Patent ID: 6714947
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for making a production plan, used for connecting a manufacturer to a system for making a production plan through a network, wherein the system constructs a production plan according to a product request from a client for allowing the manufacturer to acquire latest conditions in product manufacture and exportation, and includes a stock database for storing raw material data, a request database for storing data relating to the product request from the client, a production plan database for storing data relating to the production plan, and an export database for storing data relating to the product exportation, the method for making a production plan comprising the steps of:(1) analyzing via the system for making a production plan product items possibly requested from the client, so as to allow a purchase unit of the manufacturer to purchase in advance raw materials for the product items according to the raw material data stored in the stock database; (2) determining via the system for making a production plan if a product request is received from the client, wherein if the product request is received, then step (3) is followed; if no product request is received, then the step (2) is followed; (3) analyzing via the system for making a production plan product items in the product request for assigning the product items with respective model categories, which are each provided with an identification number corresponding to a product request containing the model category, and are used for constructing a production plan to be stored in the production plan database; (3-1) analyzing via the system for making a production plan product delivery time and model categories for products requested by the client in a constructed production plan with incomplete product manufacture in the production plan database; (3-2) determining via the system for making a production plan if any model category in the constructed production plan is identical to that in the product request received from the client, wherein if at least one model category is identical, then step (3-3) is followed, or else step (3-4) is followed; (3-3) determining via the system for making a production plan if necessary to rapidly complete product manufacture for the received product request, wherein if the rapid product manufacture is necessary, then step (3-5) is followed, or else step (3-6) is followed; (3-4) providinq via the system for making a production plan the model categories of the product items in the received product request with respective identification numbers corresponding to product requests containing the model categories, and constructing a new production plan according to the model categories and the product delivery time, so as to store the new production plan in the production plan database; and then returning to the step (4); (3-5) incorporating via the system for making a production plan the identical model category in the constructed production plan with that in the received product request, so as to change manufacturing quantity of the model category in the constructed production plan, and to record a new identification number in the model category; and then returning to the step (4); (3-6) adjusting flexibly via the system for making a production plan an identification number of the identical product category in the constructed production plan for assigning the adjusted identification number to the received product request, so as to construct a new production plan and correct the constructed production plan; and then returning to the step (4); (4) reading the production plan stored in the production plan database via a manufacture unit of the manufacturer for performing a process for manufacturing products and storing data relating to the process in the production plan database; (5) determining via the system for making a production plan if a message for completing the manufacturing process is received from the manufacture unit, wherein if the message is received, then step (6) is followed; if no message is received, then the step (5) is followed; and (6) searching for corresponding product requests in the production plan database via the system for making a production plan according to identification numbers of the manufactured products, and processing the products for assemblage, packaging and exportation according to the corresponding product requests, wherein the stock database further stores product data relating to quantity of manufactured or semi-manufactured products at a production line, and the step (3-4) further comprises a step of reading in the stock database via the system for making a production plan the product data relating to the model categories of the product items in the received product request, so as to construct the production plan.