Method, program, and system for monitoring supplier capacities

• US 20080040197A1
• Filed: 08/11/2006
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Original Assignee: United Technologies Corporation (Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a RTX)
• Inventors: Down-Lyons, Caroline J., Seaman, Caroline A.
• Application Number:
  US11/503,225
• Publication Number:
  US 20080040197A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0875 Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials

Abstract

A capacity monitoring for a plurality of suppliers is performed by receiving performance data of at least one of the suppliers, receiving forecast data of a manufacturer, and generating a capacity risk rating based on the received performance data and the received forecast data.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring capacities for a plurality of suppliers that deliver parts to a manufacturer, the method comprising:

receiving performance data of at least one of the suppliers;

receiving forecast data of the manufacturer; and

generating a capacity risk rating for at least one supplier based on the received performance data and the received forecast data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a supplier record for the at least one supplier.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising ranking the at least one supplier based on the generated capacity risk rating.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the performance data comprises receiving at least one capacity commitment to the manufacturer from the at least one of the suppliers.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the capacity risk rating comprises calculating a past material-requirements-planning performance of the at least one supplier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the capacity risk rating comprises generating a probable load increase of the manufacturer.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an average capacity risk rating for the at least one supplier based at least in part on the generated capacity risk rating for the at least one supplier.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance data includes at least one of past material-requirements-planning delivery performances, workstops, andons, overdue deliveries, temporary vendor assists, permanent vendor assists, and production line data.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the forecast data includes at least one of pending orders, forecasted orders, firm orders, and lead time information.

10. A computer program for monitoring capacities for a plurality of suppliers that deliver parts to a manufacturer, the program comprising:

a routine that is configured to receive performance data of at least one of the suppliers and forecast data of the manufacturer; and

a display module configured to display information relating to the received performance data, the received forecast data, and a generated capacity risk rating for the at least one supplier, wherein the generated capacity risk rating is based on the received performance data and the received forecast data.

11. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the display module includes at least one of a supplier ranking module, a summary module, a part family module, a production line module, a data-by-supplier module, a data-by-part family module, a data-by-part number module, and a data-by-production line module.

12. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the displayed information relating to the received performance data includes at least one of past material-requirements-planning delivery performances, workstops, andons, overdue deliveries, temporary vendor assists, permanent vendor assists, and production line data.

13. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the displayed information relating to the received forecast data includes at least one of pending orders, forecasted orders, firm orders, and lead time information.

14. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the generated capacity risk rating is a function of a past material-requirements-planning performance of the at least one supplier and a probable load increase of the manufacturer.

15. A computer system comprising:

a user interface comprising a viewing screen;

a processor configured to communicate with the user interface;

a database configured to communicate with the processor for storing performance data of a plurality of suppliers and forecast data of a manufacturer; and

a program configured to communicate with the processor for monitoring capacities of at least one of the suppliers, the program comprising;

a routine that is configured to receive the performance data and the forecast data from the database; and

a display module configured to display information on the viewing screen, wherein the information relates to the received performance data, the received forecast data, and a generated capacity risk rating for the at least one supplier, the generated capacity risk rating being based on the received performance data and the received forecast data.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the display module includes at least one of a supplier ranking module, a summary module, a part family module, a production line module, a data-by-supplier module, a data-by-part family module, a data-by-part number module, and a data-by-production line module.

17. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising a transactional workstation configured to communicate with the database for relaying the performance data and the forecast data to the database.

18. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the displayed information relating to the received performance data includes at least one of past material-requirements-planning delivery performances, workstops, andons, overdue deliveries, temporary vendor assists, permanent vendor assists, and production line data.

19. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the displayed information relating to the received forecast data includes at least one of pending orders, forecasted orders, firm orders, and lead time information.

20. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the generated capacity risk rating is a function of a past material-requirements-planning performance of the at least one supplier and a probable load increase of the manufacturer.