Economic supply optimization system
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing a supply to meet a demand comprising the steps of:
- determining a parts demand;
determining a machine supply;
maintaining a database of machine supply information, the machine supply information including, for each of a plurality of machine types, a number of machines of said machine type in the machine supply, a set of part types in said machine type, a corresponding monetary value for each part type, and a number of each part type in said machine type;
configuring an optimal dismantling configuration of the machine supply to meet the parts demand as a function of the machine supply information.
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Abstract
An economic supply optimization system is provided whereby an optimal machine dismantling configuration of a machine supply is determined to meet a parts demand at a lowest cost. The parts supply is calculated and it is determined what portions of the demand cannot be met from the machine supply and what portions of the demand it is not economically justifiable to meet from the machine supply. A parts supply is then determined from the machine supply. The remaining parts demand is matched to the parts supply to create a list of parts covered by the parts supply and a list of parts not covered by the parts supply, if there are any. The optimal dismantling configuration of the machine supply is calculated for the covered parts list and an optimal harvesting configuration is calculated for the not-covered parts list.
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1. A method for optimizing a supply to meet a demand comprising the steps of:
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determining a parts demand;
determining a machine supply;
maintaining a database of machine supply information, the machine supply information including, for each of a plurality of machine types, a number of machines of said machine type in the machine supply, a set of part types in said machine type, a corresponding monetary value for each part type, and a number of each part type in said machine type;
configuring an optimal dismantling configuration of the machine supply to meet the parts demand as a function of the machine supply information. - 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, 56, 85)
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30. An economic supply optimization system comprising:
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a processor;
a data storage device operably connected to the processor, the data storage device providing data storage for the system;
a database of machine supply information on the data storage device, the machine supply information including, for each of a plurality of machine types, a number of machines of said machine type in the machine supply, a set of part types in said machine type, a corresponding monetary value for each part type, and a number of each part type in said machine type;
a program executable by the processor to determine a parts demand;
determine a machine supply; and
,configure an optimal dismantling configuration of the machine supply to meet the parts demand as a function of the machine supply information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57)
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58. Computer executable process steps operative to control a computer, stored on a computer readable medium, for determining an optimal dismantling configuration comprising the steps of:
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determine a parts demand;
determine a machine supply;
configure the optimal dismantling configuration to meet the demand with a particular number and a particular type of machine from the machine supply. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86)
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