System and method of scheduling manufacturing resources
CA 2368929 A1 · Owner: As Canada, Ulc · Inventors: James, Sharon A.; Gleditsch, David B.; Colon, Victor A.
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A system and method of scheduling demand for a manufacturing resource (DTF 102) in response to a customer order (105) for a product is provided. The system and method includes device for tracking scheduled finished goods orders, existing finished goods inventory past due finished goods orders, unallocated customer orders (206) and marketing orders (207) and the , manufacturing lead time for the product among other manufacturing process , parameters. The customer order (105) amount and the date requested for the order are entered, and depending on whether the date requested is inside equal to or outside the manufacturing lead time manufacturing resources are , consumed from one or more …
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- Filed March 30, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 30, 2020.
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