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20110046998 | Systems, Program Product, and Methods For Targeting Optimal Process Conditions That Render An Optimal Heat Exchanger Network Design Under Varying Conditions - A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to optimize energy recovery for a process or cluster of processes under all possible combinations of given process changes and stream-specific minimum temperature approach values without enumeration, are provided. The systems, methods, and program product can include steps/operations to identify an optimal set of discrete target temperature values for the process streams for a given heat exchanger network design, to identify which target temperature values of the various process streams have the most significant economic impact on the process or cluster of processes, and to identify process stream supply attribute ranges of variations, e.g., in the form of a criticality list for the plurality of process streams, e.g., resulting from disturbances and/or uncertainty, which have a highly significant or otherwise critical effect on streams target temperature. | 02-24-2011 |
20110054970 | RELATIONAL LOGIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - In one aspect, the invention relates to a method to propagate relations between a first rule set and a second rule set wherein the first and second rule sets are invoked by a common workflow model. The method includes tracing paths forward through the workflow model from the first rule set to the second rule set. Enumerating relations that extend forward from the first rule set to the second rule set is another step in the method. Additionally, using multi-valued logic, calculating the effects to the relations of control flow through the workflow model from the first rule set to the second rule set, tracing paths backward through the workflow model from the first rule set to the second rule set, enumerating relations that extend backward form the second rule set to the first rule set, and using multi-valued logic, calculating the effects on the relations of control flow backwards through the workflow model from the second rule set to the first rule set are also steps in the method. | 03-03-2011 |
20110099050 | Cross Repository Impact Analysis Using Topic Maps - An apparatus for automatically analyzing the impact of changing a business requirement on an IT infrastructure of an enterprise. A request is received to perform an analysis of an impact on the enterprise by changing a particular instance of the business requirement. A model repository is queried to determine which IT assets of the enterprise are impacted by changing the particular instance of the business requirement. An impact relevant subset of a topic map is received from the model repository representing the impact on the enterprise by changing the particular instance of the business requirement that includes the particular instance requirement as a root node and only those specific assets impacted by changing the particular instance requirement as connected nodes. Then, the impact relevant subset of the topic map representing the impact on the enterprise by changing the particular instance of the business requirement is outputted on an output device. | 04-28-2011 |
20110099051 | SPECIFICATION MODIFICATION ESTIMATION METHOD AND SPECIFICATION MODIFICATION ESTIMATION SYSTEM - It is possible to provide a specification modification estimation method and a specification modification estimation system which can build-in a specification modification in a development plan in advance when performing software development. The system includes: I/O unit ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110125553 | Determining Impact of Change in Specification on Services of Enterprise - Methods, models, apparatus and systems for determining impact of a change in a specification on one or more services to be used by an enterprise are presented. For example, a method for determining impact of a change in a specification on one or more services associated with an enterprise includes obtaining the change in the specification associated with the enterprise, obtaining enterprise elements, obtaining structural rules stating relationships among the enterprise elements, obtaining one or more pre-defined impact rules indicating one or more possible changes associated with the enterprise, and determining the impact of the change in the specification on the enterprise. The one or more pre-defined impact rules have been pre-defined independent of the one or more services to be used by the enterprise. The impact is determined according to the change in the specification, the enterprise elements, the structural rules and the one or more pre-defined impact rules. One or more of obtaining the change in the specification, obtaining the enterprise elements, obtaining the structural rules, obtaining the one or more pre-defined impact rules, and determining the impact are implemented as instruction code executed on a processor device. | 05-26-2011 |
20110173050 | Strategic Planning And Valuation - A holistic method of developing a strategic planning solution for a business organization by taking into account a broad array of components within the enterprise planning process includes affirming strategic objectives and the nature of corporate relationship, developing valuation and analyzing driver sensitivities, developing a business model for the organization based upon strategic objectives and sensitivities, developing performance measures and performance indicators, defining desired changes to implement in the corporate planning and reporting processes based upon the desired changes, and reviewing management skills and reward structures and modifying the reward structures in order to implement the identified desired changes. | 07-14-2011 |
20110184782 | METHODS AND A SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT FOR LONG-TERM EXECUTION PROCESSES - In one embodiment, a method for executing long-term business process includes steps of: a) providing an interface to design or modify a BPM diagram for at least one business process; b) providing at least one data structure to store specification and/or requirements of the BPM diagram and state of at least one BPM case/instance; c) receiving an incremental change to the BPM diagram; d) implementing based on a first set of rules, the incremental change into the BPM diagram; and e) translating the state of the BPM case/instance from a first condition to a second condition based on: i) the BPM diagram incorporating the implemented at least one incremental change; and ii) a second set of rules. | 07-28-2011 |
20110251877 | MODEL FOR MARKET IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PART REMOVAL FROM COMPLEX PRODUCTS - A model for impact analysis determines impact of part removal from a product. An entity is identifies that includes a plurality of sub-components. One or more performance measures associated with the entity are identified. One or more of the sub-components to be removed from the entity are identified. A substitution impact function is defined. Impact on said one or more performance measures is determined using the substitution impact function. | 10-13-2011 |
20110258020 | EVALUATING INITIATIVES - Technology development initiatives are objectively evaluated using a framework that includes a set of evaluation parameters and scoring rules. Predefined evaluation parameter values are associated with the evaluation parameters. The evaluation parameters are also associated with scoring rules that can be used to generate score component associated with the evaluation parameters. The evaluation parameters are also grouped and the score components associated with the evaluation parameters are modified based on a scoring rule for the evaluation parameter group. The modified score components are used to generate final scores for the technology development initiatives, and the final scores are used to evaluate the technology development initiatives relative to other initiatives or relative to thresholds. | 10-20-2011 |
20110295652 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEMONSTRATING AND APPLYING PRODUCTIVITY GAINS - The difference between estimated costs predicted for performing a first workscope and actual costs for performing the first workscope is determined. The model used to generate the estimated costs is adjusted to compensate for the difference, resulting in an improved model. Before beginning a second scope of work that is comparable to the first workscope, the improved model is used to predict estimated costs and a price for the second workscope. The estimated costs for the second workscope include predicted productivity gains. The price for the second workscope can be reduced relative to the price for the first workscope as a result of the improved model and the predicted productivity gains. | 12-01-2011 |
20110307300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND THEN PROBABALISTICALLY PROJECTING AND AGGREGATING DIFFICULT-TO-PREDICT INDUSTRY OPERATING STATISTICS - A method and system of projecting at least one key operating statistic for a selectable business entity within that industry. Data about a business entity includes at least one key operating statistic and is presented to a plurality of users. Each of the users makes at least one projection of the key operating statistic. All of the projections thus created are aggregated into a single probabilistic expression that expresses not only a range of projected magnitudes of the key operating statistic but also the respective chances of the projected magnitudes' occurrences. The expression is preferably a cumulative probability density function (CDF). In this way, a variety of financial statistics is aggregated and presented to enable users to: isolate the statistic most germane to a company's prospects, project the statistic based on historical data, derive an ultimate projection of the statistic as a CDF that integrates the projections of multiple users. | 12-15-2011 |
