Automated system for generating procurement lists

Details Automated system for generating procurement lists Automated system for generating procurement lists

1990-12-21

1993-06-29

Envall, Jr., Roy N.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364225, 364918, G06F 1522, G06F 1524

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052240347

ABSTRACT:
An automated system and concomitant methodology for minimizing the procurement costs of products and for generating a list of selected products based on the results of the minimization is disclosed for the Business Volume Discount regime. The system processing covers purchasing situations wherein multiple vendors offer a plurality of products and the vendors give discounts based on the total dollar amount of business received from the purchasers. The processing effected by the system utilizes a linear programming technique to solve a model of the business volume discount regime given a variety of constraints.

REFERENCES:
Gruntworks 2.1A, Marketools Inc., Sep., 1985.

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