Method for monitoring excess inventory
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring excess inventory for a component part, the method allowing flexibility in choosing a methodology for performing forecasting, and the method comprising the following steps:
- (a) determining requirements for the component part over a predetermined period from material requirements planning (MRP) data;
(b) when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an MRP planning method, performing the following substeps;
(b.1) determining, from the MRP data, a number of excess components parts, and(b.2) recording the number of excess components in a record for the component part within an excess inventory table; and
,(c) when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an alternate planning method which is alternate to MRP, performing the following substeps;
(c.1) determining, from the alternate planning method, a number of excess component parts, and(c.2) recording, in the record for the component part within the excess inventory table, the number of excess components and a notation indicating the alternate planning method used.
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Abstract
An excess inventory system monitors excess material. In the system, requirements are determined for each component part over a predetermined period (e.g., 6 months) from material requirements planning (MRP) data. When forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an MRP planning method, the MRP data is used to determine a number of excess component parts. The number of excess components is then recorded in a record for the component part within an excess inventory table. When forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an alternate planning method which is alternate to MRP, the alternate planning method is used to determine a number of excess component parts. The number of excess components and a notation indicating the alternate planning method used are then recorded in the record for the component part within the excess inventory table.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring excess inventory for a component part, the method allowing flexibility in choosing a methodology for performing forecasting, and the method comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining requirements for the component part over a predetermined period from material requirements planning (MRP) data; (b) when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an MRP planning method, performing the following substeps; (b.1) determining, from the MRP data, a number of excess components parts, and (b.2) recording the number of excess components in a record for the component part within an excess inventory table; and
,(c) when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an alternate planning method which is alternate to MRP, performing the following substeps; (c.1) determining, from the alternate planning method, a number of excess component parts, and (c.2) recording, in the record for the component part within the excess inventory table, the number of excess components and a notation indicating the alternate planning method used. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for monitoring excess inventory for a component part comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining requirements for the component part over a predetermined period from material requirements planning (MRP) data; (b) when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an MRP planning method, performing the following substeps; (b.1) determining, from the MRP data, a number of excess component parts, and (b.2) recording the number of excess components in a record for the component part within an excess inventory table; (c) when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an alternate planning method which is alternate to MRP, performing the following substeps; (c.1) determining, from the alternate planning method, a number of excess component parts, and (c.2) recording, in the record for the component part within the excess inventory table, the number of excess components and a notation indicating the alternate planning method used; and
,(d) summarizing information in the excess inventory table and placing the summarized information into a summarized excess inventory table, the summarized excess inventory table including a record for a platform product which includes the component part. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring excess inventory comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining requirements for material over a predetermined period from material requirements planning (MRP) data; (b) recording the number of excess material within an excess inventory table, the excess inventory table including a record for each component part for which there is excess; and
,(c) summarizing information in the excess inventory table and placing the summarized information into a summarized excess inventory table, the summarized excess inventory table including a record for a platform product which includes component parts for which there is excess, including the following substep; (c.1) maintaining actual accruals for excess materials for the platform product. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for monitoring excess inventory comprising the following steps:
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(a) determining requirements for material over a predetermined period from material requirements planning (MRP) data; (b) recording the number of excess material within an excess inventory table, the excess inventory table including a record for each component part for which there is excess; and
,(c) summarizing information in the excess inventory table and placing the summarized information into a summarized excess inventory table, the summarized excess inventory table including a record for a platform product which includes component parts for which there is excess, including the following substep; (c.1) maintaining year-to-date (YTD) obsolescence value for excess materials for the platform product. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An excess inventory monitoring system, comprising:
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an excess inventory table, containing records which track excess material; a strip program which determines, from material requirements planning (MRP) data, requirements for a component part over a predetermined period and a number of excess component parts; and a load program for recording the number of excess components in a record for the component part within the excess inventory table; wherein when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an MRP planning method, the number of excess component parts is determined from the MRP data; and
,wherein when forecasting for the component part is to be determined using an alternate planning method which is alternate to MRP, the number of excess component parts is determined from the alternate planning method and a notation indicating the alternate planning method used is placed in the record. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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