Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spare plug management system
- Patent Title (中): 备用管理系统
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Application No.: US11485500Application Date: 2006-07-11
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Publication No.: US07996284B2Publication Date: 2011-08-09
- Inventor: Hena M. Bar , Ronald D. Worthen
- Applicant: Hena M. Bar , Ronald D. Worthen
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC.
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00 ; G05B19/418 ; G06F17/50

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for implementing a field supply chain logistics system for managing spare parts inventory. In one embodiment, the method comprises: identifying locations for field service locations (FSLs) field warehouses for the spare parts, based on time or distance windows to deliver the parts to the field locations each FSL serves; collecting and validating data to compute optimal field inventory levels and minimum inventory levels for non-field warehouse, the non-field warehouse including central stock; physically setting up FSLs so that the FSLs functions as field warehouses and receive plug requests; generating optimal inventory profiles; opening FSLs for service; conducting plug inventory to retrieve plug excess and deploy new levels; and conducting after implementation review to verify that processes are being followed as expected and document lessons learned.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070043634A1 Spare plug management system Public/Granted day:2007-02-22
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