Abstract: Managing spend compliance may include receiving a set of spend transaction records containing one or more spend attributes, one or more compliance business rules and one or more investment scenarios that increase spend compliance. The compliance business rules may be applied to the transaction records and segments of transactions with predetermined high savings opportunities may be determined. A prioritized investment plan over one or more time periods that yield optimized return on investment may be generated based on applying the segments of transactions and the investment scenarios.

Abstract: Managing spend compliance may include receiving a set of spend transaction records containing one or more spend attributes, one or more compliance business rules and one or more investment scenarios that increase spend compliance. The compliance business rules may be applied to the transaction records and segments of transactions with predetermined high savings opportunities may be determined. A prioritized investment plan over one or more time periods that yield optimized return on investment may be generated based on applying the segments of transactions and the investment scenarios.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner device for cleaning lint from lint traps of clothes dryers and the like provides the power of full size vacuum cleaners without requiring lifting or maneuvering of a heavy full size machine. The device may be semi-permanently or permanently attached to the left or right sides of a dryer by fasteners including magnetic fasteners. The device may have compartments for a motor and fan unit, for a filter bag and for a vacuum cleaner hose. The relative position of the filter bag and the connection between the vacuum cleaner hose, in relation to the enclosure of the vacuum cleaner device, may be rotated one hundred eighty degrees, by use of a removable connecting partition.