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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
J. Kenneth Coppola, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian T. Denton, Winooski, VT (US);
Grant L. Mackay, Concord, NC (US);
Robert J. Milne, Jericho, VT (US);
J. Kenneth Coppola, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian T. Denton, Winooski, VT (US);
Grant L. MacKay, Concord, NC (US);
Robert J. Milne, Jericho, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system, and storage medium for integrating rework operations into an advanced planning process. The method comprises: providing at least one rework Bill of Materials flow for use in conjunction with other Bills of Materials flow in a production planning process; forecasting rework parametric information associated with the rework Bill of Materials flow; and generating an integrated manufacturing plan utilizing the rework parametric information and the rework Bill of Materials flow. The rework parametric information includes at least one of: yields; cycle times; capacities; and rework materials. Other embodiments of the invention include a system, and a storage medium.