The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2005
Brian T. Denton, Winooski, VT (US);
Kenneth J. Fordyce, Hurley, NY (US);
Robert J. Milne, Jericho, VT (US);
Brian T. Denton, Winooski, VT (US);
Kenneth J. Fordyce, Hurley, NY (US);
Robert J. Milne, Jericho, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for utilizing computer-implementable decision support systems to determine factory schedules. Methodologies associated with the invention include advanced planning systems, optimization and heuristic based algorithms, constraint-based programming, and simulation. The method may iteratively assign lots to non-full batches based on comparison of the resulting impact to mean flow time with the continuously approximated cost per batch. Once lots have been assigned to batches, potential interchanges of lots among batches are explored. If the variable cost per batch changes from one interchange to the next, the method may backtrack and attempt to re-allocate lots to batches based on the increased cost per batch.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile