NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING MANAGEMENT

• US 20130060371A1
• Filed: 09/01/2011
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Kienzle, Stefan
• Granted Patent: US 9,443,215 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work

Abstract

Systems and methods to provide sequence management are provided. In example embodiments, a production sequence having a plurality of sequencing objects linked together by relationships is generated. Each sequencing object of the plurality of sequencing objects has a relationship to at least one adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence. A trigger to perform a resequence of the production sequence is received. In response, a new production sequence is determined. The new production sequence may be generated by reusing the sequencing objects and updating at least one of the relationships in the production sequence in order to change the production sequence into the new production sequence. The new production sequence may then be posted. Related capacity planning objects are decoupled from the sequencing objects and the sequencing objects are not affected automatically.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a production sequence having a plurality of sequencing objects linked together by relationships, each sequencing object of the plurality of sequencing objects having a relationship to at least one adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence;

receiving a trigger to perform a resequence of the production sequence;

determining, using at least one processor, a new production sequence;

generating the new production sequence by reusing the sequencing objects and updating at least one of the relationships in the production sequence to change the production sequence to the new production sequence; and

posting the new production sequence.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining version information for the relationships, the version information allowing maintenance of different versions of production sequences.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising allowing performance of the different versions of the production sequences in parallel.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises relationship information stored as an attribute of the sequencing object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises relationship information stored in a database table associated with the sequencing object.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises a pointer to the at least one adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises a predecessor key to a preceding adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises a successor key to a succeeding adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a capacity plan using a module different than a sequencing module used in generating the production sequence.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the plurality of sequencing objects, each sequencing object of the plurality of sequencing objects including sequencing relevant attributes.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising modeling at least one of a gap or extra time into the production sequence or the new production sequence.

12. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

a sequencing module configured to;

generate a production sequence having a plurality of sequencing objects linked together by relationships, each sequencing object of the plurality of sequencing objects having a relationship to at least one adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence,

receive a trigger to perform a resequence of the production sequence,

determine, using the at least one processor, a new production sequence, and

generate the new production sequence by reusing the sequencing objects and updating at least one of the relationships in the production sequence to change the production sequence to the new production sequence; and

a posting module configured to post the new production sequence.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a capacity module configured to generate a capacity plan, the capacity module being different than the sequencing module configured to generate the production sequence.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium in communication with at least one processor, the machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

generating a production sequence having a plurality of sequencing objects linked together by relationships, each sequencing object of the plurality of sequencing objects having a relationship to at least one adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence;

receiving a trigger to perform a resequence of the production sequence;

determining, using at least one processor, a new production sequence;

generating the new production sequence by reusing the sequencing objects and updating at least one of the relationships in the production sequence to change the production sequence to the new production sequence; and

posting the new production sequence.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises relationship information stored as an attribute of the sequencing object.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises relationship information stored in a database table associated with the sequencing object.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises a pointer to the at least one adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises a predecessor key to a preceding adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the relationship for the sequencing object comprises a successor key to a succeeding adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise generating a capacity plan using a module different than a sequencing module used in generating the production sequence.