System and method of automotive production planning
US10380524B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0202
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed including a production planner that receives a sales forecast for configurations of an automobile. The demand planner also receives constraints associated with an automobile supply chain. The demand planner further models configurations and constraints as a mixed integer linear programming problem, determines a production plan for automobiles, and sends instructions to cause automated machinery to retrieve an amount of automobiles equal to a forecasted production level minus a current inventory level and to move the amount of the automobile to an inventory location of the automobile.
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