US5953707A — Decision support system for the management of an …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 67 words

A decision support system, comprising: a user interface; decision support frames configured to provide a view into a supply chain wherein said user interface is configured to provide a user access to said decision support frames; a model engine comprising modeling processes configured to analyze the supply chain; and a frame manager configured to manage the execution of the modeling processes to provide information for said frames.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 67 words

A decision support system, comprising: a user interface; decision support frames configured to provide a view into a supply chain wherein said user interface is configured to provide a user access to said decision support frames; a model engine comprising modeling processes configured to analyze the supply chain; and a frame manager configured to manage the execution of the modeling processes to provide information for said frames.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 26 words

A system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a database management system configured to supply database information to the modeling processes and said frame manager.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 28 words

A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system comprises a server mode including said engine and said frame manager and a client mode comprising said frames.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 34 words

A system as recited in claim 2, further comprising a database configured to store said database information, wherein said database comprises an inventory data space, a supply data space and a demand data space.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 40 words

A system as recited in claim 2, further comprising a database configured to store said database information, wherein said database includes a supply chain network including a component supply node, a production node, an inventory node and a demand node.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 53 words

A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said modeling processes comprise a component procurement policy development module, a finished goods distribution network design module, an aggregate production planning module, a finished goods inventory management module, a sales forecasting and planning module, a market data analysis module and a vendor managed replenishment module.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 19 words

A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said frame manager comprises a system integrator and a functional integrator.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 16 words

A system as recited in claim 1, wherein the supply chain includes sales, inventory and production.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 32 words

A system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a demand and supply reconciliation process configured to reconcile production. sales and inventory and determine a feasibility capacity plan responsive to supply constraints.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 35 words

A system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a demand and supply reconciliation process configured to reconcile production, sales and inventory and provide a vendor replenishment plan responsive to predicted sales and supply constraints.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 17 words

A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the plan considers production capacity, inventory and point-of-sale information.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 22 words

A system as recited in claim 10, whrein the vendor replenishment plane is configured to provide a strategic analysis using quantative models.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 33 words

A system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a demand and supply reconciliation process configured to reconcile production, sales and inventory and configured to reconcile a top-down forecast with a bottom-up forecast.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 16 words

A system as recited in claim 13, wherein said bottom-up forecast includes an expert based model.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 36 words

A decision support system, comprising: decision support frames configured to integrate analytical models of a supply chain responsive to a view point of a business process. and an interface configured to query the decision support frames.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 36 words

A decision support system, comprising: decision support frames configured to integrate analytical models of a supply chain responsive to a view point of a business process. and an interface configured to query the decision support frames.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 35 words

A system as recited in claim 15, wherein said frames comprise a supply management frame, a demand management frame, a vendor managed replenishment frame, a planning, sales and inventory frame and a distribution network frame.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 29 words

A system as recited in claim 16, further comprising a domain management process configured to limit data available to said frames and configured to respond to a user selection.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 22 words

A system as recited in claim 15, further comprising a scenario management process configured to provide scenarios for comparison of management plans.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 300 words

A decision support system, comprising: a client comprising: an interface, and decision support frames configured to provide a view into production, sales and inventory of a supply chain, said frames configured to integrate analytical models of the supply chain responsive to a view point of a business process, said frames comprising a supply management frame, a demand management frame, a vendor managed replenishment frame, a planning, sales and inventory frame and a distribution network frame, wherein said interface is configured to query said decision support frames; and a server comprising: a model engine comprising: modeling processes configured to analyze the supply chain, said modeling processes comprising a component procurement policy development module, a finished goods distribution network design module, an aggregate production planning module, a finished goods inventory management module, a sales forecasting and planning module, a market data analysis module and a vendor managed replenishment module; and a demand and supply reconciliation process configured to reconcile production, sales and inventory by reconciling a top-down forecast with a bottom-up forecast including an expert based model; a capacity process configured to determine feasibility of a capacity plan responsive to supply constraints; a replenishment process configured to provide a vendor replenishment plan responsive to predicted sales and supply constraints and configured to reconcile a top-down forecast with a bottom-up forecast; a scenario management process configured to provide scenarios for comparison of management plans; a frame manager configured to manage the execution of the modeling processes and to provide information for said frames, said frame manager comprising a system integrator and a functional integrator; a database management system configured to supply database information to the modeling processes and said frame manager; and a domain management process configured to limit data available to said frames and configured to be responsive to a user selection.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 300 words

A decision support system, comprising: a client comprising: an interface, and decision support frames configured to provide a view into production, sales and inventory of a supply chain, said frames configured to integrate analytical models of the supply chain responsive to a view point of a business process, said frames comprising a supply management frame, a demand management frame, a vendor managed replenishment frame, a planning, sales and inventory frame and a distribution network frame, wherein said interface is configured to query said decision support frames; and a server comprising: a model engine comprising: modeling processes configured to analyze the supply chain, said modeling processes comprising a component procurement policy development module, a finished goods distribution network design module, an aggregate production planning module, a finished goods inventory management module, a sales forecasting and planning module, a market data analysis module and a vendor managed replenishment module; and a demand and supply reconciliation process configured to reconcile production, sales and inventory by reconciling a top-down forecast with a bottom-up forecast including an expert based model; a capacity process configured to determine feasibility of a capacity plan responsive to supply constraints; a replenishment process configured to provide a vendor replenishment plan responsive to predicted sales and supply constraints and configured to reconcile a top-down forecast with a bottom-up forecast; a scenario management process configured to provide scenarios for comparison of management plans; a frame manager configured to manage the execution of the modeling processes and to provide information for said frames, said frame manager comprising a system integrator and a functional integrator; a database management system configured to supply database information to the modeling processes and said frame manager; and a domain management process configured to limit data available to said frames and configured to be responsive to a user selection.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2002-09-13	2003-03-15	2003-09-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2006-09-13	2007-03-15	2007-09-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2010-09-13	2011-03-15	2011-09-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Decision support system for the management of an agile supply chain

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