METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR FACILITATING EXCESS INVENTORY UTILIZATION IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT
Patent №
US 7,373,371
Granted
2008-05-13
Filed 2002
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
2
nlp · planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10210432
An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system and storage medium for utilizing excess inventory comprising parts used in end products. The method comprises: translating sales specific terminology describing end products into bill of material terminology describing parts used in end products via a bill of material structure; and, utilizing the bill of material structure, determining an optimal build plan for end items that, if built, would consume a desired quantity and/or type of excess inventory. The invention also comprises a system and storage medium.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 131710356
Assignors
ECK, BRIAN T., ERVOLINA, THOMAS R., FERRERI, ANTHONY V., REICHE, GEORGE W.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.