Incorporating a repair vendor into repair planning for supply chain
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented system of repair planning in a supply chain, the system comprising one or more memory units and one or more processing units collectively configured to:
- access an inventory plan representing the supply chain;
access a replenishment requirement, the replenishment requirement existing at a controlling location in the supply chain; and
generate a replenishment plan based on the replenishment requirement that meets the inventory plan for the supply chain, the replenishment plan comprising suggested repair orders generated according to one or more rules, wherein unserviceable parts in the supply chain are moved from locations in the supply chain to a repair vendor outside the supply chain and independent of control from the supply chain, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain to meet serviceable parts requirements at the locations in the supply chain according to the suggested repair orders, and wherein the suggested repair orders comprises a rule specifying logistics according to lane prioritization to move unserviceable parts and indicating start times to move the unserviceable parts from the supply chain for repair at the repair vendor at the latest possible time that allows the unserviceable parts to be moved from the supply chain to the repair vendor, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain in time to meet the serviceable parts requirements at the locations in the supply chain.
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Abstract
One embodiment includes a computer-implemented system for incorporating a repair vendor into repair planning for a supply chain. The system accesses a logical representation of the supply chain, access an inventory plan for the supply chain, and generates a replenishment plan for meeting the inventory plan for the supply chain that includes suggested repair orders. Unserviceable parts in the supply chain are moved from the supply chain to the repair vendor, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain to meet the requirements for serviceable parts at the locations in the supply chain according to the suggested repair orders.
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1. A computer-implemented system of repair planning in a supply chain, the system comprising one or more memory units and one or more processing units collectively configured to:
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access an inventory plan representing the supply chain; access a replenishment requirement, the replenishment requirement existing at a controlling location in the supply chain; and generate a replenishment plan based on the replenishment requirement that meets the inventory plan for the supply chain, the replenishment plan comprising suggested repair orders generated according to one or more rules, wherein unserviceable parts in the supply chain are moved from locations in the supply chain to a repair vendor outside the supply chain and independent of control from the supply chain, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain to meet serviceable parts requirements at the locations in the supply chain according to the suggested repair orders, and wherein the suggested repair orders comprises a rule specifying logistics according to lane prioritization to move unserviceable parts and indicating start times to move the unserviceable parts from the supply chain for repair at the repair vendor at the latest possible time that allows the unserviceable parts to be moved from the supply chain to the repair vendor, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain in time to meet the serviceable parts requirements at the locations in the supply chain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of repair planning in a supply chain, the method comprising:
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accessing by a computer, an inventory plan representing the supply chain; accessing, by the computer, a replenishment requirement, the replenish requirement existing at a controlling location in the supply chain; and generating, by the computer, a replenishment plan based on the replenishment requirement that meets the inventory plan for the supply chain, the replenishment plan comprising suggested repair orders generated according to one or more rules, wherein unserviceable parts in the supply chain are moved from locations in the supply chain to a repair vendor outside the supply chain and independent of control from the supply chain, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain to meet serviceable parts requirements at the locations in the supply chain according to the suggested repair orders, and wherein the suggested repair orders further comprises a rule specifying logistics according to lane prioritization to move unserviceable parts and indicating start times to move the unserviceable parts from the supply chain for repair at the repair vendor at the latest possible time that allows the unserviceable parts to be moved from the supply chain to the repair vendor, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain in time to meet the serviceable parts requirements at the locations in the supply chain. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with software for repair planning in a supply chain, the software when executed by one or more computers is configured to:
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access an inventory plan representing the supply chain; access a replenishment requirement, the replenishment requirement existing at a controlling location in the supply chain; and generate a replenishment plan based on the replenishment requirement that meets the inventory plan for the supply chain, the replenishment plan comprising suggested repair orders generated according to one or more rules, wherein unserviceable parts in the supply chain are moved from the locations in the supply chain to a repair vendor outside the supply chain and independent of control from the supply chain, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain to meet serviceable parts requirement at the locations in the supply chain according to the suggested repair orders, and wherein the suggested repair orders comprises a rule specifying logistics according to lane prioritization to move unserviceable parts and indicating start times to move the unserviceable parts from the supply chain for repair at the repair vendor at the latest possible time that allows the unserviceable parts to be moved from the supply chain to the repair vendor, repaired at the repair vendor, and moved from the repair vendor back to the supply chain in time to meet the serviceable parts requirement at the locations in the supply chain. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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