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A computer program product stores computer instructions therein for instructing a computer to perform a process. The program product includes a recording medium readable by the computer, and computer instructions stored thereon instructing the computer to perform the process. The instructions and the process include determining and storing at least one enterprise attribute data, customer attribute data, shareholder attribute data and government attribute data, and implementing an enterprise computer simulation model that utilizes the attribute data and generates enterprise performance data. The enterprise simulation model evaluates the enterprise performance data with respect to the at least one of each other and predetermined criteria. The data from evaluated enterprise performance is then used for ranking, indexing, decision making, enterprise controlling and/or investment purposes, manually and/or electronically.

System and methods are described for assisting a contractor in managing information associated with a construction project. The amount of information relating to labor, materials, scheduling and billing and the number of individuals accessing the information can be overwhelmingly large for even a simple construction project. As such, the system and methods described are particularly useful for gathering, maintaining and disseminating the voluminous amount of information associated with a construction project. In one method, a drawing from a construction project is provided that has one or more intelligent objects. Information is then gathered relating to labor, materials and schedules for the project. The information is associated with the respective intelligent object and visually represented on the drawing. The drawing is displayed and certain aspects associated with the intelligent objects can be quickly identified. In addition, reports may be generated that quickly and efficiently organize information according to any number of user selected criteria.

Apparatus and methods for providing enhanced consumer access to information sources and controllable entities. An Access device can be a stand alone device such as a DVD player in which the DVD disk contains the back-end information network. Other Access devices obtain the back-end information network from remote sources. By way of a specific example, the consumer can then view a game and interactively select every television camera located at the game venue.

A method for managing inventory within a supply chain. The method is performed by providing forecasts of demand for items distributed within the supply chain, using the forecasts to establish base stocking levels and reorder points within the supply chain, and using the established base stocking levels and reorder points to position items within the supply chain so as to maximize efficiency and profitability when responding to an order for an item.

A system, method, and apparatus infrastructure provide real time wireless tracking of multiple initial data parameters transmitted from individual mobile receiving or system units installed in customer vehicles. A management network receives and decodes initial data parameters from respective receiving mobile units, matches and encodes the same according to stored predetermined customer specified format preferences, and transmits customer specified data streams to customers. An additional step correlates the received specified-data streams with additional public-supplied data or third-party contractually supplied data to provide an enhanced customer report enabling a number of reports; including a credibility determination between the public-supplied data and the received specified-data, a customer vehicle travel efficiency report, a safe operation vehicle report, and a vehicle operator effectiveness report. Each vehicle system unit is functionally enabled to secure transmission of a communication protocol over GSM, GPRS, CDMA, or other networks enabling seamless and secure functionality between wireless or wired data-links.

A system and method for analyzing the profitability of a company's products and services and then maximizing that profit is provided. A contribution margin per unit 138 is multiplied times the forecast in units per year 104. The product of this contribution margin per unit 138 times the forecast in units per year 104 is divided by the product of the total capacity hours per standard run 120 quantity and the planned production runs per year 106. The result is the contribution margin per capacity hour 150 which is also defined here as the capacity value analysis 150. The capacity value analysis 150 provides for determining product rationalization, and profitable growth determination, as well as a metric for profit optimization initiatives such as eliminating constraints, customer perceived value, design for manufacturability, reduced production frequency, and reduced setup time.

A system and method for managing access to a satellite-based transponder by a plurality of aircraft each having a mobile radio frequency (RF) system. The system employs a ground-based, central control system for managing access to the satellite-based transponder so that the aggregate power spectral density (PSD) of the RF signals of all the mobile systems does not exceed, at any time, limits established by regulatory agencies to prevent interference between satellite systems. This is accomplished by a dual control loop arrangement for monitoring the signal-to-noise ratio (Eb/No) of the RF signal transmitted by the satellite-based transponder. A ground-based control loop is used whereby a ground-based central controller monitors the Eb/No and transmits commands to the aircraft (via the satellite transponder) to maintain the Eb/No of the transmitted signal within a predetermined range. A fast scan angle compensation is used by the mobile system of the aircraft to implement another control loop to further adjust the transmit power. This control loop maintains the Eb/No of the signal transmitted to the satellite-based transponder at the commanded level inbetween updates from the ground-based central controller.

A method and system is provided in an adaptive framework for modeling livestock growth. The adaptive framework processes input data relative to livestock growth in an ensemble of one or more models and an artificial intelligence layer configured to select the most appropriate or primary model to optimize, predict, and recommend livestock feed operations based upon environmental, physiological, location and time variables within such input data. The adaptive framework also optimizes workflow by pen and by producer, based upon historical performance, gender and breed and the management practices of the producer.

