System and method for order planning with attribute based planning
AssigneeManugistics, Inc.
InventorsMyrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
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Abstract
A system and method for planning the utilization of resources in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources. The system and method attempts to fulfill an order by determining the best location-resource-bucket opportunity. The method and system may use several user define criteria as well as evaluating each acceptable resource's ability to supply the requested goods through inventory, manufacture, purchase and/or substitution.
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A method for planning the utilization of network resources in order to fulfill demand as defined by an order, said order having attribute data, comprising the steps:
- defining parameters of said order;
- associating one or more configurations to said order based on said order attribute data;
- determining acceptable location-resource-bucket opportunities based on said configurations, wherein said configurations comprising of one or more stock keeping units;
- evaluating each said location-resource-bucket opportunities.;
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- selecting one of said location-resource-bucket opportunities as the best location-resource-bucket opportunity based on said evaluation of each said location-resource-bucket.
A method for planning the utilization of network resources in order to fulfill demand as defined by an order, said order having attribute data, comprising the steps:
- identifying a finished good stock keeping unit associated with said order based on said order attribute data;
- initializing said finished good stock keeping unit,
- determining a collection of admissible locations and a collection of admissible resources for each said admissible location based on said initialized finished goods stock keeping unit;
- evaluating location-resource-bucket opportunities for each said admissible location and said admissible resource combination;
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- selecting one of said bucket-resource opportunities as the best bucket resource opportunity based on said evaluations.
A system for planning the utilization of network resources in order to fulfill demand as defined by an order, said order having attribute data, comprising:
- a computer device;
- a database in communication with said computer device;
- a module for associating one or more configurations to said order based on said order attribute data;
- a module for determining acceptable location-resource-bucket opportunities based on said configurations, wherein said configurations comprising of one or more stock keeping units;
- a module for evaluating each said location-resource-bucket opportunities.;
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- a module for selecting one of said location-resource-bucket opportunities as the best location-resource-bucket opportunity based on said evaluation of each said location-resource-bucket.
A program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by machine embodying a program of instructions executable by machine to perform method steps of planning the utilization of network resources in order to fulfill demand as defined by an order, said order having attribute data, the method steps comprising:
- identifying a finished good stock keeping unit associated with said order based on said order attribute data;
- initializing said finished good stock keeping unit,
- determining a collection of admissible locations and a collection of admissible resources for each said admissible location based on said initialized finished goods stock keeping unit;
- evaluating location-resource-bucket opportunities for each said admissible location and said admissible resource combination;
- selecting one of said bucket-resource opportunities as the best bucket resource opportunity based on said evaluations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.