US 7,533,007 B2
Method and apparatus for constrained system attribute allocation under uncertain usage profiles
Mary E. Helander, Brookline, Mass. (US); and Bonnie K. Ray, South Nyack, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/869,873.
Prior Publication US 2005/0283390 A1, Dec. 22, 2005
Int. Cl. G06F 17/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 703—2 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor to calculate a planning allocation of resources for stages of product life cycle of a system comprising a plurality of components, based upon characterizing a system attribute of interest by an uncertainty of usage of said system, said uncertainty of usage described using random variables whose values are characterized by a probability distribution that describes a potential usage of said components; and
a graphical user interface for interacting with a display device selectively permitting information of said planning allocation of resources to be viewed by a user.