Sales Facilitation Architecture for Analyzing a Product Configuration to Identify Replacement Options for the Product Configuration
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for facilitating a sale of an asset used in a complex asset environment via a sales facilitation operation. In various embodiments the sales facilitation operation includes identifying a plurality of assets within a complex asset environment; obtaining information regarding a configuration of the plurality of assets within the complex asset environment, the information regarding the configuration of the plurality of assets comprising first operational parameters associated with the configuration; generating a candidate configuration of a second plurality of assets within the complex asset environment, the candidate configuration comprising information regarding the candidate configuration, the information regarding the candidate configuration comprising second operational parameters; comparing the first operational parameters and the second operation parameters; and, performing the sales facilitation operation, the sales facilitation operation indicating a configuration of assets within the complex asset environment based upon the comparing.
1 . A computer-implementable method for performing a sales facilitation operation, comprising:
identifying a plurality of assets within a complex asset environment;
obtaining information regarding a configuration of the plurality of assets within the complex asset environment;
generating a candidate configuration of a second plurality of assets within the complex asset environment;
comparing the configuration of the plurality of assets with the candidate configuration of the second plurality of assets within the complex asset environment; and,
performing the sales facilitation operation, the sales facilitation operation indicating a replacement option for a configuration of assets within the complex asset environment based upon the comparing.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the information regarding the configuration of the plurality of assets comprises information from a plurality of data sources.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the sales facilitation operation comprises providing an asset equivalence solution, the asset equivalence solution comprising a sales facilitation solution that addresses an objective related to replacing an asset with another asset capable of providing equivalent performance.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein:
the objective is set by at least one of a seller of the assets and a prospective buyer of the assets.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the replacement option for a configuration of assets comprises proposing a replacement of a larger number of assets with a fewer number of replacement assets.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the fewer number of assets provide equivalent or better performance than the larger number of assets.
7 . A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
identifying a plurality of assets within a complex asset environment;
obtaining information regarding a configuration of the plurality of assets within the complex asset environment;
generating a candidate configuration of a second plurality of assets within the complex asset environment;
comparing the configuration of the plurality of assets with the candidate configuration of the second plurality of assets within the complex asset environment; and,
performing the sales facilitation operation, the sales facilitation operation indicating a replacement option for a configuration of assets within the complex asset environment based upon the comparing.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the information regarding the configuration of the plurality of assets comprises information from a plurality of data sources.
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the sales facilitation operation comprises providing an asset equivalence solution, the asset equivalence solution comprising a sales facilitation solution that addresses an objective related to replacing an asset with another asset capable of providing equivalent performance.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein:
the objective is set by at least one of a seller of the assets and a prospective buyer of the assets.
11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the replacement option for a configuration of assets comprises proposing a replacement of a larger number of assets with a fewer number of replacement assets.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the fewer number of assets provide equivalent or better performance than the larger number of assets.
13 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
identifying a plurality of assets within a complex asset environment;
obtaining information regarding a configuration of the plurality of assets within the complex asset environment;
generating a candidate configuration of a second plurality of assets within the complex asset environment;
comparing the configuration of the plurality of assets with the candidate configuration of the second plurality of assets within the complex asset environment; and,
performing the sales facilitation operation, the sales facilitation operation indicating a replacement option for a configuration of assets within the complex asset environment based upon the comparing.
14 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the information regarding the configuration of the plurality of assets comprises information from a plurality of data sources.
15 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the sales facilitation operation comprises providing an asset equivalence solution, the asset equivalence solution comprising a sales facilitation solution that addresses an objective related to replacing an asset with another asset capable of providing equivalent performance.
16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein:
the objective is set by at least one of a seller of the assets and a prospective buyer of the assets.
17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the replacement option for a configuration of assets comprises proposing a replacement of a larger number of assets with a fewer number of replacement assets.
18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein:
the fewer number of assets provide equivalent or better performance than the larger number of assets.
19 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.
20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.