Tractable nonlinear capability models for production planning

• US 20050234579A1
• Filed: 01/24/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (Purdue University)
• Original Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (Purdue University)
• Inventors: Rardin, Ronald L., Uzsoy, Reha, Asmundsson, Jakob
• Application Number:
  US11/041,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20050234579A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A method for production planning in capacitated supply chains using non-linear clearing functions.

Claims

1. A method for production planning in capacitated supply chains using non-linear clearing functions, comprising:

determining a time period for measurement;

defining an unambiguous work-in-process (WIP) to represent the WIP over the time period;

utilizing the defined WIP to define an estimated clearing function;

applying the estimated clearing function to the production system under analysis;

analyzing the current conditions of the production system; and

releasing work into the production system based on the analysis.

2. A system comprising:

a computing platform including software operable on the platform to;

determine a time period for measurement in a production planning environment;

define an unambiguous work-in-process (WIP) to represent the WIP over the time period;

utilize the defined WIP to define an estimated clearing function;

apply the estimated clearing function to the production system under analysis;

analyze the current conditions of the production system; and

release work into the production system based on the analysis.