Systems and methods for modeling costed entities and performing a value chain analysis

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8996494-B2
Application number	US-201414190585-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2014
Priority date	Oct 30, 2003
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for modeling costed entities and performing a value chain analysis. In one implementation, methods and systems may implement a costing platform. The costing platform may be adapted for modeling any set of costed entities and processing value chains. Value chains may be modeled by a user via the costing platform, so that networks comprised of objects and edges, and costed entities located at the objects can be modeled and functions can be added to determine key figures.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
creating, by at least one processor, a network comprising a plurality of costed entities based on an input received by the at least one processor, wherein the network includes edges linking a plurality of costed entities in a value chain, the costed entities having attributes that affect costs relating to business activities;
receiving, by the at least one processor, a change in at least one attribute associated wi…

Assignees

• Sap Se

Inventors

• Liebich Gunther
• Von Zimmermann Peter
• Rapp Roman A

Classifications

• G06Q10/04

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F40/18

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q10/06

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q10/06315 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/246

  Physics · mapped topic