Patent ID: 8332263
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method in a computer system for determining a performance rating for a supplier wherein the computer system executes the method as computer program instructions, the method comprising: receiving a number of performance levels for a performance metric, the number of performance levels designated by a user; dividing a range of possible raw scores by the user-designated number of performance levels; receiving a raw score representing a physical quantity generated for at least one performance metric at least in part from information including past transactions involving a specific supplier; determining a performance level code for each of the at least one performance metric, the performance level code indicating information designated by the user indicating the number of performance levels, a range for each performance level, and the range of possible raw scores for each performance metric; determining in the computer system the performance level within which the received raw score falls using the performance level code for the at least one performance metric of the received raw score; identifying the performance level corresponding to the received raw score; transmitting the performance level corresponding to the received raw score to a scaled score generator; using a set of performance metric point maximums and a set of performance level weightings by the scaled score generator to obtain from the scoring rule repository to convert the performance levels generated by a performance level generator into scaled scores; identifying in the computer system a performance level weighting for said performance level; identifying in the computer system a performance metric point maximum for said performance metric; multiplying in the computer system said performance level weighting and said performance metric point maximum to produce a scaled score; and summing in the computer system said scale score with at least one other scaled score from at least one other performance metric to produce said performance rating.