Non-stale incremental planning

• US 20060010020A1
• Filed: 07/08/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: One Network Enterprises Incorporated
• Original Assignee: One Network Enterprises Incorporated
• Inventors: Notani, Ranjit, Zhao, Peng, Whipple, Mark B., McAloon, Ken
• Application Number:
  US10/887,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20060010020A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

Exemplary methods and systems of the invention include a value chain management program that uses the most current, up-to-date data to re-plan a value chain. The value chain management program of the invention is an event-driven solution that updates the data in the value chain whenever a change in state of the value chain occurs or an exception occurs, resulting in the most recent data being used. Moreover, the value chain management program is able to identify and process only the portion of the value chain that is affected by the state change, or the exception instead of the entire value chain, thereby reducing processing time tremendously. The value chain management program then uses the up-to-date value chain data to determine whether any changes are needed to the affected portion of the value chain plan.

Claims

1. A method of incremental planning in a value chain management system, comprising:

detecting a state change in a value chain of an enterprise;

detecting an exception in a value chain of an enterprise;

retrieving current data for a portion of said value chain affected by said state change or said exception, said current data being more recent than any other data available for said portion of said value chain, said current data also being more accurate than estimated constraint values;

determining whether an adjustment needs to be made to a replenishment plan of said value chain with respect to said portion that is affected by said state change or said exception; and

implementing said adjustment, if any, to said replenishment plan of said value chain.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising immediately identifying said portion of said value chain that is affected by said event or said exception after said event or said exception is detected.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of detecting includes inputting data regarding said event or said exception to said value chain management system upon detection of said event or said exception.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said portion of said value chain includes all entities that are associated with a particular product of said enterprise.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said portion of said value chain includes all entities that are associated with a particular manufacturer in said value chain.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said portion is a subnet of said value chain, said value chain comprising a plurality of subnets, each subnet responsible for a different product of said enterprise.

7. A system for incremental planning in a value chain of an enterprise, comprising:

a graphical user interface;

a computer connected to said graphic user interface, said computer comprising a computer readable medium;

a plurality of instructions wherein at least a portion of said plurality of instructions are storable in said computer readable medium, and further wherein said plurality of instructions are configured to cause said computer to;

detect a state change in a value chain of an enterprise;

detect an exception in said value chain of said enterprise;

retrieve current data for a portion of said value chain affected by said event or said exception, said current data being more recent than any other data available for said portion of said value chain;

determine whether an adjustment needs to be made to a replenishment plan of said value chain with respect to said portion that is affected by said event or said exception; and

implement said adjustment, if any, to said replenishment plan of said value chain.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of instructions are further configured to cause said computer to detect said event or said exception by detecting when data regarding said event or said exception is inputted into said system.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of instructions are further configured to cause said computer to immediately identify said portion of said value chain that is affected by said event or said exception after said event or said exception is detected.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of instructions are further configured to cause said computer to identify said portion of said value chain as including all entities that are associated with a particular product of said enterprise.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of instructions are further configured to cause said computer to identify said portion of said value chain as including all entities that are associated with a particular manufacturer in said value chain.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of instructions are further configured to cause said computer to identify said portion as a subnet of said value chain, said value chain comprising a plurality of subnets, each subnet responsible for a different product of said enterprise.

13. A method of managing a value chain of an enterprise, comprising:

detecting a state change in said value chain of an enterprise;

detecting an exception in said value chain of said enterprise;

retrieving non-stale data for said value chain;

adjusting a replenishment plan of said value chain as needed based on said non-stale data, said adjusting including making incremental changes to said replenishment plan; and

implementing said adjustments, if any, to said replenishment plan of said value chain.