System for adaptive lot sizing in cellular manufacturing for balancing workloads across multiple cells using split-then-merge operations and earliest completion route algorithm
US8769542B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2206/1514
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present application presents a new and improved system and method of enhanced Lean Document Production (LDP), which employs cellular manufacturing concepts. The LDP process incorporates an auto-splitting algorithm and/or an earliest completion route algorithm to generate an operation schedule.
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