Patent ID: 8584135

Claim:
At least one computer positioned between a first business unit and a resource broker for managing bids within a resource management framework, the at least one computer system comprising: a bid management system configured to: use historical data to determine an amount of a set of resources capable of fulfilling a required service level for the first business unit, wherein the first business unit is one of a plurality of business units within the resource management framework, wherein the plurality of business units compete for the set of resources via a dynamic auction, wherein each of the set of resources includes distinct levels of service, wherein the required service level is a service level necessary to perform a function of the first business unit; use historical data to determine a likely amount of chips needed to obtain the amount of the set of resources; submit a first bid to the resource broker to acquire the amount of the set of resources; monitor activity to ensure the required service level is met based upon the acquired set of resources; automatically force a bidding process for the set of resources between the first business unit and another business unit in the plurality of business units based upon a likelihood that the required service level will not be met by the acquired set of resources; and automatically submit a second bid to the resource broker when the required service level is not met, based upon the acquired set of resources after the first bid, wherein the second bid includes a distinct bid amount from the first bid.