Patents by Inventor Julie Anne Alspaugh

Julie Anne Alspaugh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for determining shortage costs
    Patent number: 7756760
    Abstract: A system that can determine shortage costs in a repeatable and sustainable manner. In certain embodiments, the system takes into account different shortage costs that impact different organizations and weight those shortage costs against the costs to expedite material in to cover those shortages. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the system can continue to be updated based on changing needs of the business and to reflect a true impact of unit shortages so accurate expedite decisions can continue to be made and accounted for that are of the most economic benefit to a manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Julie Anne Alspaugh
  • System for Determining Shortage Costs
    Publication number: 20090276253
    Abstract: A system that can determine shortage costs in a repeatable and sustainable manner. In certain embodiments, the system takes into account different shortage costs that impact different organizations and weight those shortage costs against the costs to expedite material in to cover those shortages. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the system can continue to be updated based on changing needs of the business and to reflect a true impact of unit shortages so accurate expedite decisions can continue to be made and accounted for that are of the most economic benefit to a manufacturer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Julie Anne Alspaugh