System and method for proactive management of components based on predicted component failures

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to perform operations for managing data processing systems using component failure predictions, the computing device being configured as a deployment manager and the operations comprising:

• identifying a cycle period for managing the data processing systems;
• identifying assessment periods for the cycle period, and acquisition limits for each of the assessment periods, wherein each of the assessment periods starts and ends when a hardware component inventory is replenished during occurrence of one inventory replenishment of one or more inventory replenishments, and a timing of each of the one or more inventory replenishments is pre-set within a predetermined cycle period for managing the data processing systems;
• for each of the assessment periods, generating an initial procurement plan based on:
• a portion of the component failure predictions associated with a type of a component for the assessment period,
• an initial component stock level for the type of the component within the hardware component inventory at the start of the assessment period, and
• an acquisition limit associated with the type of the component for the assessment period, the acquisition limit being one of the acquisition limits;
• identifying a first portion of the initial procurement plans that would result in a deviation from a stock level goal for the type of the component and a second portion of the initial procurement plans that would maintain compliance with the stock level goal for the type of the component;
• generating revised procurement plans that would maintain compliance with the stock level goal for the type of the component by revising the first portion of the initial procurement plans;
• generating final procurement plans by updating the revised procurement plans and the second portion of the initial procurement plans to even procurement rates throughout the cycle period, the final procurement plans comprise a timing of an inventory replenishment of the one or more inventory replenishments that is set to occur before at least one currently installed one of the type of the component within the data processing systems will actually fail as specified in the portion of the component failure predictions;
• and
• initiating management of the type of the component using the final procurement plans by at least:
• causing, using the timing in the final procurement plans, automated physical acquisition of the type of the component during the inventory replenishment that is set to occur before the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component within the data processing systems will actually fail to obtain a replacement for the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component, the replacement being physically installed within the data processing systems to replace the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component before the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component actually fails.

A data processing system configured as a deployment manager, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is programmed to perform operations for managing data processing systems using component failure predictions and the operations comprise:
• identifying a cycle period for managing the data processing systems;
• identifying assessment periods for the cycle period, and acquisition limits for each of the assessment periods, wherein each of the assessment periods starts and ends when a hardware component inventory is replenished during occurrence of one inventory replenishment of one or more inventory replenishments, and a timing of each of the one or more inventory replenishments is pre-set within a predetermined cycle period for managing the data processing systems;
• for each of the assessment periods, generating an initial procurement plan based on:
• a portion of the component failure predictions associated with a type of a component for the assessment period,
• an initial component stock level for the type of the component within the hardware component inventory at the start of the assessment period, and
• an acquisition limit associated with the type of the component for the assessment period, the acquisition limit being one of the acquisition limits;
• identifying a first portion of the initial procurement plans that would result in a deviation from a stock level goal for the type of the component and a second portion of the initial procurement plans that would maintain compliance with the stock level goal for the type of the component;
• generating revised procurement plans that would maintain compliance with the stock level goal for the type of the component by revising the first portion of the initial procurement plans;
• generating final procurement plans by updating the revised procurement plans and the second portion of the initial procurement plans to even procurement rates throughout the cycle period, the final procurement plans comprise a timing of an inventory replenishment of the one or more inventory replenishments that is set to occur before at least one currently installed one of the type of the component within the data processing systems will actually fail as specified in the portion of the component failure predictions;
• and
• initiating management of the type of the component using the final procurement plans by at least:
• causing, using the timing in the final procurement plans, automated physical acquisition of the type of the component during the inventory replenishment that is set to occur before the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component within the data processing systems will actually fail to obtain a replacement for the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component, the replacement being physically installed within the data processing systems to replace the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component before the at least one currently installed one of the type of the component actually fails.