Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing a cascading timeline of manufacturing events leading to completion of a manufactured product
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a storage device for centrally organizing and storing data from operation and production units during manufacturing of at least one product, the data being periodically updated to reflect periodically updated status of operations and production units; and
a processor, coupled to the storage device, for processing the periodically updated data reflecting periodically updated status of operations and productions units and supply commitments, product demand, capacity and allocations derived from the periodically updated data stored in the storage device to produce a visual display of periodically updated of text and numbers reflecting demand and supply numbers associated with manufacturing events occurring during the manufacture of the at least one product, wherein the visual display includes an initial date and an end date that spans a fixed length of time, wherein the visual display is updated periodically and the fixed length of time slides by moving the initial date and the end date to provide a periodically updated visual display of text and numbers for supporting a correction to supply and capacity mismatches during the manufacturing of the at least one product.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing a cascading timeline of manufacturing events leading to completion of a manufactured product is disclosed. A cascading timeline, or waterfall chart, is updated and distributed weekly to provide week-to-week analysis for supply increase activities, week to week analysis for excess inventory solutions and consolidation of supply issue factor by product by week.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a storage device for centrally organizing and storing data from operation and production units during manufacturing of at least one product, the data being periodically updated to reflect periodically updated status of operations and production units; and a processor, coupled to the storage device, for processing the periodically updated data reflecting periodically updated status of operations and productions units and supply commitments, product demand, capacity and allocations derived from the periodically updated data stored in the storage device to produce a visual display of periodically updated of text and numbers reflecting demand and supply numbers associated with manufacturing events occurring during the manufacture of the at least one product, wherein the visual display includes an initial date and an end date that spans a fixed length of time, wherein the visual display is updated periodically and the fixed length of time slides by moving the initial date and the end date to provide a periodically updated visual display of text and numbers for supporting a correction to supply and capacity mismatches during the manufacturing of the at least one product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product embodied on or in a computer readable medium for causing a computer to execute program instructions that result in the computer executing a method of managing manufacturing events leading to completion of a manufactured product, the method comprising:
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centrally organizing and storing data from operation and production units during manufacturing of at least one product; periodically updating the stored data to reflect periodically updated status of operations and production units; processing the periodically updated data reflecting periodically updated status of operations and productions units and supply commitments, product demand, capacity and allocations derived from the periodically updated data stored in the storage device; and in response to the processing, producing a visual display of periodically updated of text and numbers reflecting demand and supply numbers associated with manufacturing events occurring during the manufacture of the at least one product, wherein the visual display includes an initial date and an end date that spans a fixed length of time, wherein the visual display is updated periodically and the fixed length of time slides by moving the initial date and the end date to provide a periodically updated visual display of text and numbers for supporting a correction to supply and capacity mismatches during the manufacturing of the at least one product. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of managing manufacturing events leading to completion of a manufactured product, comprising:
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centrally organizing and storing data from operation and production units during manufacturing of at least one product; periodically updating the stored data to reflect periodically updated status of operations and production units; processing the periodically updated data reflecting periodically updated status of operations and productions units and supply commitments, product demand, capacity and allocations derived from the periodically updated data stored in the storage device; and in response to the processing, producing a visual display of periodically updated of text and numbers reflecting demand and supply numbers associated with manufacturing events occurring during the manufacture of the at least one product, wherein the visual display includes an initial date and an end date that spans a fixed length of time, wherein the visual display is updated periodically and the fixed length of time slides by moving the initial date and the end date to provide a periodically updated visual display of text and numbers for supporting a correction to supply and capacity mismatches during the manufacturing of the at least one product.
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26. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for centrally organizing and storing data from operation and production units during manufacturing of at least one product, the data being periodically updated to reflect periodically updated status of operations and production units; means, coupled to the means for centrally organizing and storing, for processing the periodically updated data reflecting periodically updated status of operations and productions units and supply commitments, product demand, capacity and allocations derived from the periodically updated data stored in the storage device to produce a visual display of periodically updated of text and numbers reflecting demand and supply numbers associated with manufacturing events occurring during the manufacture of the at least one product, wherein the visual display includes an initial date and an end date that spans a fixed length of time, wherein the visual display is updated periodically and the fixed length of time slides by moving the initial date and the end date to provide a periodically updated visual display of text and numbers for supporting a correction to supply and capacity mismatches during the manufacturing of the at least one product.
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