Bharadwaj Rangarajan

US Patent:

8005699, Aug 23, 2011

Filed:

Jul 17, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/779126

Inventors:

David J. Fischer - Coppell TX, US
Geoffrey M. Squires - Highland Village TX, US
Rakesh Sharma - San Jose CA, US
Ramnath Ganesan - Flower Mound TX, US
Deepak M. Ghodke - Irving TX, US
Bharadwaj Rangarajan - Irving TX, US

Assignee:

JDA Software Group, Inc. - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

G06F 7/11

US Classification:

705 7

Abstract:

A system () for managing a value chain includes a planning application () that receives planning data from a number of entities included in a value chain and automatically generates a plan according to the planning data. At least two of the entities do not directly communicate planning data to one another. The system () also includes a manager application () that receives the plan and automatically identifies one or more exceptions in the plan, communicates planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities, receives instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved, and automatically modifies the planning data in response to the instructions.

US Patent:

20080052149, Feb 28, 2008

Filed:

Oct 31, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/931717

Inventors:

David Fischer - Coppell TX, US
Geoffrey Squires - Highland Village TX, US
Rakesh Sharma - San Jose CA, US
Ramnath Ganesan - Flower Mound TX, US
Deepak Ghodke - Irving TX, US
Bharadwaj Rangarajan - Irving TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705010000

Abstract:

A system for managing a value chain includes a planning application that receives planning data from a number of entities included in a value chain and automatically generates a plan according to the planning data. At least two of the entities do not directly communicate planning data to one another. The system also includes a manager application that receives the plan and automatically identifies one or more exceptions in the plan, communicates planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities, receives instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved, and automatically modifies the planning data in response to the instructions.

US Patent:

7349861, Mar 25, 2008

Filed:

Aug 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/941960

Inventors:

David J. Fischer - Coppell TX, US
Geoffrey M. Squires - Highland Village TX, US
Rakesh Sharma - San Jose CA, US
Ramnath Ganesan - Flower Mound TX, US
Deepak M. Ghodke - Irving TX, US
Bharadwaj Rangarajan - Irving TX, US

Assignee:

i2 Technologies US, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

US Classification:

705 7, 705 28

Abstract:

A system () for managing a value chain includes a planning application () that receives planning data from a number of entities included in a value chain and automatically generates a plan according to the planning data. At least two of the entities do not directly communicate planning data to one another. The system () also includes a manager application () that receives the plan and automatically identifies one or more exceptions in the plan, communicates planning data relating to the exceptions to one or more of the entities, receives instructions from one or more of the entities regarding how the exceptions are to resolved, and automatically modifies the planning data in response to the instructions.