Patent ID: 8078484

Claim:
A computer-based method for evaluating loss, the method comprising the steps of: providing a computer system including at least a server and an associated database; receiving at the server product data from multiple facilities of an enterprise; storing the product data in the database associated with the server, wherein the database stores the product data in a plurality of database tables linked by foreign key relationships, including an Item table in which an item-id is a primary key, a Store_Daily_Item-Data table in which the item_id is both a primary key and a foreign key, and a Zone_Daily_Item_Data table in which the item_id is both a primary key and a foreign key; the computer system performing the steps of: calculating performance information for each facility from the product data; comparing the performance information for each facility to a predetermined performance standard; and generating a viewable on-screen report using the comparison between the performance information and the predetermined performance standard, the viewable on-screen report identifying cumulative item loss for the multiple facilities and including at least one selectable link pertaining to a given facility that failed to meet the predetermined performance standard, and user selection of the selectable link provides a viewable on-screen facility level report that shows at least unit loss or dollar loss for the item at the given facility.