SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEMAND AND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A system for demand and capacity management, comprising:
- an allocation planning module to receive a demand plan for a product from a participating customer, wherein the demand plan is quantity-based, and designates a specific quantity of the product;
a capacity model having route information for the product, wherein the route information identifies a plurality of tools that used for producing the product, and corresponding machine time that the product spent on the respective tools; and
a capacity management module to transform the quantity-based demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the route information in the capacity model and the specific quantity of the product, wherein the machine-time-based plan indicates specific machine times for the respective tools, and to reserve capacity according to the machine-time-based plan, wherein the capacity is machine-time-based, and represented by machine times of the respective tool.
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Abstract
Systems of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a capacity management module. The allocation planning module receives a demand plan for a product. The capacity management module transforms the demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the capacity model, and reserves capacity according to the machine-time-based plan for the demand plan. The capacity management module further transforms a purchase order received by the order management module before a cutoff date for the product into a machine-time-based order, accepts the machine-time-based order and decreases the reservation capacity depending on the machine-time-based plan.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for demand and capacity management, comprising:
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an allocation planning module to receive a demand plan for a product from a participating customer, wherein the demand plan is quantity-based, and designates a specific quantity of the product; a capacity model having route information for the product, wherein the route information identifies a plurality of tools that used for producing the product, and corresponding machine time that the product spent on the respective tools; and a capacity management module to transform the quantity-based demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the route information in the capacity model and the specific quantity of the product, wherein the machine-time-based plan indicates specific machine times for the respective tools, and to reserve capacity according to the machine-time-based plan, wherein the capacity is machine-time-based, and represented by machine times of the respective tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for demand and capacity management comprising a computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by a processor, the computer program comprising:
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an allocation planning module to receive a demand plan for a product from a participating customer, wherein the demand plan is quantity-based, and designates a specific quantity of the product; a capacity model having route information for the product, wherein the route information identifies a plurality of tools that used for producing the product, and corresponding machine time that the product spent on the respective tools; and a capacity management module to transform the quantity-based demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the route information in the capacity model and the specific quantity of the product, wherein the machine-time-based plan indicates specific machine times for the respective tools, and to reserve capacity according to the machine-time-based plan, wherein the capacity is machine-time-based, and represented by machine times of the respective tool.
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14. A system of demand and capacity management in an IC foundry, comprising:
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an allocation planning module to receive a demand plan corresponding to an IC product from a participating customer, wherein the demand plan is quantity-based, and designates a specific quantity of the IC product; a capacity model having route information of the IC product, wherein the route information records a plurality of tools that used for producing the IC product, and corresponding machine time that the IC product spent on the respective tools; and a capacity management module to transform the quantity-based demand plan into a machine-time-based plan according to the route information in the capacity model and the specific quantity of the product, wherein the machine-time-based plan indicates specific machine times for the respective tools, and reserve capacity according to the machine-time-based plan, wherein the capacity is machine-time-based, and represented by machine times of the respective tools. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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