Available to promise allocation optimization tool

Patent 7386358 Issued on June 10, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 30, 2026. 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.

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Inventor

Geroulo, Michael T.

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

Application

No. 11427900 filed on 06/30/2006

US Classes:

700/99Resource allocation

Examiners

Primary: Picard, Leo P.
Assistant: Rapp, Chad

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Goodwin; Kerry B.

International Class

G06F 19/00

Abstract

A distributed, network-based system, method, and computer program product determines an optimal allocation of available to promise components in a supply chain. An aggregate demand request is generated by a demand entity intelligent agent. The aggregate demand request is propagated via a network throughout the supply chain to a plurality of supply entity intelligent agents. The supply entity intelligent agents respond with an evaluation of available to promise supply capability. Optimal allocation of the available to promise supply is made by calculating a sequence of squared set solutions of unit demand problems using a message-based communications protocol between the demand entity and supply entity intelligent agent.

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