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Method, system, and storage medium for utilizing excess and surplus inventory

US7231361B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2002
Grant dateJun 12, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/0875
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for utilizing excess inventory of parts used in end products and having part numbers. The method comprises: determining a summary of at least one end product utilizing at least one excess part number, wherein the summary includes a total quantity of the at least one excess part number required to produce a respective end product; and based on a selection of at least one end product from the summary and at least one corresponding quantity, generating a report of end products that, for each quantity of end products, lists the dollar value of excess parts consumed to produce the quantity of end product; and the dollar value of additional parts to be purchased to produce the quantity of end product. The invention also includes a system and storage medium.

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