DYNAMIC REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140310133A1
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13862385

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A dynamic review and approval process includes determining a minimum approval limit and constructing an approver list for procurement of one of goods and services. The approver list comprises a plurality of approvers, each approver having an approval limit that at least meets the minimum approval limit. The process includes removing one or more approvers who are unavailable and utilizing delegates for unavailable approvers. Processing approvals comprises notifying a first approver of the need for review and approval, receiving an approval or unapproval from the first approver, and repeating the steps of notifying and receiving for the remaining approvers on the approver list. An approval or unapproval from an approver not on the approver list is received and it is determined if the approval process is complete. It indicated to a user if the approval process is complete, otherwise the steps of notifying and receiving are repeated.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
BEDNAR, RICHARD G Johnson City, US 4 22
Carruth, Amelia C Olympia, US 2 7
Godoy, Glenn C Endwell, US 39 261
Kemp, Mark Normalville, US 14 56
Majumdar, Gautam Wappingers Falls, US 29 360
Parks, Russell E Marlboro, US 4 280

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