Patent ID: 8370181
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for supply chain data analysis, the method comprising: storing supply chain data including test data, genealogy data including a component's parent and its supplier and a component's child and its supplier, repair data, a plurality of factors and a plurality of items, in one or more databases; aggregating the stored supply chain data in a plurality of combinations including one or more items and one or more factors, by one or more computers; selecting a portion of the plurality of factors from the stored data, and a time range for analysis; selecting one or more criteria for analysis; extracting a portion of the plurality of combinations according to selected one or more criteria, by the one or more computers; analyzing said extracted portion of the plurality of combinations, by the one or more computers to detect a combination of factors and items that results in a test failure, according to said selected factors, said time range, and said extracted portion of the plurality of combinations; detecting a root cause for said detected combination of factors and items, by the one or more computers; performing correlation analysis between said extracted combinations, by the one or more computers; performing trend analysis on said extracted combinations; and making recommendation for promising combinations and range of test parameters to maximize a yield for the selected factors, by the one or more computers.