Computer-based system and method for monitoring the profitability of a manufacturing plant
First Claim
1. A computer-based method of monitoring the profitability of a manufacturing plant, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing a first plurality of data items in one or more system databases, said first plurality of data items comprising system setup data;
(b) receiving a second plurality of data items from at least one data source, said second plurality of data items comprising input data associated with a plurality of time periods;
(c) calculating a plurality of profitability measures from said first and second plurality of data items; and
(d) outputting one or more of said plurality of profitability measures to a user.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for monitoring the profitability of an entity, such as a manufacturing plant for example. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a computer-based method of monitoring the profitability of a manufacturing plant comprising the steps of storing system setup data in a database, receiving input data associated with multiple time periods from at least one data source, calculating profitability measures from the system setup data and input data, and outputting the profitability measures to a user. In another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention relates a method of scenario-based analysis, where projected performance measures associated with one or more proposed changes in production period are calculated and reported to the user. The present invention may be regarded as a comprehensive intelligence system and method based on a time-based model which may be used to assess an entity'"'"'s profitability, and which links supply chain, sales, and marketing data to an entity'"'"'s customers.
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59 Claims
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1. A computer-based method of monitoring the profitability of a manufacturing plant, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a first plurality of data items in one or more system databases, said first plurality of data items comprising system setup data;
(b) receiving a second plurality of data items from at least one data source, said second plurality of data items comprising input data associated with a plurality of time periods;
(c) calculating a plurality of profitability measures from said first and second plurality of data items; and
(d) outputting one or more of said plurality of profitability measures to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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45. The method of analyzing the future profitability of an entity using scenario-based analysis, comprising the steps of:
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(a) retrieving actual production data from a specified period;
(b) obtaining scenario data from said user, wherein said scenario data comprises data items associated with a proposed change in production;
(c) calculating a plurality of projected performance measures associated with said proposed change in production; and
(d) outputting one or more of said plurality of projected performance measures to said user.
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56. A system for monitoring the profitability of a manufacturing plant, said system comprising:
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a) one or more system databases;
b) a data source interface connected to said system databases;
c) a user interface; and
d) one or more processing modules connected to said system databases, said data source interface and said user interface, wherein said processing modules are programmed to perform the following steps;
i) storing a first plurality of data items in one or more system databases, said first plurality of data items comprising system setup data;
ii) receiving a second plurality of data items from at least one data source, said second plurality of data items comprising input data associated with a plurality of time periods;
iii) calculating a plurality of profitability measures from said first and second plurality of data items; and
iv) outputting one or more of said plurality of profitability measures to a user.
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57. A system for monitoring the profitability of a manufacturing plant, said system comprising:
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a) one or more system databases;
b) a data source interface connected to said system databases;
c) a user interface; and
d) one or more processing modules connected to said system databases, said data source interface and said user interface, wherein said processing modules are programmed to perform the following steps;
(i) retrieving actual production data from a specified period;
(ii) obtaining scenario data from said user, wherein said scenario data comprises data items associated with a proposed change in production;
(iii) calculating a plurality of projected performance measures associated with said proposed change in production; and
(iv) outputting one or more of said plurality of projected performance measures to said user.
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58. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for executing the steps of:
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a) storing a first plurality of data items in one or more system databases, said first plurality of data items comprising system setup data;
b) receiving a second plurality of data items from at least one data source, said second plurality of data items comprising input data associated with a plurality of time periods;
c) calculating a plurality of profitability measures from said first and second plurality of data items; and
d) outputting one or more of said plurality of profitability measures to a user.
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59. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for executing the steps of:
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(a) retrieving actual production data from a specified period;
(b) obtaining scenario data from said user, wherein said scenario data comprises data items associated with a proposed change in production;
(c) calculating a plurality of projected performance measures associated with said proposed change in production; and
(d) outputting one or more of said plurality of projected performance measures to said user.
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