System and method for replenishment by purchase with attribute based planning
First Claim
1. A method for planning the replenishment of a supply chain network resource by purchase in order to fulfill demand as defined by an order, wherein said order defining a stock keeping unit with attribute, comprising the steps:
- determining time items, wherein said time items are specific points in time or time periods relating to said order and wherein at least one of said items is a purchase lead time based on said stock keeping unit with attribute;
determining timing events based on said time items;
creating a timeline comprising of said timing events and time items;
selecting an applicable scenario based on said timeline from a group of predetermined scenarios; and
generating an output based on said applicable scenario.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining whether a supply chain network resource may be replenished by purchase in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources. The system and method may generate a planning output that may indicate the feasibility of replenishment by purchase. The system and method recognizes time events and takes into account the exact sequence of the events in order to obtain an optimal solution.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for planning the replenishment of a supply chain network resource by purchase in order to fulfill demand as defined by an order, wherein said order defining a stock keeping unit with attribute, comprising the steps:
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determining time items, wherein said time items are specific points in time or time periods relating to said order and wherein at least one of said items is a purchase lead time based on said stock keeping unit with attribute;
determining timing events based on said time items;
creating a timeline comprising of said timing events and time items;
selecting an applicable scenario based on said timeline from a group of predetermined scenarios; and
generating an output based on said applicable scenario. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for planning the replenishment of one or more supply chain network resources in order to fulfill demand as defined by orders, wherein said orders having attributes, comprising the steps:
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prioritizing said orders according to said order attributes;
selecting highest priority order, wherein said highest priority order defining a stock keeping unit with attribute;
selecting one of said resources for fulfilling said order;
replenishing said resources in order to completely fulfill said order, wherein said replenishment step further comprising the steps;
determining time items, wherein said time items are specific points in time or time periods relating to said order and wherein at least one of said items is a purchase lead time based on said stock keeping unit with attribute;
determining timing events based on said time items;
creating a timeline comprising of said timing events and time items;
selecting an applicable scenario based on said timeline from a group of predetermined scenarios; and
generating an output based on said applicable scenario. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for planning replenishment of a supply chain network resource by purchasing material in order to fulfill demand as defined by an order, said order defining a stock keeping unit with attribute, comprising:
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a computer device;
a database in communication with said device;
a module for determining time items, wherein said time items are specific points in time or time periods relating to said order and at least one of said time items is a purchase lead time based on said stock keeping unit with attribute;
a module for determining timing events based on said time items;
a module for creating a timeline comprising of said timing events and time items;
a module for selecting an applicable scenario based on said timeline from a group of predetermined scenarios; and
a module for generating an output based on said applicable scenario. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps of planning for the replenishment of supply chain network resources in order to fulfill demand as defined by one or more orders, wherein said one or more orders having attributes and each said orders defining a stock keeping unit with attribute, comprising the steps:
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prioritizing said orders according to said order attributes;
selecting highest priority order;
selecting one of said resources for fulfilling said order;
replenishing said resources in order to completely fulfill said order, wherein said replenishment step further comprising the steps;
determining time items, wherein said time items are specific points in time or time periods relating to said order and wherein at least one of said time items is a purchase lead time based on said stock keeping unit with attribute;
determining timing events based on said time items;
creating a timeline comprising of said timing events and time items;
selecting an applicable scenario based on said timeline from a group of predetermined scenarios; and
generating an output based on said applicable scenario. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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