Negotiation-based method and system for coordinating distributed MES order management
US11846926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/32368
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A negotiation-based method and system for managing manufacturing execution system (MES) orders within a structure of distributed systems that include at least one ordering system and one or several executing systems ES. The method includes the steps of: a) creating an order for a service, the order having at least one negotiable requirement; b) distributing the order to one or several ES; c) evaluating the order by each ES and automatically determining whether the order is acceptable without negotiating or generating an offer for the service to launch a negotiation process wherein said OS and ES exchange offers and counteroffers until an agreement is reached or the offer refused; d) if a least one of the ES accepts the order, the OS sends a refusal to offers received from another ES; if no ES accepts the order, the OS starts a negotiation process for the negotiable requirement with each ES.
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