EP 1088283 A1 20010404 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAXIMISING THE RANGE OF STOCK MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT PROFILES
Title (en)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAXIMISING THE RANGE OF STOCK MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENT PROFILES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR MAXIMIERUNG DES BEREICHS VON ABDECKUNGSPROFILEN BEI DER BESTANDSVERWALTUNG
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET SYSTEME POUR MAXIMISER LA PLAGE DE PROFIL DE COUVERTURE DE BESOINS LORS DE LA GESTION DE STOCKS
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 9904229 W 19990618
- US 8999698 P 19980619
- US 20477298 A 19981203
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9967729A1] The invention relates to a method and system for carrying out stock management in a multilevel distribution chain by applying optimisation algorithms to a range profile built on a distribution network formulation and on different elements which are invoiced in the network. The optimisation problem is defined in a formal way and algorithms for maximising stock autonomy by means of requirement profiles are proposed. Said optimisation process allows transport costs to be reduced to a minimum and bottlenecks to be avoided in stocks. But should bottleneck occur, the system allocates priorities according to need and provides an optimum solution for monotonous product distribution. The inventive method comprises the following steps: initialisation of stock autonomy profile with a starting value; calculation of required entries to satisfy profile restrictions; creation of the most cost-effective flow for said needs by means of a minimal autonomy of the requirement profile until a solution is found.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65G 61/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06Q 10/06 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 10/06375 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IE IT LI LU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9967729 A1 19991229; WO 9967729 A9 20001026; AU 5155199 A 20000110; AU 764495 B2 20030821; CA 2332995 A1 19991229; EP 1088283 A1 20010404; IL 139850 A0 20020210; IL 139850 A 20051120; JP 2002519265 A 20020702; US 6341266 B1 20020122
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 9904229 W 19990618; AU 5155199 A 19990618; CA 2332995 A 19990618; EP 99936457 A 19990618; IL 13985099 A 19990618; JP 2000556322 A 19990618; US 20477298 A 19981203