20120029975 | RETURN ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS TOOL FOR STORAGE SYSTEMS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for modeling and projecting future storage requirements and analyzing the associated storage system costs including storage system costs associated with multi-tier storage systems. Storage environment data corresponding to a first storage environment is received, where the first storage environment data includes one or more variables associated with a cost of the first storage environment. Target storage environment data corresponding to a target storage environment is also received. Target storage environment data includes one or more variables associated with a cost of the target storage environment. A cost associated with the first storage environment based on the received first storage environment data and a cost associated with the target storage environment is determined based on the received target storage environment data. The determined cost of the first storage environment is compared to the determined cost of the target storage environment. The results are displayed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120059686 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDATION ENGINE OTIMIZATION - A system and method for a process performed on a computer for constructing recommendation-based predictive models is disclosed. The system and methods access a collection of data records comprising a composite numerical representation of a primary performance indicator or PPI. The PPI comprises an ordinal data point having a calculated ordinal data level. A set of key drivers are determined having an influence on the PPI. Each of the key drivers comprises an ordinal data point having a calculated ordinal data level. An ordinal logistical regression is utilized to calculate the probability of increasing the PPI if each of the members of the set of key drivers are independently increased by a single ordinal data level. A recommended action from a user customizable candidate set of recommendations corresponding to the key driver having the highest probability of increasing the PPI is provided. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059687 | ORGANISATIONAL TOOL - The invention provides systems, methods and apparatus for of determining and/or monitoring the strategic health of an organisation. The method includes receiving information, collating the information to form information artefacts, each information artefact having an impact on one or more aspects of the strategic health of an organisation, deriving a value for one or more of said information artefacts, and assessing a magnitude of the impact on the strategic health of the organisation based on the derived values. | 03-08-2012 |
20120078685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND DESIGNING AN ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE USING DESIGN STRATEGIES - According to various embodiments of the invention, systems and methods are provided for analyzing and designing architectural structures. Such embodiments may be utilized by architects and engineers as tools that assist in designing architectural structures that achieve specific design goals, such as those related to sustainability. For example, an embodiment may comprise a system that: (i) provides a sustainability analysis on an architectural structure design created using a computer-assisted design (CAD) tool, and then (ii) applies a design option to that design (e.g., changes to orientation of building on a project site, size of fenestrations on the structure, choice of wall insulation, etc.) to improve its sustainability. In addition, various embodiments may be accessed through a web-based platform, which provides a user with easier access and better collaboration between and among design team members. | 03-29-2012 |
20120095808 | System and Method for Process Predictive Simulation - A system for process control is provided. The system comprises a computer system, a data store comprising a plurality of data sets, each data set associated with operating conditions of a plant at a particular time, a first application, and a second application, the first and second applications executed by the computer system. The first application simulates operation of the plant in accordance with first principles and based on one of the data sets. The second application receives plant simulation data from the first application, aggregates plant historical data about the plant from a plurality of sources, associates the plant simulation data and the plant historical data to components of the plant, analyzes the plant simulation data and the plant historical data, and visually presents an information produced by the analysis of the plant simulation data and the plant historical data. | 04-19-2012 |
20120109718 | System and Method for What-If Analysis of a University Based on Their University Model Graph - An educational institution (also referred as a university) is structurally modeled using a university model graph. A key benefit of modeling of the educational institution is to help in an introspective analysis by the educational institute. Specifically, the model is quite beneficial for undertaking the analysis of the various issues faced by the educational institute. A what-if scenario requires the model to be suitably changed to address the issue under consideration and the changed model needs to be analyzed to determine how the issue could be handled. A system and method for what-if scenario analysis based on the university model graph is discussed. | 05-03-2012 |
20120109719 | SMART GRID DEPLOYMENT SIMULATOR - A decision management system simulates a smart grid communications network service deployment using business and technology changeable parameters, models describing traffic profiles for smart grid domain devices and smart grid applications, smart grid infrastructure and a cost model. Candidate solutions for deploying the smart grid service are determined for different sets of changeable parameters through the simulations. These solutions are analyzed to identify a solution for deploying the smart grid service. | 05-03-2012 |
20120116849 | SOFTWARE TESTING TO VALIDATE TENANT OPERATIONS - Systems, methods, computer program products, and the like for testing to validate software operations are described. A first part of a test can be executed in a tenant currently having a first system state. The tenant can be transitioned from the first system state to a second system state. The transitioning can have an unknown effect on a business process or business scenario running in the tenant. A second part of the test can be executed in the tenant while the tenant is in the second system state. Upon completion of the test, it can be determined whether the transition of the tenant from the first system state to the second system state negatively impacts the running of the business process or business scenario. | 05-10-2012 |
20120179511 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF PACKAGED APPLICATION SERVICE PROJECTS - A system for calculating financial benefit estimations and generating reports for multi-dimensional project plans for implementing packaged software applications, the system includes: a view layer configured to act as a user interface for user inputs and system outputs; a model and control layer configured to implement rules based on a series of estimation and implementation models, and to perform calculations to determine financial benefits of implementing multi-dimensional project plans; an estimation knowledge base layer configured to hold and derive the series of estimation and implementation models; and wherein the system for generating financial benefit estimations and reports for the implementation of packaged software applications is carried out over networks comprising: the Internet, intranets, local area networks (LAN), and wireless local area networks (WLAN). | 07-12-2012 |
20120179512 | CHANGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A change management system includes a data capture module to capture metrics associated with phases of a project and associated with a change management model. A prediction engine generates predictions indicating a level of readiness to move to a next phase of the project based on the model and also indicates actions for achieving goals of the project based on the predictions. A reporting module generates, via a user interface, predictions, actions and current change management state of the project. | 07-12-2012 |
20120203596 | DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGER SYSTEM - A demand side management (DSM) portfolio manager system for processing DSM data to implement DSM programs for an energy service provider includes a DSM workflow management module. The DSM workflow management module may determine a workflow plan for processing the DSM data throughout phases of a DSM portfolio lifecycle to create and evaluate the DSM programs for the energy service provider. The system includes a DSM evaluation, measurement and verification module to evaluate the DSM programs. The evaluation may include determining key performance indicators for the DSM programs based on the DSM data and comparing the DSM programs to benchmarks and analyzing the DSM data for the DSM programs utilizing performance-based analytics to predict future performance of the DSM programs. A DSM reporting module may report results of the evaluation in a dashboard. | 08-09-2012 |
20120215592 | BUSINESS RULES FOR CONFIGURABLE METAMODELS AND ENTERPRISE IMPACT ANALYSIS - A metadata management system for importing, integrating and federating metadata, including a configurable metamodel, a metadata repository for storing metadata whose structure reflects the metamodel, at least one external metadata source, which is able to persist metadata in accordance with the structure of a meta-schema, a mapping module for mapping the meta-schema to the metamodel, and a transformation module, operatively coupled to the metadata mapping module, for translating specific metadata from the at least one external metadata source to the metadata repository, for use in import, export or synchronization of metadata between the external metadata source and the metadata repository. A method and a computer-readable storage medium are also described. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221379 | FACILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (FCS) TO MANAGE ASSETS AND PRODUCTS - A facility control system includes lab, field and construction equipment with a wireless transceiver to transmit machine generated actual initial measurement (AIM) data from a field test to a wide area network; a mobile computer with a wireless transceiver to transmit human generated data from an office, a remote lab, or a field test to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server including a database to receive machine and human generated AIM data, wherein the server applies statistics and engineering methods to predict specification compliance and performance, wherein the AIM data is used with pre formatted engineered designed data sheets that reflect the exact location of the event and required standards including incorporating best construction practices for installation of one or more construction items and materials quality to promote standardization, uniformity that insures contract compliance and minimizes non-conforming items, wherein the AIM and AFM data is determined on the server over the network in real time, wherein the server, lab equipment, and mobile computer form a systematic approach to provide real time dynamic reports regarding one or more components of a capital improvement program (CIP); wherein the systematic approach enables one or more construction teams to generate dynamic reports in real time with best practice engineered designed data sheets for installation and testing of project activities and construction items, and wherein the systematic approach supports indexing of complete project specific data to facilitate document retrieval and project collaboration. | 08-30-2012 |
20120245980 | PRODUCTIVITY PREDICTION TECHNIQUE AND SYSTEM - Productivity prediction technique and system, in which user input defining workforce capability parameters is received and a prediction model is accessed. The prediction model quantifies an impact of workforce capability on productivity. The model was generated by applying statistical analysis on historical workforce data for projects and historical process metrics data for the projects. The prediction model is used to calculate a distribution of productivity for a given set of workforce capability parameters and the predicted productivity range for the workforce capability parameters is provided. | 09-27-2012 |
