Patent ID: 8244601

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for generating an order plan, comprising: accessing by a computer, data describing a plurality of priority levels, each priority level comprising at least one item request; accessing by the computer, data describing a supply chain network comprising a plurality of network components, each network component configured to supply one or more items to satisfy an item request; accessing by the computer, data about infeasible periods of time associated with one or more respective network components; for each priority level: for each item request of a priority level: planning by the computer, an order for an item request of a current priority level using the data about infeasible periods of time that are unable to satisfy an item request during respective periods of time; and determining by the computer, unplannable network components for the current priority level; validating by the computer, the unplannable network components for the current priority level; and recording by the computer, the validated unplannable network components for the current priority level; and providing by the computer, an order plan comprising at least one order that is planned for at least one item request at each priority level.