Auction management with business-volume discount
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining an optimal award schedule for satisfying a purchase requisition, the method comprising:
- receiving over a computer network, from each of a plurality of candidate suppliers, a corresponding plurality of bids;
receiving, from a candidate supplier over said computer network, an explicit offer of a business-volume discount that is triggered when a purchase from the candidate supplier of at least one unit of a first qualifying item and at least one unit of a second qualifying item has an aggregated volume within a defined volume interval; and
determining by a processor an optimal award schedule comprising an optimal combination of candidate suppliers and a list of items to be ordered from each supplier to at least partially satisfy the purchase requisition utilizing the explicit offer of a business volume discount.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for satisfying a purchase requisition includes receiving, from each of a plurality of candidate suppliers, a corresponding plurality of bids. At least one candidate supplier includes, with its bids, an offer of a business-volume discount that is triggered when an aggregate purchase of at least one unit of a first item and at least one unit of a second item is within a defined volume interval. An optimal award schedule for satisfaction of the purchase requisition is then determined.
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining an optimal award schedule for satisfying a purchase requisition, the method comprising:
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receiving over a computer network, from each of a plurality of candidate suppliers, a corresponding plurality of bids; receiving, from a candidate supplier over said computer network, an explicit offer of a business-volume discount that is triggered when a purchase from the candidate supplier of at least one unit of a first qualifying item and at least one unit of a second qualifying item has an aggregated volume within a defined volume interval; and determining by a processor an optimal award schedule comprising an optimal combination of candidate suppliers and a list of items to be ordered from each supplier to at least partially satisfy the purchase requisition utilizing the explicit offer of a business volume discount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having encoded thereon software for satisfying a purchase requisition, the software comprising instructions for:
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receiving, from each of a plurality of candidate suppliers, a corresponding plurality of bids; receiving, from a candidate supplier, an explicit offer of a business-volume discount that is triggered when a purchase from the candidate supplier of at least one unit of a first qualifying item and at least one unit of a second qualifying item has an aggregated volume within a defined volume interval; and determining by a processor an optimal award schedule comprising an optimal combination of candidate suppliers and a list of items to be ordered from each supplier to at least partially satisfy the purchase requisition utilizing the explicit offer of a business volume discount. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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