Sudarshan Seshadri

US Patent:

20020198756, Dec 26, 2002

Filed:

Jun 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/887969

Inventors:

Vinayak Ghaisas - Irving TX, US
Sudarshan Seshadri - Irving TX, US
Desikan Madhavanur - Richardson TX, US
Ranjit Notani - Irving TX, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/008000

Abstract:

A method for resource capacity collaboration includes accessing an assignment of an item used in producing a product for a customer to a first resource () of a factory () in a first production period, accessing a capacity value () representing a capacity of the first resource () to process one or more items in the first production period, accessing a demand value () representing a demand placed on the first resource () in the first production period by the assignment of the item () to the first resource (), automatically generating a notification if the demand value () exceeds the capacity value (), automatically communicating the notification to a user associated with the customer, and reassigning at least a portion of the demand placed on the first resource () in the first production period to at least one of a second resource () and a second production period.