Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process
First Claim
1. A method for scheduling a plurality of work orders for manufacturing products, each work order including operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials in a manufacturing process, the method comprising:
- obtaining resource availability information and material availability information for the manufacturing process for each work order, the material availability information comprising, for each material used in the manufacturing process for each work order, an identity of the each material, dates when the each material is available, and a quantity of the each material available on each of a plurality of dates;
obtaining work order information comprising date information for each work order; and
scheduling operations to be performed for each work order based on the resource availability information and the material availability information, wherein scheduling the operations comprises, for each work order, scheduling the plurality of resources based on the resource availability information and the material availability information, wherein the plurality of resources comprises a main resource and at least one auxiliary resource.
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Abstract
A computerized system for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order specifies operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability information for each resource used in the manufacturing process, material availability information for each material used in the manufacturing process, and work order information is received and stored in a computer. The work order information includes a release date for the work order, a want date for the work order, operations information, and material requirements information. Resource capacity and a start date/time and a finish date/time are assigned to each operation based upon the resource availability information, the material availability information, and the work order information. The assigned resource capacity, the assigned start date/time, and the assigned finish date/time for each operation are displayed on a computer screen in a graphical format.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for scheduling a plurality of work orders for manufacturing products, each work order including operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials in a manufacturing process, the method comprising:
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obtaining resource availability information and material availability information for the manufacturing process for each work order, the material availability information comprising, for each material used in the manufacturing process for each work order, an identity of the each material, dates when the each material is available, and a quantity of the each material available on each of a plurality of dates; obtaining work order information comprising date information for each work order; and scheduling operations to be performed for each work order based on the resource availability information and the material availability information, wherein scheduling the operations comprises, for each work order, scheduling the plurality of resources based on the resource availability information and the material availability information, wherein the plurality of resources comprises a main resource and at least one auxiliary resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for scheduling a plurality of work orders for manufacturing products, each work order comprising a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials in a manufacturing process, the system comprising:
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means for obtaining resource availability information and material availability information for the manufacturing process for each work order, the material availability information comprising, for each material used in the manufacturing process for each work order, an identity of the each material, the dates when the each material is available, and the quantity of the each material available on each of a plurality of dates; means for obtaining work order information comprising date information for each work order; and means for scheduling operations to be performed for each work order based on the resource availability information and the material availability information, wherein scheduling the operations comprises, for each work order, scheduling the plurality of resources based on the resource availability information and the material availability information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for scheduling a plurality of work orders for manufacturing products, each work order comprising a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials in a manufacturing process, the system comprising:
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a resource and material availability module configured to obtain resource availability information and material availability information for the manufacturing process for each work order, the material availability information comprising, for each material used in the manufacturing process for each work order, an identity of the each material, dates when the each material is available, and a quantity of the each material available on each of a plurality of dates; a work order information module configured to obtain work order information comprising date information for each work order; a scheduler configured to schedule operations to be performed for each work order based on the resource availability information and the material availability information, wherein scheduling the operations comprises, for each work order, scheduling the plurality of resources based on the resource availability information and the material availability information; and an interface configured to provide an assigned resource capacity and scheduling for each operation in each work order. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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