Method and system for optimized logistics planning
November 24, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMaterial requirements planning system and procedures for use in process industries Automated system for evaluating the sensitivity of inventory costs due to fluctuations in customer demand Optimizing mail delivery systems by routing Optimizing mail delivery systems by logistics planning Material requirements planning system System for requistioning and distributing material in a manufacturing environment Method and apparatus for discrete activity resourse allocation through cardinality constraint generation Automated system for generating procurement lists Patent #: 5224034 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 158128 filed on 11/24/1993US Classes:705/10, Market analysis, demand forecasting or surveying705/28Inventory managementExaminersPrimary: Hayes, Gail O.Assistant: Tkacs, Stephen R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 015/20G06G 007/418 AbstractAn improved logistics planning method and system for recommending optimal order quantities and timing, choice of vendor locations and storage locations, and transportation modes, for individual items and for product families. The system is designed for use in cooperation with the computer having memory and incorporates item, customer, supplier, and routing information databases. In operation, the item, customer and supplier databases are accessed in order to provide customer and warehouse demand forecasts. The routing and customer databases are similarly accessed to provide transportation cost forecasts necessary to determine optimized routing modes for selected items, customers and suppliers. The demand and transportation costs are processed in accordance with a dynamic programming model to determine stock and non-stock order/shipment solutions for the selected items and customers, including optimized supplier and routing selection, order timing and quantity.Other References
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