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Work when ready load balancing using critical dates

  • US 7,356,376 B1
  • Filed: 09/08/2005
  • Issued: 04/08/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of balancing workload using critical dates, the method comprising:

  • (a) assigning a promised delivery date to orders received from customers;

    (b) identifying one or more tasks associated with each of the orders;

    (c) assigning an expedited date or a customer requested date to each of the tasks of some of the orders;

    (d) determining a work start date for each of the one or more tasks in each of the orders;

    (e) initializing an index n equal to 1;

    (f) assigning a first priority to tasks having a work start date D;

    (g) assigning a second priority to tasks scheduled to begin on day D+n and having the expedited date;

    (h) assigning a third priority to tasks scheduled to begin on day D+n and having the customer requested date; and

    (i) working on tasks in priority order, wherein work on a lower priority task is not commenced until work on all tasks with higher priorities has been completed.

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