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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Hisaya Ishibashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Noboru Takizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Chiharu Nakagome, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a computer-aided production planning method and system for accurately and quickly drafting a production plan for a given period for a production system employing a production line with a salvage process. In one embodiment, the method includes a new parts supply quantity recalculating step of recalculating the quantities Xof parts to be newly supplied based on obtained actual product yields B, actual production process total supply quantity ratios C, actual production process salvage ratios D, the requested quantities Aof finished products, and correction parameters Ffor the actual production process total supply quantity ratios C; and a production process load determining step of, to draft a production plan for a given period, determining the load on each production process of the production line on each day based on the quantities Xof parts to be newly supplied in such a way that the requested quantities Aof finished products can be produced, the quantities Xbeing recalculated at the new parts supply quantity recalculating step.