Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

12-14-2006

Patent Number

patent number 7877301

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for minimizing stock outs and costs by managing manufacturing, ordering, and distribution in a supply chain. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for coordinating production across a supply network is provided. The method includes the steps of identifying one or more items in a supply network, identifying one or more constraints for such items in the supply network, identifying one or more strategic target buffers for such constraints, and generating make, order, and ship recommendations for one or more such items based upon one or more constraints and one or more strategic target buffers.

Application Number

11/397951

Assignees

Clemson University

Filing Date

2005-04-04

Primary/U.S. Class

705/28

Other/U.S. Class

705/7.37

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