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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2006
Thomas Knight, Duluth, GA (US);
Donald Rosenfield, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven Graves, Westwood, MA (US);
Otis B. Jennings, Durham, NC (US);
John Bishop, Norcross, GA (US);
Sichong Guan, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Brian Sulka, Duluth, GA (US);
Leon Mcginnis, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Patrick Mcdonnell, Duluth, GA (US);
Thomas Knight, Duluth, GA (US);
Donald Rosenfield, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven Graves, Westwood, MA (US);
Otis B. Jennings, Durham, NC (US);
John Bishop, Norcross, GA (US);
Sichong Guan, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Brian Sulka, Duluth, GA (US);
Leon McGinnis, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Patrick McDonnell, Duluth, GA (US);
Invistics Corporation, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to systems and methods for improving planning, scheduling, and supply chain management. Embodiments of the invention can provide some or all of the following: improved systems and methods for determining an optimal lot size, improved systems and methods for determining optimal WIP levels, improved systems and methods for an inventory advisor module, improved systems and methods for integrating functionality of a lot sizer and WIP module and an inventory module, improved systems and methods for implementing multi-echelon inventory analysis, and improved systems and methods for partitioning planning information.