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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2022
Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (US);
Kevin Gurney, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Deborah Huntzinger, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Taha Moiz, Tempe, AZ (US);
Nathan Parker, Tempe, AZ (US);
Richard Rushforth, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Benjamin L. Ruddell, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Arizona Board of Regents Acting For and on Behalf of North Arizona University, Tempe, AZ (US);
Arizona State University, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Abstract
Implementations of a method of modeling a flow of resources may include generating a stage resource database when the resources reach one or more stages from one or more supply nodes. The method may also include using a mass balance module to maintain an outflow less than or equal to a supply at the one or more supply nodes and an inflow greater than or equal to demand at the one or more stages. The method may include enforcing movement of resources to or from one or more supply nodes of the supply chain to the one or more stages. The method may include using a non-negativity constraint module to maintain a non-negative amount to be transported. The method may also include using a flow generation module and one or more constraint thresholds to report to a user the flow of the resources using one or more computer interfaces.