System and method for order group planning with attribute based planning
US6898472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources by processing one or more groups of orders. The system and method is an attribute based rather than an order or stock keeping unit based system and method allowing for greater flexibility and improved simplicity in obtaining planning solutions. The system and method defining stock keeping unit attribute definition groups, which allows orders to be prioritized and organized into slices of orders such that an optimal planning solution is generated.
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