摘要 |
<p>A machine, method and medium for allocating resources over given time periods. Various requests (e.g., from customers) are received for products and/or services, and a preferred scheme for allocating resources, over a plurality of time periods, to provide the requested products and/or services, is determined. Marketing, procurement and production processes are taken into account in the analysis. The end result is a set of systems indicating how the resources should be deployed over the various time periods to satisfy customer demand. <IMAGE></p> |