Method and system for production planning
December 17, 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 ReferencesReal world modeling and control process Expert system scheduler Work scheduling method Automated re-work shop order scheduling system Manufacturing or service system allocating resources to associated demands by comparing time ordered arrays of data Expert system and method for batch production scheduling and planning Dynamic scheduling Fuzzy temporal control method Patent #: 5214773 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 857018 filed on 03/24/1992US Classes:700/100, Job scheduling700/121, Integrated circuit production or semiconductor fabrication705/7Operations researchExaminersPrimary: McElheny, Donald Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 019/00AbstractA method for planning a production schedule within a factory is disclosed herein. A capacity model is determined for the factory. The capacity model is determined by determining a plurality of contiguous time intervals, partitioning the factory into a plurality of resource groups, and determining a processing capacity for each of the resource groups for each of the time intervals. For each job to be planned, the job is divided into a plurality of processing segments each of which is represented with a corresponding fuzzy set. The fuzzy set representations are inserted and removed within the capacity model until the job is planned. A completion date and a confidence level can be predicted for each of the jobs. In addition, the jobs may be released to the factory and devices fabricated according to the requirements of the jobs. Other systems and methods are also disclosed.Other References
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