Patent ID: 8494892
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: identifying, at a computing device, a first document for a business process of an enterprise, wherein the first document identifies a volume of a material including a plurality of chemical substances for a requested purchase for a specified location prior to an actual purchase of the material; identifying a specification for the material defining a volume for each of the plurality of chemical substances for a specified amount of the material; prior to an actual purchase of the material, automatically determining a first volume of a chemical substance included in the plurality of chemical substances based, at least in part, on the material volume for the requested purchase and the specification; identifying, at a computing device, a second document for the business process of the enterprise including the chemical substance; determining a second volume of the chemical substance consumed within the specified location based, at least in part, on the second business document; updating a volume for the chemical substance at the specified location with the first volume of the chemical substance requested to be purchased and the second volume of the chemical substance consumed within the specified location; and determining whether the updated volume of the chemical substance violates one or more safety protocols based, at least in part, on the updated volume prior to the actual purchase of the material.