Determining a policy parameter for an entity of a supply chain

US7523483B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• i2 Technologies US, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Koray Dogan · Boston, US
• Adeel Najmi · Plano, US
• Ramesh Raman · Redwood City, US
• Praveen Upadhyay · Bellevue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 29, 2004
• Grant date: Apr 21, 2009
• Expiry date: Apr 26, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0202
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Determining a policy parameter for an entity of a supply chain includes establishing attributes of the entities of the supply chain. Attribute segments are established for each attribute, where an attribute segment includes one or more values of the corresponding attribute. Rules are formulated using the attribute segments to define policy groups, and policy parameters are assigned to each policy group. A policy group corresponding to an entity is identified in accordance with the rules. The policy parameters assigned to the identified policy group are determined and selected for the entity.