Structural transformation of execution-level manufacturing process routings into planning-level routings

US7894922B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Jochen Steinbach · Bad Schönborn, DE
• Jaakob Kind · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2006
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2011
• Expiry date: Feb 20, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods, and associated computer program products and systems, are disclosed for generating electronic data for use in planning the execution of a manufacturing process. The methods, generally, are used in the structural transformation of execution-level routings for manufacturing processes into planning-level routings. The methods applies various transformation techniques when a planning-level routing includes alternative paths, and different transformation techniques when a planning-level routing includes parallel paths. Planning modes are created in the case of alternative paths, and parallel paths generally do not cause multiple modes to be created. Parallel and alternative paths in a planning-level operation also has impacts on how the a planned duration formula is determined.