Scheduling delivery of chemical products based on a predicted estimated time of exhaustion
US7516082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06316
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for routing a delivery vehicle to a chemical usage facility is disclosed. The chemical usage facility includes one or more chemical dispense systems that dispense one or more chemical product. The quantity of each chemical product remaining is measured and communicated to a central management facility. The central management facility analyzes a trend in product usage to predict when the product quantity will reach a threshold depletion point. The chemical usage facility is scheduled on the route according to the predicted time associated with the threshold depletion point.
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