20120259679 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVISING AND TRACKING MEASURES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE CREATION - A method and a system disclosed for determining measures being taken across an organization based on the performance specifications of a cross-level value-chain. The method includes designing the value-chain. The value-chain defines various strategic business goals, such as customer goals, financial goals, and differentiator goals of the organization. Once the value-chain is designed, outcome, input, and moderating parameters are identified to realize the strategic business goals. Thereafter, the performance of the value-chain designed to realize the strategic business goals is simulated. The performance of the value-chain is simulated in one or more scenarios to output uncertainties in achieving the strategic business goals. Thereafter, the probability of achieving the strategic business goals is determined. Subsequently, one or more measures to be taken in the organization are generated based on the have been method described above. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265582 | COMPUTING DEPENDENT AND CONFLICTING CHANGES OF BUSINESS PROCESS MODELS - Changing a business process model involves several aspects: (1) given a set of change operations, dependencies and conflicts are encoded in dependency and conflict matrices; (2) given a change sequence for a process model M, the change sequence is broken up into subsequences such that operations from different subsequences are independent; (3) given a change sequence for a process model V | 10-18-2012 |
20120278134 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - A non-transitory computer readable medium can be programmed to provide an operational-behavioral business intelligence system that includes an idea manager programmed to manage ideas submitted by a user. Each idea can be stored in a knowledgebase and be capable of validation and conversion into an experiment. An experiment manager can be programmed to manage each experiment, including design, execution and analysis thereof. Each experiment can employ a performance indicator to provide a measure of performance based on behavior probe data captured via a behavior probe, the measure of performance being stored as experiment data for each respective experiment. A continuous positive reinforcement (CPR) engine can generate CPR data to provide substantially continuous reinforcement to users based on the data stored in the knowledgebase to drive business processes innovation. | 11-01-2012 |
20120284089 | Method and Tool for Systematizing Introduction of Process Modification - The present invention relates to a method and tool for systematizing introduction of a change to a process. The method and tool provide a virtual representation of the process, which includes at least one method having a plurality of steps. Then, the method and tool identify an input required, an output produced and corresponding control logic of at least one intervening resource involved in at least one of the steps. Finally, the method and tool evaluate, based on the input require, output produced and the control logic of the at least one intervening resource, impact of the change to the at least one intervening resource. | 11-08-2012 |
20120310710 | Defining Service Ownership For A Service Oriented Architecture - Defining service ownership for an SOA including defining, in response to an event requiring a change in service ownership and in dependence upon data describing business functions within a business, a service domain; reviewing, by a service domain ownership review board, the defined service domain for approval; upon approval of the defined service domain, identifying potential impact upon currently existing service domains caused by implementation of the defined service domain; identifying a potential owner of the defined service domain in dependence upon a service type of the defined service domain and funding requirements of the service domain; presenting, to relevant stakeholders in the business, the potential owner of the defined service domain for approval; and upon approval of the potential owner of the defined service domain, assigning the potential owner of the defined service domain responsibility for managing the defined service domain. | 12-06-2012 |
20120323638 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM CARRIER CAPACITY PREDICTION PROCESS AND TOOL - A production system includes an information handling system (IHS) having a carrier capacity prediction tool that receives a customer order that may include packaging and carrier requirements. The carrier capacity prediction tool partitions the customer order into work units. The carrier capacity tool determines work unit carrier capacity requirements from historical data that a volumetric weight database stores. If the volumetric weight database does not include sufficient historical information to determine carrier capacity requirements, the carrier capacity tool predicts carrier capacity requirements from best fit or actual packaging data during final packaging of customer goods for shipment. The carrier capacity tool sums all work unit packaging and volumetric weight data for each customer order to generate an aggregate of the total carrier capacity needs for a particular time period for production system shipping. | 12-20-2012 |
20130085810 | FEDERATED BUSINESS CONFIGURATION AND SCOPING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for scoping a software installation. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 04-04-2013 |
20130110587 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING A WORKSCOPE FOR A SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130132163 | Automated risk transfer system - In computer-implemented methods, systems and program products for estimating financial modeling outcomes, financial data are segmented into a number of categories and scenario data for a set of model scenarios are processed to obtain an estimated model outcome distribution. The categories are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive of the financial data while the model may be developed by learning from the data. Multiple model tests are performed with samples of the financial data until a cumulative model outcome distribution is within a pre-determined acceptable tolerance limit from a distribution of fully assessed model outcomes obtainable by performing a single test of the scenarios using all of the financial data. | 05-23-2013 |
20130138481 | DETECTING PARKING ENFORCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES - Methods and systems automatically analyze different types of historical automobile parking violations within a predetermined geographic region to produce parking violation trends. Such methods and systems automatically predict the numbers of parking violations that potentially could be issued during a plurality of predetermined work periods based on the parking violation trends. The methods and systems automatically compare the actual number of parking violations issued during the predetermined work periods to the number of parking violations that potentially could be issued during the predetermined work periods to produce a parking violation issuance variance. The methods and systems also automatically identify ones of the predetermined work periods in which parking violation citations could be increased to produce an opportunity report, and output the opportunity report. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138482 | CAPITAL ASSET PLANNING SYSTEM - A capital asset planning system for selecting assets for improvement within an infrastructure that includes one or more data sources descriptive of the infrastructure, one or more databases, coupled to the one or more data sources, to compile the one or more data sources, one or more processors, each coupled to and having respective communication interfaces to receive data from the one or more databases. The processor includes a predictor to generate a first metric of estimated infrastructure effectiveness based, at least in part, on a current status of the infrastructure, a second metric of estimated infrastructure effectiveness based, at least in part, on a user-selected, proposed changed configuration of the infrastructure, and a net metric of infrastructure effectiveness based, at least in part, on said first metric and said second metric. The system also includes a display, coupled to have the one or more processors, for visually presenting the net metric of infrastructure effectiveness, in which the assets for improvement are selected based, at least in part, on the net metric of infrastructure effectiveness. | 05-30-2013 |
20130159066 | PROGRAMMATIC SALES EXECUTION - The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a programmatic approach to guided sales execution. More particularly, the system includes an Executive Engage platform that further includes an impact area model builder, a financial impact model builder, a discovery engine, and an interactive sales process model builder. The impact area model builder is configured for determining at least one impact area for a related group of customers potentially targeted by a sales team promoting a product or service. The financial impact model builder is used for creating a financial impact model for each impact area, wherein the financial impact model shows a beneficial financial impact on the impact area when using the product or service. The discovery engine is configured for creating at least one discovery tool used for collecting information from one of the group of customers to support use of the financial impact models. The interactive sales process model builder is configured for building a business case showing at least one benefit of the product or service to a targeted customer based on the financial impact models created for each of the impact areas. | 06-20-2013 |
