Patent Document ID: 8452637
Application ID: 12796716
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: using a computer, identifying a plurality of manufacturing release information elements based on a first run of a first advanced planning system, said manufacturing release information elements comprising dates of planned manufacturing release and quantity; using said computer, sorting said plurality of manufacturing release information elements based on demand-likelihood factors associated with assets used in manufacturing and a plurality of sorting criteria; using said computer, swapping said plurality of manufacturing release information elements based on said demand-likelihood factors and at least one swapping constraint, said swapping comprising: identifying swap candidates from bottom bills of materials which do not support daily-going-rates; determining earliness of candidate releases; sorting releases based on earliest releases, least demand likelihood factors, and largest number of days early; assigning a next swapping candidate; finding a later swapping candidate associated with a higher value of said demand likelihood factors and that satisfies said swapping criteria; and swapping said next swapping candidate and said later swapping candidate; using said computer, fixing said plurality of manufacturing release information elements; and using said computer, outputting said plurality of manufacturing release information elements that have been fixed as results.