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Method and apparatus for forming a production plan

US6738747B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 2000
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P90/02
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to the present invention, a production plan forming apparatus is provided with a constitution wherein based on basic data necessary for forming a production plan and state data changing with time stored in a memory unit (11), an event receiving part (2) receives a change of production state as an event, a pseudo event generation part (4) generates a pseudo event (14a) at a time when it should be processed for an event of which times when it occurred and when a production indication is carried out are different, a dispatching part (3) determines a manufacturing apparatus and a production lot in connection with the event from the event (14) or the pseudo event (14a), and a formed production plan is displayed by a display unit (12).

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