories, wherein each item of risk assessment information identifies the supplier that provided the component associated with the item of risk assessment information; and categorizing, using a categorization module, the retrieved risk assessment information in the one or more categories. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for supplier risk assessment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions readable/executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
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Identify, as part of a selection process, one or more suppliers that provide a component, the selection process comprising a process to select one or more suppliers to supply the component for use in a product made by a user; search one or more data sources that are available on the internet for one or more existing products purchased by others that one or more of contain the component and comprise the component without other components, the existing products differing from the user'"'"'s product; identify one or more categories related to the component, each category related to risk assessment for one or more of the component and a supplier of the component; search one or more data sources that are available on the internet for risk assessment information related to one or more of the component and existing products with the component and retrieving the risk assessment information, the information relevant to the one or more categories, wherein each item of risk assessment information identifies the supplier that provided the component associated with the item of risk assessment information; and categorize the retrieved risk assessment information in the one or more categories.
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