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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Kevin Gates, Queensland, AU;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A production control platform is disclosed. The production control platform may gather information related to material produced from multiple production sources or related to a production destination that implements a production process to process the material. The production control platform may process the information to identify different possible combinations of respective outputs for the multiple production sources. The production control platform may determine a production source, of the multiple production sources, that limits input to the production process. The production control platform may determine a respective output for the multiple production sources. The production control platform may perform a set of actions related to causing the multiple production sources to produce the respective output.