Index for assessing discount potential
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying, by a computer, a discount leverage factor of a supplier, wherein the discount leverage factor comprises information relating to at least one of a supplier financial risk, a spend leverage, a cost of capital differential between the supplier and a buyer, a supplier Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), a supplier size, or a supplier industry;
calculating, by the computer, a discount index value of the supplier based on the discount leverage factor;
receiving, by the computer, information related to an actual discount event of the supplier;
recalculating, by the computer, the discount index value for the supplier based on the discount leverage factor and the information related to the actual discount event; and
displaying, by the computer, the discount index value of the supplier.
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Abstract
A computerized system and method of calculating a discount index value for a supplier can include receiving information related to a plurality of discount leverage factors for the supplier, calculating a discount index value for the supplier based on the information related to the discount leverage factors, receiving information related to an actual discount event for the supplier, recalculating the discount index value for the supplier based on the discount leverage factors and the information related to actual discount events, and displaying the discount index value for the supplier. The system and method can also include placing the discount index value on a discount index scale, defining a plurality of discount leverage regions on the discount index scale, and attributing a leverage value to the supplier based on the proximity of the discount index value to one of the discount leverage regions.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a computer, a discount leverage factor of a supplier, wherein the discount leverage factor comprises information relating to at least one of a supplier financial risk, a spend leverage, a cost of capital differential between the supplier and a buyer, a supplier Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), a supplier size, or a supplier industry; calculating, by the computer, a discount index value of the supplier based on the discount leverage factor; receiving, by the computer, information related to an actual discount event of the supplier; recalculating, by the computer, the discount index value for the supplier based on the discount leverage factor and the information related to the actual discount event; and displaying, by the computer, the discount index value of the supplier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a computer, at least one discount leverage factor of each of a plurality of suppliers, wherein the discount leverage factor comprises information relating to at least one of a supplier financial risk, a spend leverage, a cost of capital differential between the supplier and a buyer, a supplier Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), a supplier size, or a supplier industry; calculating, by the computer, a discount index value of each of the plurality of suppliers based on the at least one discount leverage factor and an actual discount event associated with the supplier; and displaying, by the computer, the discount index value for each of the plurality of suppliers on a discount index scale. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to; identify a discount leverage factor of a supplier, wherein the discount leverage factor comprises information relating to at least one of a supplier financial risk, a spend leverage, a cost of capital differential between the supplier and a buyer, a supplier Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), a supplier size, or a supplier industry, calculate a discount index value of the supplier based on the discount leverage factor, receive, information related to an actual discount event of the supplier, recalculate the discount index value for the supplier based on the discount leverage factor and the information related to the actual discount event, and display the discount index value of the supplier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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identifying, by the processor, a discount leverage factor of a supplier, wherein the discount leverage factor comprises information relating to at least one of a supplier financial risk, a spend leverage, a cost of capital differential between the supplier and a buyer, a supplier Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), a supplier size, or a supplier industry; calculating a discount index value of the supplier based on the discount leverage factor; receiving information related to an actual discount event of the supplier; recalculating the discount index value for the supplier based on the discount leverage factor and the information related to the actual discount event; and displaying the discount index value of the supplier. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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