System and method for capacity management

• US 20050203788A1
• Filed: 03/10/2004
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Chao, Jen-Lin, Huang, Wei-Chuan, Hsu, Chen-Wei
• Application Number:
  US10/797,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20050203788A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations

Abstract

A system and method for capacity management. The system includes at least an order management module and a pull-in engine. The order management module receives at least a first order having a period delivery demand directing a supplier to deliver products corresponding to the order before the end of the period. The pull-in engine pushes out the first order, and directs capacity reserved for the first order to meet a second order with a pull-in demand or if a production event occurs.

Claims

1. A system for capacity management, comprising:

an order management module to receive at least a first order having a period delivery demand directing a supplier to deliver products corresponding to the order before the end of the period; and

a pull-in engine to receive a second order with a pull-in demand, push out the first order, and direct capacity reserved for the first order to meet the second order.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising an allocation module to allocate additional capacity for the first order.

3. The system of claim 2 further comprising a planning module to generate a new manufacturing planning schedule and delivery dates for the first order and second order.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first order further has a billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.

5. A method for capacity management, comprising the steps of:

receiving at least a first order having a period delivery demand, in which the period delivery demand directs a supplier to deliver products corresponding to the order before the end of the period;

receiving a second order with a pull-in demand; and

pushing out the first order, and directing capacity reserved for the first order to meet the second order.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising allocating additional capacity for the first order.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising generating a new manufacturing planning schedule and delivery dates for the first order and second order.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the first order further has a billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.

9. A system for capacity management, comprising:

an order management module to receive at least a first order having a period delivery demand, in which the period delivery demand directs a supplier to deliver products corresponding to the order before the end of the period; and

a pull-in engine to push out the first order, and direct capacity reserved for the first order to meet other orders if a production event occurs.

10. The system of claim 9 further comprising an allocation module to allocate additional capacity for the first order.

11. The system of claim 10 further comprising a planning module to generate a new manufacturing planning schedule and a delivery date for the first order.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the first order further has a billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.

13. A method for capacity management, comprising the steps of:

receiving at least a first order having a period delivery demand, in which the period delivery demand directs a supplier to deliver products corresponding to the order before the end of the period; and

pushing out the first order, and directing capacity reserved for the first order to meet another order if a production event occurs.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising allocating another capacity for the first order.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising generating a new manufacturing planning schedule and a delivery date for the first order.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the first order further has a billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising separating the orders based on a respective corresponding billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.

17. A method for capacity management, comprising the steps of:

separating orders based on respective corresponding delivery demand, thus identifying orders of a first type, in which orders of the first type direct a supplier to deliver products before the end of a period; and

selecting at least one of the orders of the first type to be pushed out if another order with a pull-in demand is received or a production event occurs.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising allocating additional capacity for the pushed out order.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising generating a new manufacturing planning schedule and a delivery date for the pushed out order.

21. A machine-readable storage medium storing a computer program which when executed causes a computer to perform a capacity management method, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least a first order having a period delivery demand, in which the period delivery demand directs a supplier to deliver products corresponding to the order before the end of the period;

receiving a second order with a pull-in demand; and

pushing out the first order, and directing capacity reserved for the first order to meet the second order.

22. The storage medium of claim 21 wherein the method further comprises a step of allocating additional capacity for the first order.

23. The storage medium of claim 22 wherein the method further comprises a step of generating a new manufacturing planning schedule and delivery dates for the first order and second order.

24. The storage medium of claim 21 wherein the first order further has a billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.

25. A machine-readable storage medium storing a computer program which when executed causes a computer to perform a capacity management method, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving at least a first order having a period delivery demand, in which the period delivery demand directs a supplier to deliver products corresponding to the order before the end of the period; and

pushing out the first order, and directing capacity reserved for the first order to meet other order if a production event occurs.

26. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein the method further comprises a step of allocating additional capacity for the first order.

27. The storage medium of claim 26 wherein the method further comprises a step of generating a new manufacturing planning schedule and a delivery date for the first order.

28. The storage medium of claim 25 wherein the first order further has a billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.

29. A machine-readable storage medium storing a computer program which when executed causes a computer to perform a capacity management method, the method comprising the steps of:

separating orders based on respective corresponding delivery demands, thus identifying orders of a first type, in which the orders of the first type indicate a supplier to deliver products before the end of a period; and

selecting at least one of the orders of the first type to be pushed out if another order with a pull-in demand is received or a production event occurs.

30. The storage medium of claim 29 wherein the method further comprises a step of allocating additional capacity for the pushed out order.

31. The storage medium of claim 30 wherein the method further comprises a step of generating a new manufacturing planning schedule and a delivery date for the pushed out order.

32. The storage medium of claim 29 wherein the method further comprises a step of separating the orders based on a respective corresponding billing condition directing the supplier to generate a bill for the first order as late as possible.