Patent ID: 7594601

Claim:
A system for deploying parts, the system comprising one or more computer systems each comprising one or more processing units and one or more memory units, the system comprising: means for defining a plurality of locations comprising a plurality of supply locations and a plurality of demand locations, a supply location configured to supply a plurality of parts to a demand location; means for computing a demand for each part at each location; means for estimating an availability lead-time for each part at each location; means for computing a lead-time demand for each part at each location using the availability lead-times for the part; means for generating a completely filled demand from the lead-time demands and the stock levels to be determined as a result of an optimization; means for generating a partially filled demand from the lead-time demands and the stock levels; and means for generating a coverage function for the parts at the locations from the completely filled demand and the partially filled demand.