Patent ID: 6088626
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computerized method for scheduling a plurality of work orders for manufacturing products in a manufacturing process, each work order comprising a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials, the method comprising:monitoring the availability of each resource used in the manufacturing process;monitoring the availability of each material used in the manufacturing process;inputting work order information for each work order to be scheduled, comprising (1) a release date and a want date for the work order, (2) operations information, and (3) material requirements information;assigning resource capacity and a start date/time and a finish date/time to each operation based upon the resource availability, the material availability and the work order information by selecting a start date/time for each operation based upon a determination that both the resource capacity and the material required for that operation are concurrently available on such start date/time, to provide a schedule; andoutputting the assigned resource capacity, the assigned start date/time and the assigned finish date/time for each operation in a graphical format.