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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Paul Weatherbee, Edmonton, CA;
Michelle Grady, Foxborough, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention optimizes the configuration of production lines in a facility, e.g., a factory or industrial facility, through, for example, analyzing scheduling, human factors and other operational information related to the production line and/or facility. In embodiments of the invention described here, facility configuration information is obtained. The configuration information includes an electronic model describing a configuration of machines in a production line. Order information is obtained for a product to be produced by the production line. Operational information related to operation of the production line is obtained. The facility configuration information, a demand information, and the operational information are analyzed to produce an optimal schedule for a usage of the production line. The schedule is applied to the production line.