Title :
Assessing the data processing innovations for inventory management with patent analysis
Author :
Shen, Chien-wen ; Cheng, Chiao-Chun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bus. Adm., Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan
Abstract :
To understand the technological trend and advances of data processing technologies for inventory management, this study conducted patent trend analysis, IPC (International Patent Classification) analysis, and patent citation analysis upon the patent data retrieved from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Our patent trend analysis not only accessed the development of data processing technologies but also evaluated the novelty performances of different countries. Meanwhile, findings of our IPC analysis can help enterprises to understand the major categories of data processing innovations for inventory management. Moreover, we also identified the core data processing technologies through the computation of citation strength.
Keywords :
citation analysis; information retrieval; innovation management; inventory management; patents; IPC analysis; United States patent; data processing innovation; international patent classification analysis; inventory management; patent citation analysis; patent data retrieval; trademark office; Data processing; Industries; Inventory management; Patents; Supply chains; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Information Science and Service Science (NISS), 2011 5th International Conference on New Trends in
Conference_Location :
Macao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0665-3