20130173350 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MEDIA FOR TRADING OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY - A method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by promoting more efficient energy use, by establishing a measure of efficiency, defined as a ratio of a measure of energy use to a measure of production; establishing a reduction schedule that sets limits on the energy efficiency ratio, with the schedule covering a series of compliance time periods and requiring efficient energy use during those time periods; establishing a transferable credit representing an amount of energy and establishing a tradable financial instrument representing a number of energy efficiency credits; issuing a plurality of energy efficiency credits to the entities; establishing a trading system to facilitate the sale and purchase of the financial instruments; and requiring entities to comply with the reduction schedule by making operational improvements or acquiring and surrendering credits to thus increase the efficiency of energy use in turn reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179230 | ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY IMPROVEMENT AND PRIORITIZATION ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTING DOMAINS - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for determining and/or enhancing an organization's agility across one or more computing domains. Among other things, embodiments of the present invention parse and mine organizational documents for relevant data, calculate and weight business agility scores, determine improvements to optimize domain elements to ensure optimal outcomes for customers, prioritize improvements, and/or provide organization agility information for transfer to consultants or the like. It is understood that these functions may be used independently or in conjunction with each other depending on the scope of improvement desired for a particular organization. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185120 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ENERGY BENCHMARKING FOR GAP ANALYSIS FOR A PLANT IN A PAPER INDUSTRY - Methods and systems for energy benchmarking for gap analysis are disclosed, for example, for a plant in a paper industry having at least one equipment. The method can include a) monitoring the performance parameter of one or more equipments of the plant and/or of one or more other plants and/or of the plant or other plants, the performance parameter being evaluated from design data or plant model or historical operating data or current operating data; b) comparing at least one performance parameter against at least one other performance parameter of the at least one equipment of the one plant or other plant, or of the one plant or at least one other plant or a combination thereof; c) selecting one of the performance parameters from the at least one or other performance parameters being compared; d) setting the value of the selected performance parameter as a benchmark; and e) controlling the plant based on the benchmark. | 07-18-2013 |
20130191184 | Technique To Model Business Asset State Changes In Component Business Modeling - Component Business Model (“CBM”) software that can generate and maintain a CBM of an enterprise, with the CBM software including a state change identification module and a create state diagram module. The state change identification module identifies state changes in a Business Asset of the CBM. The create state diagram module creates a state diagram for the Business Asset based upon the changes identified by the state change identification module. In some embodiments, the Business Assets of the CBM for which state diagrams are created will be the predominant assets of Participating Business Components that are involved in a Business Scenario. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING REAL-TIME AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX CUSTOMER CARE PROCESSES - A system for conducting real-time and historical analysis of complex customer care processes, comprising an event collector software module, a complex event processing software module adapted to receive events from the event collector software module, a distributed data storage layer, a business analytics software module adapted to receive and process data from the distributed data storage layer, a distributed configuration software module, and a user interface software module adapted to receive analytics results from the business analytics software module. | 07-25-2013 |
20130238399 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Scenario Analysis - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for implementing a scenario analysis manager that performs multiple scenarios based upon time series data that is representative of transactional data are provided. A system and method provides candidate predictive models for a first scenario for selection where the set of candidate predictive models includes an identification of variables associated with a model. Model selection data is received from a scenario analysis manager where a selected model is configured to predict a future value of a first variable based on values of a second variable. Time series data is received representative of past transaction activity of the first variable and the second variable, and data representative of a future value of the second variable is also received. The future value of the first variable is determined using the selected model, the time-series data and the future value of the second variable. | 09-12-2013 |
20130275184 | EXTERNALIZED DECISION MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS APPLICATIONS - Within a business process, a decision reference can be defined at an insertion point. The decision reference can be associated with one of a plurality of different decision modes. Each decision mode can indicate a different process for selecting one or more activities of the business process to be performed according to a result of a decision service to be implemented for the decision reference. A description file can be generated for the decision reference specifying, at least in part, the associated decision mode. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275185 | EXTERNALIZED DECISION MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS APPLICATIONS - Within a business process, a decision reference can be defined at an insertion point. The decision reference can be associated with one of a plurality of different decision modes. Each decision mode can indicate a different process for selecting one or more activities of the business process to be performed according to a result of a decision service to be implemented for the decision reference. A description file can be generated for the decision reference specifying, at least in part, the associated decision mode. | 10-17-2013 |
20130282444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A CUSTOMIZABLE GAME-ENVIRONMENT TO EXTRACT BUSINESS INFORMATION TO RECOMMEND A MARKETING CAMPAIGN - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for recommending a marketing campaign for a business are disclosed. For example, the method receives one or more parameters of the business and a business objective, generates a game-environment of the business based upon the one or more parameters, simulates an operation of the business in the game-environment using the one or more parameters and recommends a marketing campaign for the business based upon the operation of the business that is simulated and meeting the business objective. | 10-24-2013 |
20130282445 | METHOD OR SYSTEM TO EVALUATE STRATEGY DECISIONS - Briefly, embodiments of a method or system to evaluate strategy decisions are disclosed. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CREATION AND RECONCILIATION OF MACRO AND MICRO LEVEL TEST PLANS - A method includes creating a macro plan for a test project, creating a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter, and reconciling the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter. | 10-31-2013 |
20130317889 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING TRANSITION VALUE AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that generates a transition enabler overall score for each of a plurality of transition enablers based on at least one weight values and at least one score associated with each transition enabler. A hierarchical statistical model is generated based at least on the transition enabler overall scores and at least one of transition metric values, transition impact values, a transition context index value, or domain expert information. At least one transition impact value is determined for one or more transition impacts based on the hierarchical statistical model. The at least one transition impact value is output. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325560 | System, Method and Apparatus for Voice Analytics of Recorded Audio - Disclosed is a method for analyzing recorded telephone calls in order to predict business outcomes. The method involves recording a series of initial telephone calls and analyzing those calls for particular audio features. The audio features are tabulated and annotated to specify whether the telephone call resulted in a pre-determined business outcome. A model is then built whereby the pre-determined business outcome can be predicted based upon the presence of certain audio features. The model can subsequently be used to predict whether future calls are likely to result in the pre-determined business outcome. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332243 | PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS BASED RANKING OF PROJECTS - The exemplary embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and machine including a memory tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by at least one processor to perform operations with the machine including inputting project data of at least one project, applying more than one layer of different predictive models to the input project data, where the different predictive models are applied in a hierarchical manner across the more than one layer taking into account at least one of data availability and a stage of a lifecycle of each of the at least one project, and based on the applied more than one predictive model, determining a predicted future performance for each project of the at least one project | 12-12-2013 |
20130339104 | TECHNICAL PLATFORM - A technical platform for providing technical services comprises a hardware arrangement which is operable to sense real-time data and/or signals occurring within at least one facility, and to transmit the real-time data and/or signals through communication medium, wherein the hardware arrangement is operatively connected to control and/or infrastructure layers for implementing overall control and responses to the real-time data and/or signals, and a pre-programmed service layer which is operable to receive and utilize the responses for management purposes for providing the technical service. | 12-19-2013 |
20140025439 | REGRESSION FREE BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT - After applying changes to a business process, a regression testing is performed by validating previously executed successful scenarios and checking for their consistency. The validation is done by checking if for specific input data, the business process transitions through all intermediate states specific to the input data in an exact order. | 01-23-2014 |
