Graphical user interface for capacity-driven production planning tool
First Claim
1. A production planning system, comprising:
- a graphical user interface configured to receive values for one or more capacity attributes characterizing a manufacturing line configured to produce one or more products;
at least one computing engine configured to compute one or more inventory investment amounts based upon the received one or more capacity attribute values and needed to cover expected demand and expected demand uncertainty for the one or more products over an exposure period with a target service level;
wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display the one or more computed inventory investment amounts.
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Abstract
Production planning systems and methods are described that enable production planners to see how capacity decisions affect total production costs and to understand the cost trade offs between excess capacity and inventory and, thereby, enable them to make appropriate manufacturing capacity level and inventory level decisions. In one aspect, a graphical user interface separates the presentation of production planning information from the underlying representation of production planning calculations and interrelationships. The graphical user interface frees a production planner from having to handle the underlying references directly and, thereby, allows the production planner to focus instead on the contexts and concepts of production planning (e.g., making strategic decisions regarding excess capacity levels and inventory levels).
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21 Claims
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1. A production planning system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface configured to receive values for one or more capacity attributes characterizing a manufacturing line configured to produce one or more products; at least one computing engine configured to compute one or more inventory investment amounts based upon the received one or more capacity attribute values and needed to cover expected demand and expected demand uncertainty for the one or more products over an exposure period with a target service level; wherein the graphical user interface is configured to display the one or more computed inventory investment amounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21)
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11. A production planning method, comprising:
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by a computer receiving values for one or more capacity attributes characterizing a manufacturing line configured to produce one or more products; by the computer determining one or more inventory investment amounts based upon the received one or more capacity attribute values and needed to cover expected demand and expected demand uncertainty for the one or more products over an exposure period with a target service level; and displaying the one or more determined inventory investment amounts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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