Patent ID: 6988076

Claim:
A computer program residing in memory and executable by a processor, said computer program being configured to control optimization of an enterprise planning model that models an enterprise, said computer program instructing said processor to perform operations comprising: selecting a primary goal of said enterprise planning model, said primary goal being represented by a primary objective function, said primary objective function being dependent upon a set of operational variables; selecting, in response to said primary goal, a strategic objective represented by a price image function, said price image function being dependent upon a subset of said set of operational variables; constructing an effective objective function by combining said primary objective function and said price image function; optimizing said effective objective function to yield a set of operational decisions which optimize said primary objective function while concurrently satisfying said price image function; and providing said set of operational decisions to a user, said set of operational decisions enabling said enterprise to achieve said primary goal and satisfy said strategic objective.