Method and apparatus for evaluating relative performance of a business in an association of the same or similar businesses
CA 2402664 A1 · Owner: Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc. · Inventors: Troyer, William
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A method of evaluating the business performance of a member such as an automotive collision repair shop in an association of members in the same or, similar business. Data on the business performance of the members in the association is maintained in a computer database. The individual member being evaluated electronically submits performance data to the computer containing the, database. The data submitted is compared to the data on other association members stored in the database. A report on the comparison is provided back to the, individual member.
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- Filed September 11, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 11, 2022.
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