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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Alfred Degbotse, Colchester, VT (US);
Brian T. Denton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert J. Milne, Jericho, VT (US);
Alfred Degbotse, Colchester, VT (US);
Brian T. Denton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert J. Milne, Jericho, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Approximating cycle times within a material flow network is disclosed. One embodiment includes assigning an approximate cycle time for completion of a part number PN within the material flow network by using a model that rounds the approximate cycle time to a nearest aggregate time period and adjusting the assigned approximate cycle time based on a mathematical function representing an aggregate accuracy of an aggregation of cycle times throughout the material flow network.