Patent ID: 9230226
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer system including instructions recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor, the system comprising: a capacity planning manager configured to cause the at least one processor to generate a capacity expansion plan for a plurality of production resources used to produce one or more products relative to one or more time intervals, wherein the capacity planning manager includes: the forecast handler and the production activity optimizer being configured to implement a genetic algorithm by creating, comparing, and combining capacity expansion forecast chromosomes that represent the potential capacity forecasting schemes to create a new generation of capacity expansion forecast chromosomes for evaluation such that a subset is selected for reproduction and subsequent evaluation, each generation of capacity expansion forecast chromosomes converging towards a particular capacity expansion forecast chromosome that is used to generate the capacity expansion plan, the capacity planning manager being configured to adjust a schedule of operations of the plurality of production resources based on the capacity expansion plan.