Purchasing optimization system
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1. A purchasing optimization system, comprising:
- a computer with a processor having circuitry to execute instructions;
a storage device available to said processor with sequences of instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the processor to;
prepare a plurality of data representative of an organization from a plurality of systems and external data sources for processing,obtain a plurality of purchasing related data that comprise one or more purchasing deliverables and one or more resources, a plurality of external factor prices, and one or more segment of value models that rely on a transformed data input and develops the data required to produce a matrix of value report for an organization,map an impact of a plurality of purchasing deliverables and a plurality of resources to one or more cells in a matrix of organization value and a matrix of organization risk;
identify an optimal mix of purchasing features and resources; and
display the optimal mix of purchasing features and resourceswhere the purchasing related data comprises data from a purchasing system database that includes data for one or more purchasing deliverables, one or more purchasing features and one or more resources,andwhere the optimal mix is the mix that minimizes a total organization risk and maximizes a value of a current operation and a segment of value selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, real option and combinations thereof.
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Abstract
An automated system, method and media for optimizing the impact of a subset of an organization such as purchasing on the financial performance of said organization.
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1. A purchasing optimization system, comprising:
a computer with a processor having circuitry to execute instructions;
a storage device available to said processor with sequences of instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the processor to;prepare a plurality of data representative of an organization from a plurality of systems and external data sources for processing, obtain a plurality of purchasing related data that comprise one or more purchasing deliverables and one or more resources, a plurality of external factor prices, and one or more segment of value models that rely on a transformed data input and develops the data required to produce a matrix of value report for an organization, map an impact of a plurality of purchasing deliverables and a plurality of resources to one or more cells in a matrix of organization value and a matrix of organization risk; identify an optimal mix of purchasing features and resources; and display the optimal mix of purchasing features and resources where the purchasing related data comprises data from a purchasing system database that includes data for one or more purchasing deliverables, one or more purchasing features and one or more resources, and where the optimal mix is the mix that minimizes a total organization risk and maximizes a value of a current operation and a segment of value selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, real option and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A purchasing optimization method, comprising:
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using a computer to perform the steps of; preparing a plurality of data representative of an organization from a plurality of systems and external data sources for processing, obtaining a plurality of purchasing related data that comprise one or more purchasing deliverables and one or more resources, a plurality of external factor prices, and one or more causal segment of value models that rely on a transformed data input, mapping an impact of a plurality of purchasing deliverables and a plurality of resources to one or more cells in a matrix of organization value and a matrix of organization risk; identifying an optimal mix of purchasing features and resources by using the segment of value models, and the mapped impacts to complete a simulation of an organization future value and risk and then analyzing the results; and displaying the optimal mix of purchasing features and resources where the one or more of segment of value models consist of a current operation and a real option segment of value model and models for the segments of value that have an impact on an organization value or an organization risk and are selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment and combinations thereof, where the purchasing related data includes data for one or more purchasing deliverables, one or more purchasing features and one or more resources, and where the optimal mix is the mix that minimizes a total organization risk and maximizes a value of a current operation segment and a real option segment of value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A program storage medium having sequences of instructions tangibly stored therein, which when executed cause the processors in at least one machine to perform steps, the steps, comprising:
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preparing a plurality of data representative of an organization from a plurality of systems and external data sources in processing, obtaining a plurality of purchasing related data that comprise one or more purchasing deliverables and one or more resources, a plurality of external factor prices, and one or more segment of value models, mapping an impact of a plurality of purchasing deliverables and a plurality of resources to one or more cells in a matrix of organization value and a matrix of organization risk; identifying an optimal mix of purchasing features and resources by using the segment of value models, the organization data, the feature data and the mapped impacts to complete a simulation of an organization market value and risk and then analyzing the results; and displaying the optimal mix of purchasing features and resources where the one or more of segment of value models consist of a current operation segment of value model and models for the segments of value that have an impact on an organization value or an organization risk that are selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, market sentiment, real option and combinations thereof, where the purchasing related data includes data for one or more purchasing deliverables, one or more purchasing features and one or more resources, and where the optimal mix is the mix that minimizes a total organization risk and maximizes a value of a current operation segment of value and a value of segments of value selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, market sentiment, real option and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for optimizing a performance of a subset of an organization, comprising:
a computer with a processor having circuitry to execute instructions;
a storage device available to said processor with sequences of instructions stored therein, which when executed cause the processor to;prepare a plurality of data representative of an organization from a plurality of systems and external data sources in processing, obtain a plurality of data related to a subset of an organization performance and the organization as a whole that comprise one or more subset features, a plurality of resource related data, and one or more causal segment of value models that rely on a transformed data input, map an impact of a plurality of subset features and a plurality of resources to one or more cells in a matrix of organization value and a matrix of organization risk; identify an optimal mix of subset features and resources; and display the optimal mix of subset features and resources where the optimal mix is the mix that minimizes an organization total risk while considering a portfolio effect associated with each of one or more organization risks and maximizes a value of a current operation segment of value and a value of segments of value selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, market sentiment, real option and combinations thereof, and where the one or more of segment of value models consist of a current operation segment of value model and models for the segments of value that have an impact on an organization value or an organization risk and are selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, market sentiment, real option and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for optimizing a performance of a subset of an organization, comprising:
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using a computer to perform the steps of; transforming a plurality of data representative of an organization from a plurality of systems and external data sources into a format for processing, obtaining a plurality of data related to a subset of an organization performance and the organization as a whole that comprise one or more subset features, a plurality of resource related data, and one or more causal segment of value models, mapping an impact of a plurality of subset features and a plurality of resources to one or more cells in a matrix of organization value and a matrix of organization risk; identifying an optimal mix of subset features and resources by using the segment of value models, organization data, feature data and the mapped impacts to complete a simulation of an organization future value and risk and then analyzing the results; and displaying the optimal mix of subset features and resources where the optimal mix is the mix that minimizes a total organization total risk and maximizes a value of a value of one or more segments of value selected from the group consisting of current operation, derivative, investment, market sentiment, real option and combinations thereof, and where the one or more of segment of value models are a current operation segment of value model and models for the segments of value that have an impact on an organization value or an organization risk and are selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, real option and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 63)
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53. A program storage medium having sequences of instructions tangibly stored therein, which when executed cause the processors in at least one computer to perform steps, the steps, comprising:
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transforming a plurality of data representative of an organization from a plurality of systems and external data sources into a format for processing, obtaining a plurality of data related to a performance of a subset of an organization and the organization as a whole that comprise one or more subset features, a plurality of resource related data, and one or more causal segment of value models, mapping an impact of a plurality of subset features and a plurality of resources to one or more cells in a matrix of organization value and a matrix of organization risk; identifying an optimal mix of subset features and resources by using the organization data, feature data, the segment of value models and the mapped impacts to simulate an organization future value and risk and then analyzing the results; and displaying the optimal mix of subset features and resources where the optimal mix is the mix that minimizes an organization total risk while considering a portfolio effect associated with each of one or more organization risks and maximizes a value of a current operation, a real option and a derivative segment of value, and where the one or more of causal segment of value models are a current operation and a real option segment of value model and models for the segments of value that have an impact on an organization value or an organization risk and are selected from the group consisting of derivative, investment, market sentiment and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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