Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2002-02-20
2011-10-11
Shaawat, Mussa (Department: 3627)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08036950
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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Li Ge
Rosa Charles H.
Schneur Avner
Schneur Rina Rotshild
Emptoris, Inc.
Goodwin & Procter LLP
Shaawat Mussa
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