Resource management and planning in a distributed manufacturing environment
US8321255B1 · kind B1 · utility
3Cited by
17References
10Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/087
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for resource management and planning includes receiving manufacturing information associated with multiple distributed enterprise facilities; generating manufacturing plans based at least in part on the manufacturing information; receiving feedback regarding execution of the manufacturing plans; identifying at least one of the manufacturing plans describing manufacturing activities planned to occur within a fixed time period in the future; modifying the identified manufacturing plan based on the feedback; and communicating the modified manufacturing plan to the distributed enterprise facilities.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.