Method and computer program product that determine values of characteristic value combinations for use in the production of products
US7636670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/067
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for determining a quantity to be produced for each of two or more product types, where each product type is specified by one or more characteristics. An input specifying a desired distribution of the total quantity among the one or more characteristics is received. If the desired quantity to be produced of a product type is a non-integer value, the desired quantity is rounded to an integer to generate a final quantity to be produced for each product type. The final quantity preserves both a total quantity and the desired distribution of the total quantity among the one or more characteristics.
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