20140046733 | Facility Design and Management Systems For Achieving Business Goals - A computer-implemented method for simulating a facility to achieve one or more business goals is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a processor, one or more input parameters for a discrete event simulator (DES) module for a facility, a plurality of business goals for the facility, and a selection of a goal optimization technique. The method also includes generating, by the processor, a DES output that simulates processes occurring within the facility based on the one or more input parameters and simultaneously achieves the business goals in accordance with the selected goal optimization technique. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052501 | In service support center and method of operation - In a method for in service support for a vehicle fleet wherein the improvement comprises providing Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Conditioned Based Maintenance (CBM), Fleet Management (FM), Vehicle/Component Asset Tracking, Stores/Consumable Inventory, and maintenance management. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058798 | DISTRIBUTED AND SYNCHRONIZED NETWORK OF PLAN MODELS - A focus plan model is identified in a network of plan models including two or more plan models, each plan model in the network of plan models representing outcomes for a respective domain, the outcomes for each domain influenced by a respective set of input drivers of the corresponding plan model. One or more linked plan models are identified in the network of plan models that are linked to the focus plan model, link expressions defining links between the plan models. One or more values of the focus plan model are identified, the one or more values including a value of at least one of a set including the input drivers of the focus plan model and outcome measures of the focus plan model. A scenario is generated based on the identified value using both the focus plan model and the one or more linked plan models. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058799 | SCENARIO PLANNING GUIDANCE - One or more plan models are identified, each of the plan models representing a business outcome of a corresponding domain and including a respective set of input drivers and a respective set of outcome measures, where values of the outcome measures are influenced by values of the input drivers. One or more particular values are received in connection with a scenario based on the plan models and one or more guidance rules, defined through the plan models, are applied to values of the scenario. In some instances, each plan model includes a respective input drivers model defining input drivers of the plan model, a respective outcome measures model defining outcome measures of the plan model, and one or more guidance rules defining constraints on values of input drivers and/or outcome measures of the plan model. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058800 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING OPERATION CONTINUITY - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for determining an entity's readiness to operate under adverse conditions. An exemplary method includes receiving selection of at least one adverse scenario; determining at least one location associated with the entity; determining at least one resource associated with the at least one location; determining whether at least one continuity operation is available to be triggered, wherein the at least one continuity operation is associated with the at least one resource; and determining whether the at least one resource is affected by occurrence of the at least one adverse scenario. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067481 | ESTIMATION OF EFFECTS OF PROCESS CUSTOMIZATION - Embodiments include an apparatus for managing changes in processes. The apparatus includes memory and a processor. The memory includes a base process repository for storing one or more stored base processes, a modified process repository for storing one or more stored modified processes of the one or more stored base processes, and an effects repository for storing effects associated with the stored modified processes of the one or more stored base processes. The processor is configured to determine a difference between a received modified process and the one or more stored base processes, to compare the difference to stored differences between the stored modified processes and the stored base processes, and to estimate effects of the received modified process based on the comparison of the difference of the received modified process with the stored differences and based on effects associated with the stored differences in the effects repository. | 03-06-2014 |
20140089058 | ESTIMATION OF EFFECTS OF PROCESS CUSTOMIZATION - A computer program product estimates effects of modifications to a process. The computer program product includes a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes determining first differences between a graphical representation of a first modified process and a base process having been modified by the modified process, comparing the first differences with second differences between a graphical representation of at least one second modified process and the base process, and estimating a first effect of the first differences relative to the base process based on a similarity between the first differences and the second differences and based on at least one second effect of the second differences relative to the base process, the at least one second effect stored, and associated with the second differences in memory. | 03-27-2014 |
20140114727 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIERARCHICAL FORECASTING - There is provided a computer-implemented method of generating a data forecasts for different levels of an entity. The method includes generating an aggregate forecast for an upper level entity comprised of two or more components. The method also includes determining mean values and a coefficient of variation for a probability distribution corresponding to future expected decomposition rates for each of the two or more components. A probability distribution parameter vector is computed based on the mean values and the coefficient of variation. The expected future decomposition rates for each of the two or more components may be computed based on the probability distribution parameter vector and a sample observation corresponding to previously observed decomposition values of each of the two or more components. Component forecasts corresponding to each of the two or more components may be computed based on the aggregate forecast and the expected future decomposition rates. | 04-24-2014 |
20140136293 | RELATIVE TREND ANALYSIS OF SCENARIOS - To perform a relative trend analysis of a business scenario, a graphical illustration of a trend for a business scenario under analysis is displayed on a user interface. The user interface renders and receives a user selection of one or more parameters associated with the business scenario under analysis. Based on the user selection, a database is queried to determine trend-splits of the business scenario under analysis. The trend-splits of the business scenario under analysis are matched with one or more gradient-splits of other business scenarios residing in a database. Based on the matching, the related business scenarios are determined and the gradient-splits of the related business scenarios are retrieved from the database. A graphical illustration of the trend of business scenario under analysis and gradient of the related business scenarios is rendered on the user interface. | 05-15-2014 |
20140136294 | COMPREHENSIVE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MODEL FOR A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing a user interface for specifying details of a development project, receiving, through the user interface, user-input specifying a type for the development project, a location for development project, and a financing structure for the development project, determining one or more projected outcomes for the development project based on data for the specified type, location, and financing structure of the development project, and, providing, through the user interface, an analysis of each of the one or more projected outcomes. | 05-15-2014 |
20140164069 | Generating Global Optimized Strategies For Information Requests, Proposals, And Statements of Work Within a Time Period Across Hierarchical Entity Boundaries - A method, system and computer program product for determining a response to a sales event within a time period with information which spans across hierarchical entity boundaries of a company. The method detects a sales event and determines requirements of the sales event, parties involved and resource area of the sales event. If the resource area is not supported by the company, return to detecting another sales event without responding to the sales event. If the area is supported by the company, initiating a sales resource optimization to determine an optimized resource package to respond to the sales event and determining a likelihood of the company being awarded the sales event based on the optimized resource package. If the likelihood of the company being awarded the sales event based on the optimized resource package is greater than a predetermined probability, responding to the sales event with the optimized resource package. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164070 | PROBABILISTIC CARBON CREDITS CALCULATOR - A probabilistic carbon credits calculator may be used to calculate carbon credit monetary values for specified geographical areas, time periods, land uses, climate scenarios and other factors. For example, different land use scenarios may be assessed in terms of carbon credit monetary value to aid decisions about whether to return pasture to forest, whether to deforest an area and other such land use decisions. In various embodiments, predictions of terrestrial carbon amounts and certainty of those predictions are obtained from a carbon model and the predictions may be compared with comparison data and combined with carbon credit market data or other financial estimates of carbon value. In various examples the comparison data comprises empirical data and/or carbon model predictions. In various embodiments, certainty of predictions and/or comparison data is used to assess certainty of calculated carbon credit monetary values. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164071 | System and Methods for Analyzing Business Data - Disclosed are a system and methods for analyzing business data. The system and methods may present users with a number of platforms that allow users to analyze aggregated business data, to view forecasts provided by the system, and to collaborate with other users. Analyzing business data may involve running queries and customizing visuals based on the business data, which may be aggregated in a comprehensive database or several databases. Forecasting may involve the use of linear regression lines that can be computed according to customized queries, visuals, and other user input. Further, users may collaborate over the system by sharing visuals, sharing queries, discussing hot topics, blogging, joining groups, and the like. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172512 | EFFICIENTLY GENERATING TEST CASES - Techniques, an apparatus and computer program product for generating test cases for covering enterprise rules and predicates are disclosed by receiving data associated with at least one of a business requirement and a business scenario as input, wherein the data comprise at least one of a set of predefined rules; based on the data, generating at least one or more test cases as output without any human intervention, wherein the output comprises a test script for the business requirement or the business scenario, and wherein the data associated with the at least one of a business requirement and a business scenario comprise at least one of a business rule, business requirement and predicate, the data associated with the at least one of business requirement and business scenario are stored as a linked graph in a repository, and wherein each node of the linked graph is mapped to previously stored data in the repository, wherein the repository comprises either one of a structured or unstructured data, and the data are obtained from the requirement specifications. | 06-19-2014 |
