Apparatus and program product for generating an allocation table in a computerized procurement system

US7689477B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Gabelmann · Kirkel, DE
• Berthold Simon · Bexbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2005
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2010
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0635
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus and program product are provided for generating an allocation table in a computerized procurement system. The method comprises creating an allocation table listing a plurality of articles to be allocated and a plurality of stores to receive the articles, and determining an allocation quantity of each article for each store based on a fixed quantity of the article and a variable quantity of the article. The fixed quantity of the article is the same for each store, and the variable quantity of the article is individually computed for each store. The method further comprises computing the variable quantity of the article for each store by applying predefined rules to historical data.