Pull planning for unserviceable parts in connection with on-demand repair planning
US7856371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/20
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, planning repairs in response to demand in a multi-level repair network includes accessing a forecasted demand for serviceable parts at a repair location and, for each inspected unserviceable part at the location that is not repairable at the location: (1) planning a move of the part to an upstream repair location such that the part can be available for repair at the upstream location at an estimated earliest time; (2) estimating a latest time at which a repair of the part can begin at the upstream location to help satisfy the forecasted demand, according to the forecasted demand and the estimated earliest time, and planning a repair at the upstream location at the estimated latest time; and (3) re-planning the move, according to the start time of the repair, by modifying a move delivery time according to a repair start time and modifying a move start time according to the modified delivery time. The re-planned move start time is an estimated latest time at which the part can be moved to the upstream location for repair to help satisfy the forecasted demand.
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