Manufacturing scheduling process with improved modeling, scheduling and editing capabilities for solving finite capacity planning problems
US6415196B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/1093
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for solving finite capacity problems such as how to satisfy a customer's request for a manufactured product, by describing the environment in which the problem exists in the form of a demand (e.g., customer order), including the available resources for satisfying the demand, defining the demand, selecting a plan for achieving the various objectives of the demand in an optimal order, and evaluating whether the plan will work. Also disclosed is a computer program product implementing the invention, and a system for coordinating multiple sources of input into a system implementing the disclosed invention.
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