Manoj M Abraham

US Patent:

7672862, Mar 2, 2010

Filed:

Dec 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/004725

Inventors:

Manoj Abraham - Dallas TX, US
David Michael - Dallas TX, US
Mehdi Sheikhzadeh - Irving TX, US

Assignee:

i2 Technologies US, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

705 8

Abstract:

Generating a supply chain plan includes accessing data describing a supply chain network having buffers. Each buffer is operable to store items and is associated with a corresponding time variable. The supply chain network is constrained by a constraint. A linear programming problem is generated for the supply chain network. The linear programming problem is approximated by discretizing the time variables of the buffers to yield discretized time variables and by relaxing the constraint to yield a relaxed constraint. An optimized supply chain plan is calculated for the approximated linear programming problem. The optimized supply chain plan describes a quantity of items at each buffer for at least one time value of the corresponding time variable. The optimized supply chain plan is adjusted to satisfy the constraint.

US Patent:

7895090, Feb 22, 2011

Filed:

Oct 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/875159

Inventors:

Manoj Abraham - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

i2 Technologies US, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 28

Abstract:

Generating an order plan is disclosed. Data describing priority levels including at least one item request is accessed. Data describing a supply chain network including network components that supply one or more items to satisfy an item request is accessed. For each priority level, and for each item request of a priority level, an order for an item request of a current priority level is planned according to recorded unplannable network components that are unable to satisfy an item request, and the unplannable network components for the current priority level are determined. For each priority level, the unplannable network components are validated for the current priority level, and the validated unplannable network components for the current priority level are recorded. An order plan including the orders planned for the item requests at each priority level is provided.

US Patent:

8244601, Aug 14, 2012

Filed:

Oct 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/545308

Inventors:

Manoj Abraham - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

JDA Software Group, Inc. - Scottsdale AZ

International Classification:

G06Q 10/001

US Classification:

705 28

Abstract:

Generating an order plan is disclosed. Data describing priority levels including at least one item request is accessed. Data describing a supply chain network () including network components () that supply one or more items to satisfy an item request is accessed. For each priority level, and for each item request of a priority level, an order for an item request of a current priority level is planned according to recorded unplannable network components () that are unable to satisfy an item request, and the unplannable network components () for the current priority level are determined. For each priority level, the unplannable network components () are validated for the current priority level, and the validated unplannable network components () for the current priority level are recorded. An order plan including the orders planned for the item requests at each priority level is provided.

US Patent:

7177827, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Aug 8, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/925149

Inventors:

Manoj Abraham - Dallas TX, US

Assignee:

i2 Technologies US, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 28, 705 1

Abstract:

Generating an order plan is disclosed. Data describing priority levels including at least one item request is accessed. Data describing a supply chain network () including network components () that supply one or more items to satisfy an item request is accessed. For each priority level, and for each item request of a priority level, an order for an item request of a current priority level is planned according to recorded unplannable network components () that are unable to satisfy an item request, and the unplannable network components () for the current priority level are determined. For each priority level, the unplannable network components () are validated for the current priority level, and the validated unplannable network components () for the current priority level are recorded. An order plan including the orders planned for the item requests at each priority level is provided.