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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Kurt D. Knodel, Rochester, MN (US);
Kari A. Fischer, Rochester, MN (US);
Ivory W. Knipfer, Rochester, MN (US);
Christopher M. Williams, Rochester, MN (US);
Kurt D. Knodel, Rochester, MN (US);
Kari A. Fischer, Rochester, MN (US);
Ivory W. Knipfer, Rochester, MN (US);
Christopher M. Williams, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to manufacturing production and provide a method, system and computer program product for mass hold management and routing processing. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for halting, initiating or resuming production of a product during a manufacturing process can be provided. The method can include defining criteria that must be met by a work unit and defining a point in the manufacturing process. The method can further include applying the criteria to a plurality of work units currently in the manufacturing process. The method can further include identifying at least one work unit of the plurality of work units that meets the criteria, responsive to said applying the criteria to the plurality of work units, and halting, initiating or resuming manufacturing of the at least one work unit at the point.