Implementing an end-of-life purchase
US8655706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of implementing an end-of-life purchase of an item used in manufacturing. A method includes comparing a supply of an article to a demand for the article. The method also includes securing an amount of the article when the supply does not exceed the demand by a predetermined threshold, and waiting a predetermined period of time before repeating the comparing when the supply exceeds the demand by the predetermined threshold.
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