20140188571 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING ENERGY SAVING BASED ON SIMULATION - An apparatus for evaluating an energy saving based on a simulation, includes: a building condition collection unit configured to collect information about a building condition; and a building energy optimization unit configured to derive an energy saving measure capable of saving the energy of the building using the building condition information. Further, the apparatus includes a simulation preprocessing unit configured to preprocess various energy-related data for executing the energy saving measure to data for a simulation; a building energy simulator configured to perform a building energy simulation using the preprocessed data; and an evaluation result display unit configured to display the amount of energy that is saved in accordance with the energy saving measure. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195308 | ANALYZING THE CAPABILITIES OF A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE - Analyzing the capabilities of a business enterprise, including: identifying, by a capability advisor module, capabilities required to carry out a business initiative; identifying, by the capability advisor module, capabilities of the business enterprise; and determining, by the capability advisor module, lacking capabilities of the business enterprise that are required to carry out the business initiative in dependence upon the capabilities required to carry out the business initiative and the capabilities of the business enterprise. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195309 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATION OF COST INFORMATION IN A DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE - A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for processing e-commerce information are presented. A business entity may transfer e-commerce agreements through an electronic marketplace. The business entity retrieves dependency information about a commercial transaction from an e-commerce agreement. The business entity incorporates the dependency information, e.g., dates, costs, deliveries, etc., as dependency relationships within a project model that represents a project for a product or service for sale by the first business entity. User input is received for manipulating a cost dependency relationship within the project model while constraining the user input to ensure that another type of dependency relationship is not incompatible with modifications to the cost dependency relationship. | 07-10-2014 |
20140200967 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING BRAND VALUE - Systems, methods and computer program products for brand value analysis, including a brand value analysis model; and model data A and for a previous and current year, including a unit price for sold goods per volume unit (PA, PB), a number of sold goods based on volume (VA, VB), a production cost per unit CA, CB), a risk adjusted weighted average cost of capital (RAA, RAB), and a net present value multiplier associated with RAA, RAB (DA, DB). The model calculates a nominal value of future net margin cash-flows CF(A) and CF(B), a net present value of cash-flows NCF(A) and NCF(B), a nominal value of future net margin cash-flows CF(A) and CF(B), a difference NCF (B−A), and determines increase in product attractivity (PA), increase in market leadership (ML), increase in cost efficiency (CE), and increase in customer loyalty (CL), based on NCF (B−A). | 07-17-2014 |
20140207527 | METHOD FOR CORRELATING BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH AND PROFITABILITY WITH ACQUISITION AND USE OF PROPERTY - A strategizing method for ensuring that the matrix that support and address a business's strategies for growth and profitability are highly correlated with the business's property, the features of the property and the uses of the property is disclosed. The selected property, the set of potential uses of the selected property and the one or more features of the selected property are recommended independent of any interest of the recommended party and the selected property or features thereby ensuring an unbiased correlation factor. The method and process address every aspect of a property project and greatly simplify the business's ability to focus on their day-to-day work. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207528 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFYING VALUE AGGREGATION POINTS FROM A SET OF SERVICE VALUE MAPS - A data processing system provides a set of service value maps (SVMs) each having a plurality of nodes and linkages between nodes, forms a network model based on the SVMs and analyses the network model to compute aggregate values for the nodes to enable an identification of a node that matches at least one criterion. Analyzing can include using a degree centrality process where a value for each node is defined as a number of outgoing edges from the node, or an eigenvalue centrality process where a value of a node is proportional to a value of those nodes that the node is connected to. Each SVM can be represented as a directed acyclic graph (DAG) where each edge between nodes is an edge in the DAG. The at least one criterion can include a highest valued node identifying a value aggregation point (VAP) of the set of SVMs. | 07-24-2014 |
20140214496 | DYNAMIC PROFITABILITY MANAGEMENT FOR CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS - An example method for dynamic profitability management for cloud service providers can include utilizing a processing resource to execute instructions stored on a medium to recommend adjustment of prices for a number of cloud services provided by a cloud service provider to manage profitability based upon analyzing input of input profiles. The input profiles can include a market price profile per workload unit, a behavioral profile per customer, a scheduled workload profile per offered cloud service, and a workload capacity profile per cloud service placement option. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222525 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT PROCESSING OF RFID DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) simulator system is provided. The RFID simulator system includes a processor effective to receive first data representing a pre-existing system for tracking of objects; simulate an RFID system having at least one RFID reader, at least one RFID antenna, and a plurality of objects connected to RFID tags; simulate a path of the objects; simulate an RFID system environment to produce second data representing simulated RFID tracking of the objects; and compare first data and second data to generate third data; and at least one memory effective to store at least one of the first data, the second data and the third data. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236681 | Systems and Methods for Subsurface Oil Recovery Optimization - Systems and methods for subsurface secondary and/or tertiary oil recovery optimization based on either a short term, medium term or long term optimization analysis of selected zones, wells, patterns/clusters and/or fields. | 08-21-2014 |
20140244362 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS TOWARDS PERFORMANCE OF TARGET OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ORGANIZATION - This disclosure relates to predictive performance analysis of target objects associated with an organization. In one embodiment, a performance predictive analysis method is disclosed, comprising: receiving one or more parameters and an associated intensity level to predict performance of a target object associated with an organization; determining a proportionality relation between the performance of the target object and the one or more parameters, by applying a logical regression technique over the one or more parameters; selecting a threshold value from a pre-defined truth table to convert the one or more parameters into one or more group-level model factors with the associated intensity level; determining an impact of the one or more parameters on the performance in terms of a band wise distribution; and identifying a probabilistic effect, based on the determined impact, of the proportionality relation between the performance of the target object and the one or more parameters. | 08-28-2014 |
20140278818 | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONFIGURATION - In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, systems and methods are provided for configuring business development software for a modeled business environment including simulating one or more business related scenarios for managing situational events encountered with the modeled business environment using scenario input data to thereby generate data related to simulation results, and applying the data related to the simulation results to the modeled business environment to refine the modeled business environment by reconfiguring the business development software for the refined modeled business environment based on the data related to the simulation results provided by simulating the one or more business related scenarios with the scenario input data for the modeled business environment. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278819 | Alternate Scenario Analysis for Project Management - A system for generating and analyzing alternate project management scenarios at a high level, or a “What If Tool” (WIT) System. The WIT System enhances project management tools by providing simple and reversible scenario generation, analysis, and comparison for complex projects and portfolios. The WIT System imports and transforms the project management information from an external project management tool into collections at a user-defined level while retaining relevant constraints and relationships. The WIT System allows the user to generate and compare alternate constraint and timeline scenarios at a high level without involving all detailed elements of the original project management information, which is often time and cost prohibitive. The differences between scenarios may be visualized and reported to enhance the decision making process. The WIT System also allows the original project management information to be updated based on a scenario. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278820 | Managing the Topology of Software Licenses in Heterogeneous and Virtualized Environments - Methods, computer-readable storage media, and systems provide both reactive and proactive data to customers about their licensing positions. This is done by ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140310071 | PHYSICALLY-BASED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND/OR FORECASTING METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for modeling well production. Such methods comprise modeling a production of a well (perhaps an open universe, generative model). Methods also comprise determining probability distributions for physical parameters associated with the well by training the model with historic well production data (perhaps using sparse sampling). Such methods also comprise determining a posterior distribution for the model by sampling probability distributions for the parameters. Some methods further comprise determining a posterior distribution for the well's production using the model's posterior distribution. Non-Gaussian (Laplacian) noise can be added to the model. Methods can comprise financially modeling the well. Some methods comprise using MCMC sampling to converge the parameter posterior distribution for the well's production. An EUR for the well can be determined along with an uncertainty associated with the posterior distribution for the production. If desired, some methods comprise modeling multi-phase flow in the well. | 10-16-2014 |
