Carol J Dose

US Patent:

7149739, Dec 12, 2006

Filed:

May 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/865967

Inventors:

Carol J. Dose - Zumbrota MN, US
James T. Griffin - Rochester MN, US
Gregory M. Heetland - Rochester MN, US
Joseph C. Maljevec - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Jennifer L. Matthews - Cedar Park TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707100, 707 1, 707102, 705 36 R

Abstract:

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method for performing ratio planning. The method includes building a ratio planning database, creating a pre-defined ratio planning report template that includes a coefficient of variation field, and creating a populated database that is a subset of the ratio planning database for the report template. Based on the request of a system user, the pre-defined ratio planning report is generated from the data in the template and the populated database. Additionally, a user-defined ratio planning report based on data in the ratio planning database can be generated in response to a request by a system user. Additional embodiments include a system and storage medium for performing ratio planning.