Methods and systems for planning configurable manufacturing capacity
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Apr 2, 2013
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Aug 27, 2009
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Feb 21, 2009
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Feb 24, 2008
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The present invention comprises methods and systems that provide manufacturing capacity configuration, allocation, and procurement plans based on manufacturing demand, operational constraints, and other user inputs. This is generally accomplished by modeling the capabilities of the equipment comprising the capacity at its lowest allowed level of configurability. By defining capacity requirements at those same or lower levels, configuration, allocation, and procurement plans can be generated from an aggregated capacity demand forecast. In addition, the present invention allows for constraints (e.g. special equipment limitations, demand priorities, temporal requirements, financial targets, etc.) from various business areas to be considered when generating the plans. Furthermore, for each plan, the present invention also identifies any needed and excess capacity—again described at the lowest allowed level of configurability—and generates expected manufacturing, financial, and other performance metrics.
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