Cost management file translation methods, systems, and apparatuses for extended commerce

US8170946B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Co-eXprise, Inc. · US

Inventors

• William R. Blair · Erie, US
• Richard P. Berlin · Oil City, US
• Venkata Paparao Gummadapu · Wexford, US
• John E. Allamon, Sr. · Erie, US
• David A. Gee · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 21, 2005
• Grant date: May 1, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L69/085
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A quantity of an item referenced within a multilevel bill of material (BOM) is determined. A price bid for the item is received into an application framework from a supplier. The price bid is associated with the item. The cost of the multilevel BOM is determined based on the quantity of the item and the price bid.