System and method of automotive production planning
US11132632B2 · kind B2 · utility
2Cited by
2References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2039 |
Classification
- 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.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.