Multi-Factor Risk Ranking System for Entity Exposure

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current risk calculation systems for entities in regions are deficient as they typically only analyze economic situations, neglecting other crucial factors like political, legal, social, technological, and environmental situations, and do not consider the entity's existing infrastructure or specifics.

Innovation Solution

A system that calculates risks associated with political, legal, economic, social, technological, and environmental situations, along with an entity's exposure level, to provide a comprehensive ranking for regions, incorporating the entity's infrastructure and specifics, and allows for comparative analysis across multiple regions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If only economic situation is analyzed for risk calculation, then the analysis is simple and focused, but the risk assessment is incomplete and deficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverisk assessment accuracyVSAvoidanalysis complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The risk assessment system segments the overall risk into six distinct situation types (political, legal, economic, social, technological, environmental), each analyzed separately with its own risk score. This allows comprehensive coverage while maintaining manageable complexity through modular analysis of each situation type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a universal risk assessment framework that can evaluate any entity in any region by considering multiple situation types simultaneously. The multi-functional approach integrates diverse factors (political stability, legal framework, economic conditions, etc.) into a single comprehensive risk ranking that applies broadly across different contexts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If multiple situation types are considered in risk calculation, then the risk assessment is comprehensive and balanced, but the calculation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverisk assessment reliabilityVSAvoidcalculation system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the complex risk assessment into six separable situation types, each contributing an independent risk score. This segmentation maintains reliability by ensuring all critical factors are considered while reducing calculation complexity through modular processing of each situation type separately.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system merges the six individual situation type assessments into a single comprehensive risk ranking for each region. By combining the political, legal, economic, social, technological, and environmental risk scores, the system achieves reliable and balanced risk assessment that reflects the overall risk landscape.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Measurement precision

If entity-specific exposure level is included in risk calculation, then the risk ranking is tailored and accurate for the entity, but the calculation requires more specific data and processing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveentity-specific risk precisionVSAvoiddata requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by incorporating entity-specific exposure levels that are unique to each entity's operations in a region. This allows the risk assessment to be tailored to the specific characteristics and vulnerabilities of each entity, improving precision while requiring data specific to that entity's presence and operations in the region.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS8751285B2System and method for calculating a risk to an entity
Publication Date: 2014.06.10 BANK OF AMERICA CORP
  • US8751285B2 patent drawing
  • US8751285B2 patent drawing
  • US8751285B2 patent drawing

AI summary

According to one embodiment, a system includes a memory, a processor, and an interface. For a first region, the processor calculates a risk associated with a political situation of the first region, a risk associated with a legal situation of the first region, a risk associated with an economic situation of the first region, a risk associated with a social situation of the first region, a risk associated with a technological situation of the first region, and a risk associated with an environmental situation of the first region. For a first entity, the processor calculates a risk associated with an exposure level of the first entity in the first region. Based at least on these calculated risks, the processor calculates a ranking for the first region, the ranking representing an amount of risk to the first entity in the first region. The interface communicates the ranking for display.