Patent ID: 7877287
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for selecting multiple sites using weighted bands, the method comprising: defining market areas corresponding to a plurality of sites within a geographic region, the market areas being associated with corresponding population data; establishing a plurality of bands for at least one of the market areas; weighting the plurality of bands according to a market-related factor, the step of weighting comprising weighting the population data associated with the market areas, and applying individual weights to the bands; applying a net demand model to the weighted bands, the step of applying comprising: assigning cash in-flows and cash out-flows to the at least one of the sites, the assignment being based on at least the generated values; calculating, using a processor, financial indicators for subsets of the sites, based on at least the assigned cash in-flows and cash out-flows; and selecting one of the subsets of sites based on at least the calculated financial indicators.