Melissa D Beebe

US Patent:

7379905, May 27, 2008

Filed:

May 1, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/847244

Inventors:

Melissa D. Beebe - Cedar Park TX, US
Heather L. Fenner - Pflugerville TX, US
Kevin T. Jones - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 28, 705 22

Abstract:

An automated data warehouse for a demand fulfillment system to provide current supply and demand for generating a work schedule and a material delivery schedule for manufacturing items built to customer order. The automated data warehouse includes outstanding customer orders for items as an accurate measure of current demand, and a current state of an available inventory of material for producing the items as an accurate measure of current supply. The automated data warehouse includes a continuously updated location of a quantity of material from the time the material is accepted into available inventory, during movements from one material source to another, throughout work-in-progress, until the time that the material is consumed. A work schedule and a material delivery schedule are generated periodically to keep up with consumption of materials and fulfillment of customer orders using the automated data warehouse as the source of current supply and demand.

US Patent:

20020103726, Aug 1, 2002

Filed:

Jan 31, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/774330

Inventors:

Kevin Jones - Austin TX, US
Melissa Beebe - Cedar Park TX, US
Shafali Rastogi - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/028000

Abstract:

A method, computer system, computer program product, and signal embodied on a carrier wave for scheduling delivery of material to a manufacturer with a plurality of manufacturing lines. Each manufacturing line may include at least one operation, and deliveries are made according to the material requirements for the operation. Parts and/or raw materials are requested and delivered to an operation of at least one operation on a manufacturing line in the factory from in-house and external inventory based upon the work scheduled for that operation. Deliveries are scheduled continuously to allow changes in truck arrival schedules from material sources and changes in material requirements. Requests for materials to be delivered are delayed until the last possible moment for making the request to allow for these changes and to ensure that inventory is stored at a manufacturing line and/or operation for minimum time prior to the time the material is needed.

US Patent:

20030233264, Dec 18, 2003

Filed:

Jun 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/172306

Inventors:

Kevin Jones - Austin TX, US
Melissa Beebe - Cedar Park TX, US
Jeffrey Marrs - Lago Vista TX, US
Michael Castle - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/008000

Abstract:

The inventions relates to a method for scheduling work and delivery of material for items in a factory which includes: obtaining a customer order, determining the current state of available inventory and generating a material request plan for producing the item. The customer order includes an item ordered by a customer and producing the item that requires a required quantity of a required material. The current state of the available inventory of material is determined from a plurality of material sources. A material request plan for producing the item using the customer order and the current state of the available inventory is determined. The current state of the available inventory is performed separately from generating the work schedule and the material delivery schedule. Obtaining the customer order is performed separately from generating the work schedule and the material delivery schedule. The material request plan is performed separately from generating the material request plan.

US Patent:

20040117230, Jun 17, 2004

Filed:

Dec 16, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/320889

Inventors:

Kevin Jones - Austin TX, US
Melissa Beebe - Cedar Park TX, US
Jeffrey Marrs - Lago Vista TX, US
Michael Castle - Round Rock TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/008000

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, having an associated quantity of a material to produce, ordered by a customer. The executing the material request plan includes netting deliveries of material with planned requests for material during the executing of the material request plan.

US Patent:

20070271159, Nov 22, 2007

Filed:

Aug 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/832672

Inventors:

Kevin Jones - Austin TX, US
Melissa Beebe - Cedar Park TX, US
Shafali Rastogi - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705028000

Abstract:

A method, computer system, computer program product, and signal embodied on a carrier wave for scheduling delivery of material to a manufacturer with a plurality of manufacturing lines. Each manufacturing line may include at least one operation, and deliveries are made according to the material requirements for the operation. Parts and/or raw materials are requested and delivered to an operation of at least one operation on a manufacturing line in the factory from in-house and external inventory based upon the work scheduled for that operation. Deliveries are scheduled continuously to allow changes in truck arrival schedules from material sources and changes in material requirements. Requests for materials to be delivered are delayed until the last possible moment for making the request to allow for these changes and to ensure that inventory is stored at a manufacturing line and/or operation for minimum time prior to the time the material is needed.