Method and system for reducing lead-time in the packaging industry
AssigneeExxonMobil Oil Corporation
InventorsRobert J. Eller, Joseph J. Cardillo
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Abstract
A system for integrating a packaging supply chain from a point that a digital contract proof is available through delivery of finished packaging materials to an end user, wherein said system comprises a computer system accessible for interactive communications with users, said computer system comprising a first memory area for storing functionality and data for end user members of the supply chain; a second memory area for storing functionality and data for converter members of the supply chain; and a third memory area for storing functionality and data for other members of the supply chain.
Claims38
A method for management of placement and fulfillment of orders for printed packaging products, including labels for fast moving consumer goods, comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing digital data associated with a plurality of orders for printed packaging items in a digital computer system;
- (b) processing said digital data to create scheduling metadata which comprises the degree of technical difficulty associated with printing the images on said packaging items;
- (c) storing digital data associated with multiple scheduling options for production of said packaging items associated with a plurality of orders in a digital computer system;
- (d) analyzing said digital data with said digital computer system;
- (e) generating a schedule for production of said packaging items associated with a plurality of orders from among said multiple scheduling options with said digital computer system;
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- (f) producing said printed packaging products according to said schedule.
A computer system for the management of placement and fulfillment of orders for printed packaging products, including labels, for fast moving consumer goods, comprising:
- (a) an electronic storage means for storing digital data associated with a plurality of orders for printed packaging items;
- (b) a means for processing said digital data to create scheduling metadata which comprises the degree of technical difficulty associated with printing the images on said packaging items;
- (c) an electronic storage means for storing digital data associated with multiple scheduling options for production of said packaging items associated with a plurality of orders;
- (d) a means for analyzing said digital data;
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- (e) a means for generating a schedule for production of said packaging items associated with a plurality of orders from among said multiple scheduling options, and
- (f) producing said printed packaging products according to said schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.