Systems and methods for facilitating the exchange of information between separate business entities
May 22, 2018. 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 ReferencesProject construction with depiction means and methods Job scheduling method and system Method and system for scheduling, monitoring and dynamically managing resources Meeting scheduler with alternative listing Work scheduling method Scheduling method and apparatus Method for determining optimum schedule in computer-aided scheduling system Method of planning organizational activities Computer-assisted parts sales system System for ordering items using an electronic catalogue InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 083454 filed on 05/22/1998US Classes:700/104Knowledge based (e.g., expert system)ExaminersPrimary: Grant, WilliamAssistant: Rapp, Chad Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 019/00AbstractSystems, methods, and computer program products synchronize product fabrication schedules with supplier schedules. A fabrication schedule is obtained from a fabricator data processing system, and supplier schedules are obtained from respective supplier data processing systems. Restrictive links are established between the fabrication schedule and the supplier schedules. Each restrictive link defines the supplier that will perform a work stage, and can also define the starting and ending times for both fabrication and supplier schedules. Activities in a critical path schedule having an actual ending time that is later than a projected ending time are identified. Float time is assigned to projected starting times of downstream activities not on the critical path such that actual starting times of the downstream activities are identical to projected starting times.Other References
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