Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible product manufacturing planning
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Application No.: US16495651Application Date: 2017-09-26
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Publication No.: US11295254B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Ulrich Muenz , Hasan Sinan Bank , Emmanouil Tzorakoleftherakis , Michael Jäntsch
- Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Applicant Address: DE Munich
- Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Current Assignee Address: DE Munich
- International Application: PCT/US2017/053357 WO 20170926
- International Announcement: WO2018/174940 WO 20180927
- Main IPC: G06Q10/06
- IPC: G06Q10/06 ; G06Q50/04

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for planning and scheduling of manufacturing using a receding horizon planning approach that enables the manufacture of multiple products in a flexible and efficient manner. A receding horizon planning engine is provided that receives input data indicative of various manufacturing parameters associated with the manufacture of various products and utilizes the input data to solve an optimization problem with respect to a cost function to generate a receding horizon execution plan indicative of a set of planned manufacturing steps to be executed. Some subset of the planned manufacturing steps (which may include all planned steps) may then be executed. Upon completion of execution of the subset of planned manufacturing steps or upon the occurrence of a trigger event, the optimization problem may be re-solved to obtain a new receding horizon execution plan for a subsequent set of planned manufacturing steps.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200090095A1 FLEXIBLE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING PLANNING Public/Granted day:2020-03-19
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