Method and system for evaluating product substitutions along multiple criteria in response to a sales opportunity
US8301515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0641
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method evaluate product substitutions along multiple criteria in response to a sales opportunity, for instance, providing sales recommendations of configurable products in response to a customer request based on propensity functions. A customer propensity is determined to estimate attractiveness of a substitute product to a customer based on one or more attributes. A seller propensity is determined to estimate attractiveness to a seller of selling the substitute product based on one or more attributes. The customer propensity and the seller propensity are combined to find a plurality of substitute products.
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