Sap Ag

Sap Aktiengeselleschaft

Uwe Sodan

Hans Karsten Schierholt

Priti Prabhoo

Ralf M Rath

Benjamin Spieler

Alexander Breisch

Ruediger Bachmann

Susanne Schmitt

Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a system and method for service parts planning in a network having one or more service parts. For at least a subset of the one or more service parts, a calculation is performed to determine a location within the network at which allocating the service part provides the greatest gain in system availability per item cost. In an embodiment, the calculations are based, at least in part on machine-specific information. In one embodiment, inventory position is determined based, at least in part, on a unique identifier associated with a service part.

System and method for service parts planning

Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a system and method for service parts planning in a multi-echelon network having one or more service parts. For at least a subset of the one or more service parts, a calculation is performed to determine a location within the multi-echelon network at which allocating the service part provides the greatest gain in system availability per item cost. In one embodiment, the calculations take into consideration violations of incremental optimal allocation. In an embodiment, the calculations take into consideration violations of convexity.

System and method for service parts planning in a multi-echelon network

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Uwe Sodan