Patent ID: 7426418
Filing Date: 2008-09-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for performing supply chain planning, comprising: providing a plurality of demand orders, each demand order including at least one input interface node for each type of material required by said demand order, each input interface node identifying a type of material required by said demand order, a quantity of the material required by said demand order and a requirements date the material is required by said demand order; providing a plurality of supply orders, each supply order including at least one output interface node, each output interface node identifying a type of material provided by said supply order, a quantity of the material provided by said supply order and a date the material is provided by said supply order; combining input interface nodes for same types of materials from a plurality of said demand orders into an aggregated demand order for each type of material and forming a separate aggregated demand time line for each type of material, each aggregated demand order for each type of material indicating a quantity of the type of material required by a specified date; performing an operation for pegging the plurality of supply orders to the aggregated demand orders for each type of material; and generating a component alert if the pegging operation indicates a shortage of a material, wherein if an alert is generated, determining one or more aggregated demand orders that caused the alert and breaking out at least one of the individual demand orders forming the aggregated demand order and placing an input interface node corresponding to the at least one of the individual demand orders on the aggregated demand time line.