20140330620 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BENCHMARKING, ACCOUNTING, ANALYSIS, AND COST FORECASTING - A computer-implemented method for benchmarking, accounting, analysis, and cost forecasting is provided. In exemplary embodiments, the method may comprise, at a server having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors: harvesting raw data from a plurality of sources; indexing the harvested data according to predetermined data categories relating to municipalities; organizing the data based on the indexed data and the geographic location associated with the data; storing the organized data in a database; and generating and displaying a profile page for a selected region based on the organized data stored in the database. | 11-06-2014 |
20140358644 | TIME SERIES TECHNIQUE FOR ANALYZING PERFORMANCE IN AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL NETWORK - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for analyzing performance in an online professional network. During operation, the system receives time series data for user actions, wherein for each user action, the time series data comprises a series of numbers associated with consecutive time intervals, wherein a given number indicates a number of times the user action occurred during the time interval. The system also receives time series data for performance metrics, wherein for each performance metric, the time series data comprises a series of numbers associated with consecutive time intervals, wherein a given number indicates the number of times the performance metric occurred during the time interval. The system then performs a time series analysis on the received time series data for user actions and performance metrics to determine relationships between the user actions and the performance metrics. | 12-04-2014 |
20140379435 | REYADA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION, STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND STRATEGY EXECUTION - Strategic planning and strategy execution is important in organizations of various sizes and types, such as business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations. While strategic planning and strategy execution are important, present systems and methods present challenges in providing for a system that links all aspects of strategic planning and strategy execution and communicates strategic planning and strategy execution throughout an organization. The present disclosure provides a system and method with an ability to articulate and align objectives, measures, targets, resources, activities, and outputs with desired outcome(s) and desired impact. | 12-25-2014 |
20150019298 | ESTIMATING PATH INFORMATION IN BUSINESS PROCESS INSTANCES WHEN PATH INFORMATION INFLUENCES DECISION - Systems and methods for predicting trace information include determining a plurality of trace candidates for one or more traces having missing path information, the plurality of trace candidates having path information for tasks of a business process model, which includes a plurality of independent parallel paths. Probabilities that each of the plurality of trace candidates for the business process model is an actual trace are computed using a processor for the one or more traces. One of the plurality of trace candidates is identified as the actual trace based on the probabilities to predict path information of the one or more traces. | 01-15-2015 |
20150032513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DERIVING MATERIAL CHANGE ATTRIBUTES FROM CURATED AND ANALYZED DATA SIGNALS OVER TIME TO PREDICT FUTURE CHANGES IN CONVENTIONAL PREDICTORS - A system and method for deriving a material change attribute over time to predict a future change in at least one predictor, the method comprising: collecting precursor data from at least one data source; processing the precursor data by assessing at least one characteristic of the precursor data; generating at least one material change signal from the processed precursor data; evaluating the material change signal to determine the signal's value in predicting future changes in the predictor and, optionally, reverting to the collection and processing steps above to process additional precursor data; and generating at least one the material change attribute from the evaluated material change signal. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039399 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUIDATION MANAGEMENT OF A COMPANY - The present disclosure relates to a tool for identifying the probability of liquidation of a company. The system may be configured to collect indicators of liquidation data from a plurality of companies. The system may analyze the indicators of liquidation data to determine placement of a company of the plurality companies along a bankruptcy timeline. The system may mitigate a downside risk to a financial institution based on the placement. The computer based system may be configured to determine if a company has entered a bankruptcy proceeding. Term data may be scraped from a website, such as PACER, comprising legal proceeding data associated with the company for targeted terms. The computer based system may be configured to collect financial indicators pertinent to the bankruptcy proceeding from financial reports, analyze based on the identified targeted terms, the financial indicators. | 02-05-2015 |
20150066598 | PREDICTING SERVICE DELIVERY COSTS UNDER BUSINESS CHANGES - A method for predicting service delivery costs for a changed business requirement including detecting an infrastructure change corresponding to the changed business requirement affecting a computer server, deriving a service delivery workload change of the computer server from the infrastructure change, and determining a service delivery cost of the computer server based on the service delivery workload change. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066599 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERIODIC DIAGNOSTICS OF TENANT EVENT STREAMS - Method and Apparatus for rapid scalable unified infrastructure system management platform are disclosed by discovery of compute nodes, network components across data centers, both public and private for a user; assessment of type, capability, VLAN, security, virtualization configuration of the discovered unified infrastructure nodes and components; configuration of nodes and components covering add, delete, modify, scale; and rapid roll out of nodes and components across data centers both public and private. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066600 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC FORECASTING OF TENANT SOFTWARE DEFINED CLOUD PROCESS - Method and Apparatus for rapid scalable unified infrastructure system management platform are disclosed by discovery of compute nodes, network components across data centers, both public and private for a user; assessment of type, capability, VLAN, security, virtualization configuration of the discovered unified infrastructure nodes and components; configuration of nodes and components covering add, delete, modify, scale; and rapid roll out of nodes and components across data centers both public and private. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ENTERPRISE MAXIMIZATION SOLUTIONS BASED ON SOFTWARE DEFINED CLOUD USAGE ANALYTICS - Method and Apparatus for rapid scalable unified infrastructure system management platform are disclosed by discovery of compute nodes, network components across data centers, both public and private for a user; assessment of type, capability, VLAN, security, virtualization configuration of the discovered unified infrastructure nodes and components; configuration of nodes and components covering add, delete, modify, scale; and rapid roll out of nodes and components across data centers both public and private. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073873 | AUTOMATED, SELF-LEARNING TOOL FOR IDENTIFYING IMPACTED BUSINESS PARAMETERS FOR A BUSINESS CHANGE-EVENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying probable impacted business parameters, such as business applications, business teams/organizations at the onset of a business change-event, such as a business project, initiation of product/service offering or the like. Embodiments rely on analysis of historical data and architecture blueprints, driven by a predefined statistical model to determine probable impacted business parameters. Additionally, embodiments provide for determining the level-of-impact, in terms of hours and financials and/or the priority of the probable impacted business parameters. In addition, embodiments provide for automated notification of individuals and/or entities associated with the probable impacted business parameters. | 03-12-2015 |
20150081397 | DETERMINING THE PERFORMANCE OF A CONTENT NETWORK - Systems and methods for determining the performance of a content network include determining a differential performance for the network. A first performance metric for the content network may be determined for content auctions that the content network won. A second performance metric may also be determined that represents a performance metric based on predicted auction results that disregard the participation of the content network in the auctions. A differential performance metric for the content network may also be determined based on the difference between the first and second performance metrics. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081398 | DETERMINING A PERFORMANCE TARGET SETTING - A method for setting a performance target in an outcome driven business model. The method includes receiving historical data, comprising industry performance data, for the outcome driven business model and performance target settings, including a forecasting horizon and confidence level. The method includes calculating, for a plurality of forecasting methods and the forecasting horizon, a function associated with a probability of an industry benchmark performance meeting a threshold value. The method includes determining, based on the function for each of the plurality of forecasting methods, a best forecasting method of the plurality of forecasting methods at the forecasting horizon and the confidence level. The method includes calculating, based on the historical data and the forecasting horizon, using the best forecasting method, a forecast benchmark value. The method includes setting a performance target based on the forecast benchmark value, the confidence level, and the function for the determined best forecasting method. | 03-19-2015 |
