Method and apparatus for planning a manufacturing schedule using an adaptive learning process
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of creating and modifying manufacturing schedules comprising:
- starting a production planner application using a computer;
accepting inputs, using the computer, regarding production requirements, including inputs of types and quantities of products to be manufactured, wherein the products each include one or more attributes;
obtaining data, using the computer, from an Adaptive Learning Unit, including product preference data that specifies manufacturing sequence preferences based on data including the product attributes and east manufacturing schedule data; and
creating a manufacturing schedule, using the data obtained from the Adaptive Learning Unit, wherein the manufacturing schedule specifies a sequence of production tasks for manufacturing the products and the manufacturing schedule is created using the computer.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a production planning system using a process of adaptive learning is disclosed. A production planning system receives, production objects wherein each production object has at least one attribute. In one embodiment, the production objects include information relating to product to be manufactured. After receipt of production objects, multiple preference scores according to the attributes of the production objects are calculated. In one embodiment, each preference score represents desirability of transition from manufacturing a first object to a second object. The system subsequently identifies a suggested production plan which includes a sequence order of two or more objects in response to the preference scores. In one embodiment, the planning preferences are updated or modified by an adaptive learning system in response to adjustments of the suggested production plant by a planner.
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1. A computer-implemented method of creating and modifying manufacturing schedules comprising:
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starting a production planner application using a computer; accepting inputs, using the computer, regarding production requirements, including inputs of types and quantities of products to be manufactured, wherein the products each include one or more attributes; obtaining data, using the computer, from an Adaptive Learning Unit, including product preference data that specifies manufacturing sequence preferences based on data including the product attributes and east manufacturing schedule data; and creating a manufacturing schedule, using the data obtained from the Adaptive Learning Unit, wherein the manufacturing schedule specifies a sequence of production tasks for manufacturing the products and the manufacturing schedule is created using the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for creating and modifying manufacturing schedules comprising:
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providing a computer having; a processor; a memory; and a computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising; starting a production planner application; accepting inputs regarding production requirements, including inputs of types and quantities of products to be manufactured, wherein the products each include one or more attributes; obtaining data from an Adaptive Learning Unit, including product preference data that specifies manufacturing sequence preferences based on data including the product attributes and past manufacturing schedule data; and creating a manufacturing schedule, using the data obtained from the Adaptive Learning Unit, wherein the manufacturing schedule specifies a sequence of production tasks for manufacturing the products and the manufacturing schedule is created using the computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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starting a production planner application; accepting inputs regarding production requirements, including inputs of types and quantities of products to be manufactured, wherein the products each include one or more attributes; obtaining data from an Adaptive Learning Unit, including product preference data that specifies manufacturing sequence preferences based on data including the product attributes and past manufacturing schedule data; and creating a manufacturing schedule, using the data obtained from the Adaptive Learning Unit wherein the manufacturing schedule specifies a sequence of production tasks for manufacturing the products and the manufacturing schedule is created using the computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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