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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Penny Jeanette Peachey-kountz, South Burlington, VT (US);
Robert Eugene Rice, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Geetaram Savlaram Dangat, Naperville, IL (US);
Rahul Jindani, South Burlington, VT (US);
Rahul Nahar, South Burlington, VT (US);
Srinivasa Govinda Kuthethur, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Penny Jeanette Peachey-Kountz, South Burlington, VT (US);
Robert Eugene Rice, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Geetaram Savlaram Dangat, Naperville, IL (US);
Rahul Jindani, South Burlington, VT (US);
Rahul Nahar, South Burlington, VT (US);
Srinivasa Govinda Kuthethur, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented Availability Checking Tool wherein tool users work within a common work environment, from common enterprise data, and considering assets and demands across multiple order management systems and manufacturing facilities within boundaries established by manufacturing specifications, process flows and business policies. Tool users can easily maintain a synergistic relationship between orders from multiple demand sources or ordering systems. A demand configurator receives demand information from each demand source and coordinates product requests in accordance with customer request rules and priorities. A supply configurator receives manufacturing and planning data from a planning source and manipulates the received manufacturing and planning data to create new supply data. A material resource engine provides material supply information from the new supply data, the received demand information following product supply rules and priorities. A solver optimizes product availability information in response to the material supply information, product supply rules and priorities.