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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Kari Arlene Fischer, Rochester, MN (US);
Ivory Wellman Knipfer, Rochester, MN (US);
Kurt David Knodel, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael John Macpherson, Elgin, MN (US);
Kari Arlene Fischer, Rochester, MN (US);
Ivory Wellman Knipfer, Rochester, MN (US);
Kurt David Knodel, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael John MacPherson, Elgin, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Predicting a completion time for the manufacturing of an ordered configuration of a product based on actual completion times and self adjusting prediction completion times. An order is received to manufacture a particular configuration of a product. Multiple activities are identified that need to be finished in order to complete the manufacturing of the configuration. A completion time that the configuration will be manufactured is predicted based on actual completion times and self-adjusting predicted completion times for the activities.