20150149259 | ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING MODEL FOR AN ENTERPRISE DATABASE - According to some embodiments, actual business data in an enterprise database may be used in accordance with an enterprise performance management planning model, stored and executed by a processor at the enterprise database, to automatically generate predicted business data. The predicted business data may then be stored in an instantiation of a plan data container at the enterprise database. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294254 | DYNAMIC AND INTELLIGENT MULTI-TRIGGERED ITEM REVALIDATION BASED ON PROJECTED RETURN ON INVESTMENT - Provided are techniques for item revalidation based on projected Return On Investment (ROI). In response to one or more triggers, an amount of time that it would take to update an item and a return on investment of updating the item are estimated based on historical data for similar updates that have been made to at least one of the item and another item, and it is determined whether to update the item based on the estimated amount of time and the estimated return on investment. | 10-15-2015 |
20150317579 | METHOD OF GENERATING FEEDBACK FOR PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - A computer executable method for producing a feedback metric for use in Project Portfolio Management (“PPM”). The method includes collecting data about a plurality of project proposals and collecting data about a plurality of completed projects, such that some of the data about proposals and completed projects pertain to the same project. The collected data is then used to estimate the parameters of a model by using a maximum likelihood technique, executed as an algorithm in the computer, that overcomes a Missing Data Problem (“MDP”). The method uses the estimated parameters generated by the algorithm to create feedback metrics for use in PPM and that are output from the computer. | 11-05-2015 |
20150379452 | Spatio-Temporal Key Performance Indicators - An approach is provided for providing spatio-temporal key performance indicators (ST-KPIs). The approach tracks metrics, such as crowd density, pertaining to a number of locations. The tracking is performed over time to develop a history of past values that correspond to the metrics. The history is used to predict a trend of future metrics at the locations with the trend resulting in predicted future values that correspond to the metrics at the locations. In this manner, the ST-KPIs reflect the predicted future values at the various locations that are being monitored. A city view is displayed to a user showing the current and predicted values at defined ST-KPI locations throughout the city. | 12-31-2015 |
20160004987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS - The present subject matter discloses system and method for executing prescriptive analytics. Simulation is performed from an input data (x | 01-07-2016 |
20160048792 | DATA MODIFICATION IN HYPOTHETICAL PLANNING WITH BRANCHING DELTAS - A system, medium, and method including receiving a request to initiate a hypothetical transaction at a first logical time including changes made to a actual table and storage of the actual table being represented by a main storage data structure and a delta storage data structure; generating a hypothetical delta storage data structure to include the changes made by the hypothetical transaction, the hypothetical delta storage data structure being separate and distinct from the delta storage data structure; and applying the changes made by the hypothetical transaction included in the hypothetical delta storage data structure to the actual table to obtain a hypothetical result data structure that includes the data of the actual table existing at the first logical time and any changes made by the hypothetical transaction. | 02-18-2016 |
20160063423 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND EVALUATING EXPERIMENTS - A system for creating and evaluating experiments includes a learning repository configured to store learning data and a definer module configured to define business objectives and to generate one or more hypotheses based on the business objectives. The definer module is further configured to design experiments associated with the hypotheses. The system also includes a design module configured to determine experiment parameters associated with each of the experiments based on the hypotheses and to validate each of the experiments and an execution module configured to execute the experiments. The system further includes an analysis module configured to analyze the results of the experiments and to generate output data and a communication network coupled to the learning repository, the definer module, the design module, the execution module and the analysis module. The communication network facilitates information flow between the learning repository and the various modules. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071045 | FORECAST PREDICIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for forecast predictability and accountability in a CRM system. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for forecast predictability and accountability in a CRM system includes retrieving into memory of a computer from a database of a CRM system, different CRM records, each of the records indicating closed-won business opportunities and different characteristics of the closed-won business opportunities. The method also includes grouping in the memory the closed-won opportunities according to common characteristic. Total revenues for each grouping of the closed-won opportunities can be computed and it can be determined from the total revenues of each grouping, a characteristic associated with a greatest amount of total revenues compared to groupings of other characteristics. Finally, a higher priority can be assigned in the CRM system to new business opportunities having the determined characteristic. | 03-10-2016 |
20160078387 | RULE ADJUSTMENT BY VISUALIZATION OF PHYSICAL LOCATION DATA - According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a computerized method for visually modifying a rule. The method may comprise receiving a rule and two or more data records, the rule comprising two or more computation instructions and each one of the data records comprising one or more physical location value. The method may comprise displaying a simulation comprising visual objects, each of the visual objects showing a result of applying the rule to one of the data records, and displayed on a computerized display at a position corresponding to the physical location value of the data records. The method may comprise receiving a marking from a user of one or more of the visual objects on the computerized display. The method may comprise modifying the computation instructions to produce a modified rule, based on the markings, and sending the modified rule. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078569 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AGRICULTURAL REVENUE - A computer-implemented method for determining agricultural revenue is provided. The method uses an agricultural intelligence computer system in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of field definition data, retrieving a plurality of input data from a plurality of data networks, determining a field region based on the field definition data, identifying a subset of the plurality of input data associated with the field region, calculating at least one yield projection for the field region based on the field definition data and the subset of the plurality of input data, and providing the at least one yield projection to a user device. | 03-17-2016 |
20160092819 | ALLIANCE PARTNER DETERMINATION METHOD AND ALLIANCE PARTNER DETERMINATION APPARATUS - An alliance partner determination apparatus allows a certain one of organizations, supporting each other in the occurrence of a given situation, to determine an alliance partner as a support requestee in order to cope with the situation. The apparatus includes: a situation analysis result acquisition unit acquiring information including a type and scale of the situation; and a supporter capacity calculation unit performing, based on the information including the type and scale of the situation, processing of: acquiring a response capacity available in the certain organization, and a support capacity of a partner organization already having built a support provision cooperation relationship with the certain organization, and estimating a reduction in the support capacity of the partner organization due to the situation to calculate an actually available support capacity of the partner organization. The partner organization and the available support capacity are outputted together from an output-input unit. | 03-31-2016 |
20160162825 | MONITORING THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION QUALITY ON BUSINESS APPLICATION COMPONENTS THROUGH AN IMPACT MAP TO DATA SOURCES - The present disclosure relates to building and maintaining an impact map for a plurality of business application components (BACs) operating in a computing environment. The impact map impact map identifies associations between the BACs operating in the computing environment and terms in the business glossary. The business glossary specifies terms used by the plurality of BACs. The impact map may be updated in response to changes in the computing environment, such as a BAC being added to the computing environment, a change in a stated use of a term by one of the BACs, and an update to a measure of importance of one of the terms to a BAC which uses that term, updating an impact map to reflect the indicated change. | 06-09-2016 |
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20160189078 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE BILL-OF-PROCESS WITH EMBEDDED CELL FOR ANALYTICS - A method and a system for organizing management information within an enterprise are provided. The method includes storing an enterprise bill of process (eBOP) comprising a plurality of enterprise process events and at least one respective threshold for each enterprise process event in an information engine and receiving enterprise process data relating to the plurality of enterprise process events from an information engine. The enterprise process data includes historical data relating to the enterprise process events, real-time current information relating to the enterprise process events, predicted data based on the historical data, the current data and measured or derived parameters associated with the at least some of the plurality of enterprise process events, and algorithmic models of at least one of the enterprise process events including parameters, variables, and measurements. The method further includes generating immediate actions directing subscribed parties to perform determined remedial procedures of an action plan. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189079 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN INFORMATION ENGINE FOR ANALYTICS AND DECISION-MAKING - A method and a system for a management decision-making facilitator within an enterprise are provided. The method includes storing a plurality of predefined enterprise process event state definitions and at least one respective threshold for each enterprise process event state definition in an information engine and receiving enterprise process data relating to a plurality of enterprise process states associated with the plurality of enterprise process event state definitions from the information engine. The method also includes analyzing the received enterprise process data in real time and generating a visualization of the enterprise based on at least one of the historical data, current information, and predicted data, the visualization including a representation of the enterprise process event states. | 06-30-2016 |
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