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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
May. 21, 2007
Ranjit N. Notani, Irving, TX (US);
Vinatha Chaturvedi, Coppell, TX (US);
Vinayak S. Ghaisas, Irving, TX (US);
Harsha Chaturvedi, Coppell, TX (US);
Ranjit N. Notani, Irving, TX (US);
Vinatha Chaturvedi, Coppell, TX (US);
Vinayak S. Ghaisas, Irving, TX (US);
Harsha Chaturvedi, Coppell, TX (US);
i2 Technologies US, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A system () for managing a capacity extreme at a first entity () in a supply chain includes a planning application () that receives status data for at least the first entity () reflecting the capacity extreme at the first entity () and generates a plan () according to the status data. A manager application () receives the plan () and, according to the plan (), automatically initiates at least one service in an attempt to resolve at least a portion of the capacity extreme through interaction with one or more other entities (). The manager application () selects the service from among a plurality of available services based on a monetary value to the first entity () of a resolution expected to be available using the selected service relative to other services.