Patent ID: 7610212
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable information stored thereon, for determining respective promise dates for two or more demands produced for an item based on a supply structure for fulfilling the demands, and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of: (a) associating an assigned priority value to each of the demands produced for the item; (b) for each supply in the supply structure, determining a plan date, based on an existing and planned supply in the supply structure, from a highest level to a lowest level in the supply structure until plan dates have been determined for all supplies in the supply structure for the two or more demands; (c) determining available dates for the item based on an availability of each supply in the supply structure, wherein the available dates are determined based on the following steps: (d) generating the respective promise dates for the demands based on the available dates determined in step (c), whereby the respective promise dates are committed to the demands produced for the item.