Patent ID: 8112300
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G06N,G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of optimizing a supply chain, comprising: a) generating, by operation of one or more processors executing a first application, an optimized production solution for the supply chain by using a genetic algorithm optimization technique to optimize a population of seed solutions, wherein the optimized production solution specifies at least, for each day of an optimization period: (i) a production level for each of one or more commodity products produced at each of one or more production plants and (ii) a production split between the commodity products for each of the one or more production plants; and b) generating, by operation of one or more processors executing a second application, an optimized distribution solution for distributing the commodity products produced according to the optimized production solution using an ant colony optimization technique, wherein generating the optimized distribution solution for the optimized production solution using the ant colony optimization technique, comprises: