Patent ID: 8478637
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computerized method comprising: receiving, by a computer, information related to a plurality of discount leverage factors of the supplier, wherein the plurality of discount leverage factors are representative of a negotiating position of the supplier relative to the customer, and wherein the discount leverage factors comprise one or more of: a supplier financial risk, a spend leverage, a cost of capital differential between supplier and buyer, a supplier Days Payable Outstanding (DPO), supplier size, or supplier industry; calculating, by the computer, a discount index value of the supplier based on the information related to the discount leverage factors, wherein the discount index value represents a score on a discount index scale comprising the plurality of discount leverage regions; identifying, by the computer, a discount program representing the discount potential of the supplier based on the proximity of the discount index value to one of the plurality of discount leverage regions; receiving, by the computer, information related to an actual discount event of the supplier; recalculating, by the computer, the discount index value of the supplier based on the discount leverage factors and the information related to the actual discount event; and displaying, by the computer, the recalculated discount index value of the supplier.