Patent ID: 7324860
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a storage device for centrally organizing and storing data from operation and production units during manufacturing of at least one product, the data being periodically updated to reflect periodically updated status of operations and production units; and a processor, coupled to the storage device, for processing the periodically updated data reflecting periodically updated status of operations and productions units and supply commitments, product demand, capacity and allocations derived from the periodically updated data stored in the storage device to produce a visual display of periodically updated of text and numbers reflecting demand and supply numbers associated with manufacturing events occurring during the manufacture of the at least one product, wherein the visual display includes an initial date and an end date that spans a fixed length of time, wherein the visual display is updated periodically and the fixed length of time slides by moving the initial date and the end date to provide a periodically updated visual display of text and numbers for supporting a correction to supply and capacity mismatches during the manufacturing of the at least one product.