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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Manuel Parente, Williston, VT (US);
Kenneth D. Rocheleau, South Hero, VT (US);
Satyadeep Vajjala, Colchester, VT (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/418 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/41865 (2013.01); G05B 2219/32266 (2013.01); Y02P 90/20 (2015.11);
Abstract
A supply chain management system for controlling component processes includes a computer device that is adapted to: detect a plurality of component processes; create a relative value of each one of the plurality of component processes; prioritize each one of the plurality of component processes according to sibling relationships; and control a flow of the plurality of component processes in a manufacturing line based on the prioritizing.