For challenge of an existing value driving data, information and knowledge life cycle evaluating method, the invention provides a value driving service software development method based on data map, information map and knowledge map framework aiming at the bidirectional evaluation and control over design action efficiency between the detailed design activity and service modeling, and belongs to the technical intersecting field of distributed computation and software engineering. On the basis of data maps, data observation and collection in software development activity demand analysis are analyzed. Information maps are used for solving the problem of incorrect information flow control and information loss in design activity. In demand modeling of the detailed design activity, and advantages, including completeness of demand expression and coverage range, of knowledge maps in demand expression compared with UML are elaborated.

The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for analyzing the variable operating rate of a manufacturing process. The system contains information relating to procurement activity, manufacturing activity and sales and marketing activity.

A method for forecasting future telecommunications network growth so as to maximize carrier profitability. The method being a service-driven network planning method for more accurately forecasting the future equipment needs of telecommunications carriers. A plurality of different service forecasts are utilized to create a network model. These forecasts are translated into bandwidth flows and modeled as they traverse the network. An amalgamation of these flows is translated into equipment needs and existing equipment is subtracted from the needs to result in a long-term equipment needs forecast. Financial metrics that model the carrier business plan are also employed to generate a forecasted profit and loss statement. With such a statement, long-term strategic issues that will impact carrier performance and profitability can be identified.

A system and method of operation for proactively grouping disparate mail items that are queued to be produced in a processing facility, wherein the system and method utilize a manufacturing completion schedule for virtually grouping the mail items before physical production occurs and the system and method maximizes profitability by discounting the mail items by applying appropriate discount mailing regulations for virtually grouping the mail items before physical production occurs.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for recommending payment vehicles for a transaction based on social network data. Embodiments of the invention allow a customer to receive a recommended payment vehicle for a transaction with a merchant where the recommended payment vehicle is determined based on social network data. In this way, a payment recommendation may be based on one or more preferences of a trusted advisor, social network friend, family member, celebrity, or an aggregation of data related to how a group of individuals on a social network are selecting payment vehicles for various merchants. The invention may review this social network data and provide the customer with a payment vehicle recommendation for a transaction with a merchant.

In order to improve the economic benefit and obtain maximum values of benefit enhancement and strategic investment practice from efficiency enhancement and strategic investment practice, the invention discloses an element multi-dimensional frequency correlation calculation-based semantic modeling method for data mapping, information mapping and knowledge mapping frameworks, and belongs to the technological cross fields of distributed computation and software engineering. According to the method, data observation and collection in software development activity demand analysis are analyzed on the basis of data mappings, and structure frequencies, time frequencies and space frequencies of data are marked. According to the method, information mappings are used for recording the frequencies of interactions between entities, and the problems of incorrect information flow control and information loss in design activities are solved. In demand modeling of detailed design activities, the method disclosed by the invention states the advantage of knowledge mappings relative to UML in the aspect of demand expression, such as integrity and coverage area of semantic expressions in the demands.

The invention is an algorithm that allows a service provider to differentiate dialer traffic from conversational traffic and to divert the dialer traffic and/or to block or release it, enabling the routing of dialer calls only to those carriers that offer favorable rate conditions for dialer traffic and conversational calls to another larger superset of least cost routing carriers. Additionally, the invention allows the service provider to block the dialer type traffic, in which case the algorithm returns a “release-back” code.

By aiming at the challenge of an existing value-oriented or value-driven data, information and knowledge life cycle evaluation method, the invention puts forward a semantic modeling method capable of carrying out dynamic abstraction of processing framework resources on the basis of a data atlas, an information atlas and a knowledge atlas, and belongs to the cross field of distributed calculation and software engineering technologies. On the basis of the data atlas, data observation and collection in software development activity requirement analysis can be analyzed, and the structure frequency, the time frequency and the spatial frequency of the data are labelled. The information atlas is used for recording the frequency of interaction among entities, frequently interacting nodes are subjected to preliminary abstraction and integration according to internal cohesion, which is obtained by calculation, among the entities, and the structure frequency, the time frequency and the spatial frequency of the data are labelled and integrated into the structure frequency, the time frequency and the spatial frequency of a new entity. In the requirement modeling of a detailed design activity, the invention elaborates the advantages of the knowledge atlas than UML (Unified Modeling Language) on the aspects of requirement expression, including the integrity, the coverage range and the like of semantic expression contained in requirements.