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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6801820 | Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process A computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6088626 | Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process A computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource ava... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5787000 | Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process A computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource ava... | 07/28/1998 |
