Patent ID: 9076116
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for implementation of an process-planning system, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor, cause the apparatus to implement at least: a schedule modeler configured to receive process-related information describing a process for production of a product, the process-related information describing a logical sequence of tasks to produce respective internal products of the process, at least some of the tasks having a precedence relationship whereby the internal product produced by one task is an input utilized or required by another task, wherein the schedule modeler is also configured to construct a schedule for the process based on the process-related information, the process schedule being for execution of at least some of the tasks each of which utilizes or requires one or more inputs including temporally at least a last input, the schedule modeler including: