METHOD OF RELEASING UNITS IN A PRODUCTION FACILITY
First Claim
1. A method of releasing units in a production facility, the method comprising:
- forming a release plan for a production facility, the release plan establishing a number of units to be operated on by a production process;
creating a least one recipe bucket having an associated number of units, each of the number of units sharing common operational parameters;
evaluating production process throughput parameters; and
comparing the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket with the number of units to be operated on by the production process in the release plan and production process throughput parameters, wherein if the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is released to the production process and, wherein if the number of units in the at least one recipe bucket does not match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is delayed from being released to the production process.
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Abstract
A method of releasing units in a production facility includes forming a release plan for a production facility that establishes a number of units to be operated on by a production process, and creating a least one recipe bucket having an associated number of units. The method further requires evaluating production process throughput parameters, and comparing the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket with the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters. If the number of units in the recipe bucket matches the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, recipe bucket is released to the production process, else the at least one recipe bucket is delayed from being released to the production process.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of releasing units in a production facility, the method comprising:
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forming a release plan for a production facility, the release plan establishing a number of units to be operated on by a production process; creating a least one recipe bucket having an associated number of units, each of the number of units sharing common operational parameters; evaluating production process throughput parameters; and comparing the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket with the number of units to be operated on by the production process in the release plan and production process throughput parameters, wherein if the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is released to the production process and, wherein if the number of units in the at least one recipe bucket does not match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is delayed from being released to the production process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for establishing a release plan for a production facility, the system comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU), said CPU being interconnected functionally via a system bus to; an input/output (I/O) adapter connecting to at least one of a removable data storage device, a program storage device, and a mass data storage device; a user interface adapter connecting to one or more computer input devices; a display adapter connecting to a display device; and at least one memory device thereupon stored a set of instructions which, when executed by said CPU, causes said system to; form a release plan for a production facility, the release plan establishing a number of units to be operated on by a production process; create a least one recipe bucket having an associated number of units, each of the number of units sharing common operational parameters; evaluate production process throughput parameters; and compare the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket with the number of units to be operated on by the production process in the release plan and production process throughput parameters, wherein if the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is released to the production process and, wherein if the number of units in the at least one recipe bucket does not match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is delayed from being released to the production process. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising:
a computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to; form a release plan for a production facility, the release plan establishing a number of units to be operated on by a production process; create a least one recipe bucket having an associated number of units, each of the number of units sharing common operational parameters; evaluate production process throughput parameters; and compare the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket with the number of units to be operated on by the production process in the release plan and production process throughput parameters, wherein if the number of units associated with the at least one recipe bucket match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is released to the production process and, wherein if the number of units in the at least one recipe bucket does not match the number of units to be operated on by the production process and production process throughput parameters, the at least one recipe bucket is delayed from being released to the production process. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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