ADVANCED SEQUENCING GAP MANAGEMENT

• US 20120159493A1
• Filed: 12/15/2010
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Kienzle, Stefan
• Application Number:
  US12/969,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20120159493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Systems and methods to provide advance sequencing gap management. In example embodiments, a need to generate a proxy gap order for a sequence is detected. Using one or more processors, the proxy gap order is generated based on the detected need. The generated proxy gap order is then inserted into a particular location of the sequence based on the detected need.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a need to generate a proxy gap order for a sequence, the sequence comprising a plurality of orders arranged in series;

automatically generating, using one or more processors, the proxy gap order based on the detected need; and

inserting the proxy gap order into a particular location of the sequence based on the detected need.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the need comprises receiving a trigger to deallocate an order from the sequence.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the trigger to deallocate is based on an attribute of the order being unavailable.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising deallocating the order from the sequence, wherein the inserting comprises inserting the proxy gap order into a location previously occupied by the deallocated order.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising reallocating the deallocated order by matching attributes of the deallocated order with attributes of proxy gap orders in the sequence.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising shifting the deallocated order into a position after a proxy gap order having matching attributes based on the proxy gap order having the matching attributed occurring in the past.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising switching at least one attribute of the proxy gap orders in the sequence to a private setting, the private setting removing the at least one attribute from a matching algorithm used to match the attributes.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the automatically generating comprises:

copying attributes from the order;

including a timestamp associated with a deallocation of the order; and

indicating whether the proxy gap order consumes capacity.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises detecting a distance restriction violation, and wherein the generating comprises generating at least one proxy gap order to alleviate the distance restriction violation.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises detecting a pilot order, and wherein the generating comprises generating at least one proxy gap order to accommodate a capacity requirement of the pilot order.

11. A system comprising:

a deallocation module configured to detect a need to generate a proxy gap order for a sequence; and

a proxy module

configured to automatically generate, using one or more processors, the proxy gap order based on the detected need, and

configured to insert the proxy gap order into a particular location of the sequence based on the detected need.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the deallocation module is further configured to deallocate an order from the sequence, and wherein the proxy module inserts the proxy gap order into a location previously occupied by the deallocated order.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a reallocation module configured to reallocate the deallocated order by matching attributes of the deallocated order with attributes of proxy gap orders in the sequence.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a shift module configured to shift the deallocated order into a position after a proxy gap order having matching attributes based on the proxy gap order having the matching attributed occurring in the past.

15. The system of claim 13, further comprising a switch module configured to switch at least one attribute of the proxy gap orders in the sequence to a private setting, the private setting removing the at least one attribute from a matching algorithm used to match the attributes.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium in communication with at least one processor, the machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, provides a method comprising:

detecting a need to generate a proxy gap order for a sequence;

automatically generating, using one or more processors, the proxy gap order based on the detected need; and

inserting the proxy gap order into a particular location of the sequence based on the detected need.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises deallocating an order from the sequence, and wherein the inserting comprises inserting the proxy gap order into a location previously occupied by the deallocated order.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises reallocating the deallocated order by matching attributes of the deallocated order with attributes of proxy gap orders in the sequence.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises shifting the deallocated order into a position after a proxy gap order having matching attributes based on the proxy gap order having the matching attributed occurring in the past.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises switching at least one attribute of the proxy gap orders in the sequence to a private setting, the private setting removing the at least one attribute from a matching algorithm used to match the attributes.