Method and system for capacity planning

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6711550
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09540324

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The present invention is a method and system for accurately forecasting the quantity of all parts necessary to assemble all vehicles of a vehicle product line for a predetermined time period. The method comprises inputting the available features and product rules for vehicle orders of the vehicle line into a computer data base, inputting sales forecasts for a first plurality of features of the vehicle line into the computer data base randomly generating a substantial sample of vehicle orders based on the features, product rules, and the feature sales forecasts, and determining the quantity of all parts necessary to assemble all vehicles of a vehicle product line for a predetermined time period based on the sample order.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANYONE AMERICAN ROAD DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lewis, L Richard Westland, MI 1 48
Michalak, Lawrence H Birmingham, MI 1 48

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