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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Bernhard Lokowandt, Heidelberg, DE;
Michael Segler, Wiesloch, DE;
Stefan Siebert, Hockenheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method schedule manufacturing of a product by a requested availability date. Sources of supply are selected for a given material to be used for manufacturing the product. A check is then performed for each source of supply to ensure that a valid-to date of the source of supply is equal or later than a plan start date. Lead times for sources of supply are calculated having a valid-to date equal or later than a plan start date. A source of supply is selected as a function of a validity interval of the source and a validity date.