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Basic Information

Type of Prior Art	Issued Patents - US

Country	United States of America

Patent/Application #	2001/0034633

Kind Code	United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A

Patentee Name	Roger P. Hoffman

Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines	[0004], [0006], [0009]

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Filing Date	February 28, 2001

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Excerpt

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There exists in the prior art industry studies on competitive advantages. For example, Jacob Sirrine Consulting Group provides a competitive cost analysis of nearly every pulp and papermaking facility in the World....... The problem with the prior art studies is that customers do not get information on a timely basis relating to current competitiveness. .......... The present invention relates to a competitive analysis system that creates a database of information regarding a manufacturing facility within an industry. It is an object of the present invention to provide relative cost competitiveness of each facility within an industry or product segment within an industry. It is an object of the present invention to provide cost competitive information, which includes but is not limited to usage inputs of materials necessary to manufacture a product, including labor. ........ This real-time competitiveness would be available to users by transmitting information on the Internet. Users of the present invention can have the usage database with only current prices transmitted to them for computing at the customer's location. More efficiently, however, the computing of the competitiveness can occur at a central location with a transmitting of the resulting data to the user. This later method is more efficient as the database can be updated and controlled centrally. It is an object of the present invention to provide the information to users to allow them to manipulate the data to create their own tailored analysis. ........ While the above example refers to the paper industry, the present invention can be applied to any relevant manufacturing industry including, but not limited to: steel, other metals, petroleum, and chemicals. In a further embodiment, the system can provide a “fantasy” system wherein users can change the information regarding their usage inputs, not their actual usage inputs, but other numbers, to help a manufacturer determine why others in their industry are more competitive. This can assist a manufacturer in determine what items they purchase, use, etc.

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Claims

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A process for validating and proving competitive analysis from hands-on lab testing and publicly available research information comprising the steps of:Gathering publicly available information from the internet;

Gathering publicly available information from tradeshows;

Gathering publicly available information from published financials;

Gathering Information from insiders;

Gathering Information from industry analysts;

Gathering Information from industry press;

Compiling information gathered from Research;

Preparing Lab Layout in a network diagram electronically with computer software or manually on paper or whiteboard;

Developing test methodology and test plan electronically with computer software or manually on paper or whiteboard;

Building physical test network;

Placing device under test, or device to be tested into the test network;

Performing the test;

Examing the results of testing;

Determining if results of testing are compatible with gathered Research;

Revising test methodology and test plan, and re-testing the device;

Compiling information gathered from hands-on validation lab testing;

Combining data from Research phase and Validation testing phase;

Performing technical marketing and competitive analysis on Research and Validation testing data;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in output;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Technical Briefs;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Technical Alerts;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Technical Presentations;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Sales Presentations;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Sales Training;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Sales Webinars;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Training documents;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Training presentations;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Transfer of Information;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in How-to Guides;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Implementation Guides;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in White Papers;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Website Collateral;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Press Releases;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Presentation kits;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Marketing Kits;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Competitive Reports;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Analyst Reports;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Industry Reports;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Product Datasheets;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in RFI, RFQ, RFP responses;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in RFI, RFQ, RFP boilerplates;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in MRD's;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in PRD's;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Proof of Record;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Roadmaps;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Intellectual Property documents;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Strategic planning;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Product Management documents;

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Product Marketing documents; and

Presenting findings of technical marketing and competitive analysis in Competitive Marketing documents.

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Claim Chart

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Summary / Description	The present invention relates to a competitive analysis system that creates a database of information regarding a manufacturing facility or product segment within an industry.

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