Christopher James Waters

US Patent:

6934594, Aug 23, 2005

Filed:

Jul 18, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/623256

Inventors:

Steven Clay Loring - Hermitage TN, US
Wayne Leroy Zorn - Austin TX, US
Allison Fay Searcy - Austin TX, US
Ihab Al-Wazani - Round Rock TX, US
Jeffrey David Joyce - Round Rock TX, US
William Frederick Reeves - Austin TX, US
Michael R. Rogers - Georgetown TX, US
Christopher Waters - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06F019/00

US Classification:

700100, 700216, 705 8

Abstract:

A method for scheduling the manufacture of an item, in a factory which includes planning a time for manufacturing an item so as to have the manufacture of the item complete during a desired shipping window, determining the desired shipping window so as to allow the item to be shipped via a lower cost shipping method while arriving at a destination as if shipped via an expedited shipping method, and determining a carrier service for shipping the item so as to enable the item to be shipped via a lower cost shipping method while arriving at a destination as if shipped via an expedited shipping method is disclosed.

US Patent:

20050015167, Jan 20, 2005

Filed:

Jul 18, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/623258

Inventors:

Allison Searcy - Austin TX, US
Ihab Al-Wazani - Round Rock TX, US
Jeffrey Joyce - Round Rock TX, US
Steven Loring - Hermitage TN, US
William Reeves - Austin TX, US
Michael Rogers - Georgetown TX, US
Christopher Waters - Round Rock TX, US
Wayne Zorn - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F019/00

US Classification:

700100000, 700097000, 705008000

Abstract:

A method for scheduling manufacture of an order in a factory which includes planning a time for manufacturing an order so as to have the manufacture of the order complete during a desired shipping window and determining the desired shipping window so as to allow the order to be shipped via a lower cost shipping method while arriving at a destination. A method manufacturing an order in a factory which includes synchronizing production of the order with a desired routing schedule and determining the desired routing schedule so as to allow the order to be routed via lower cost shipping method while arriving at a destination.

US Patent:

20050015288, Jan 20, 2005

Filed:

Jul 18, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/623259

Inventors:

William Reeves - Austin TX, US
Brian Crenshaw - Austin TX, US
Ihab Al-Wazani - Round Rock TX, US
Jeffrey Joyce - Round Rock TX, US
Steven Loring - Hermitage TN, US
Michael Rogers - Georgetown TX, US
Allison Searcy - Austin TX, US
Christopher Waters - Round Rock TX, US
Wayne Zorn - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705008000

Abstract:

A method for scheduling work and delivery of material for items in a factory which includes obtaining a customer order, determining a current state of an available inventory of material from a plurality of material sources, generating a material request plan for producing the item using the customer order and the current state of the available inventory and executing the material request plan. The customer order includes an item ordered by a customer and the item has an associated quantity of a material to produce. The customer order also includes a desired shipping schedule. The generating a material request plan includes scheduling based upon the desired shipping schedule. The executing the material request plan takes into account the desired shipping schedule.