Patent ID: 11947339
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to:
receive first constraints on initial components of a continuous manufacturing process that produces a plurality of intermediate components;
receive second constraints on the plurality of intermediate components produced by the continuous manufacturing process;
receive information on a product type, an aggregate lower limit and an aggregate upper limit for each of a plurality of desired products to be produced from the plurality of intermediate components during a predetermined future time period, and a specification that specifies how the plurality of intermediate components are to be combined to form each of the plurality of desired products; and
perform an optimization that collectively optimizes the continuous manufacturing process that produces the plurality of intermediate components as well as a non-continuous production of the plurality of desired products from the plurality of intermediate components resulting in a production of a first optimized quantity of each of the plurality of intermediate components to feed production of a second optimized quantity of each of the plurality of desired products, wherein the second optimized quantity of each of the plurality of desired products falls between the aggregate lower limit and the aggregate upper limit associated with the corresponding desired product, wherein the optimization is subject to the first constraints on the initial components of the continuous manufacturing process, the second constraints on the plurality of intermediate components, and a quantity and type of each of the plurality of desired products to be produced; and
control the continuous manufacturing process and the non-continuous production of the plurality of desired products based at least in part on the optimization.