Patent ID: 9126235
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B07C,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining, by one or more computers, post office data that describes a workflow of a post office, the post office data specifying a type and volume of mail, and a historical allocation matrix, wherein the historical allocation matrix specifies a percent allocation by the type of mail based a historic distribution of mail; mapping, by a data mapping module, the post office data that specifies the type and volume of mail to a data representation of a work order, mapping, by the data mapping module, the post office data that specifies the historical allocation matrix to a data representation of a bill of materials; transmitting, to a production management module, the data representation of a work order and the data representation of a bill of materials; receiving, from the production management module, forecasted production management data specifying a prediction of a type and quantity of end items produced by one or more machines of a production facility, wherein the prediction is based on the work order and the bill of materials; mapping, by the data mapping module, the forecasted production management data to forecasted post office data; and using, by the one or more machines of the production facility, the forecasted post office data to re-route mail between one or more mail sorting stations.