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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Jennifer D. Cihla, Petaluma, CA (US);
John M. Konopka, Tempe, AZ (US);
Sarah E. Santo, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Jennifer D. Cihla, Petaluma, CA (US);
John M. Konopka, Tempe, AZ (US);
Sarah E. Santo, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for implementing a reusable new product planning model is provided. The method includes gathering historical demand data for products in a product set and determining a launch period for the products, the historical demand data broken down by time periods. For each of the time periods, the method includes determining a transition percentage for each of the products, grouping the transition percentages by respective launch-based time periods, and averaging the transition percentages, resulting in an averaged transition range. The method further includes calculating fast and slow transition ranges for each of the launch-based time periods. The method further includes developing a production plan for a new product by applying one of the transition ranges to the new product before product launch, and allocating a remaining demand percentage to existing products in the product set using the selected transition range and for a corresponding launch-based time period.