US6151582A
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Decision support system for the management of an agile supply chain
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1997-02-24
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Granted: 2000-11-21
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Expires: 2017-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A decision support system for managing an agile supply chain including a server side and a client side. The server side includes a decision support system database that interfaces with a model engine that performs analysis of the data to support planning decisions. The server side also includes a server manager that coordinates requests for service and information. The client side includes decision frames that present the various view points available in the system to the users. A frame manager coordinates the requests from the decision support frames to access the needed data and models.
Inventors
- 👤 Ying Huang
- 👤 Ramakrishna Desiraju
- 👤 Christophe Begue
- 👤 Omer Bakkalbasi
- 👤 Lap Mui Ann Chan
- 👤 Krishnakumar Bhaskaran
- 👤 Awi Federgruen
- 👤 Yossi Aviv
- 👤 Raymond J. Krasinski
- 👤 Peter Boey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:59
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/06; G06Q10/063; G06Q10/0631; G06Q10/06315; G06Q10/0637; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0201; G06Q30/0202; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S706/00; Y10S706/902; Y10S706/925
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A decision support system, comprising: decision support frames providing a plurality of views into a supply chain, said frames including decision logic; a model engine comprising modeling processes for analyzing the supply chain, the modeling processes being assembled by the decision logic to address a decision related to one of the plurality of views; and a frame manager managing the execution of the modeling processes to provide information for said frames.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A decision support system, comprising: decision support frames providing a plurality of views into a supply chain, said frames including decision logic; a model engine comprising modeling processes for analyzing the supply chain, the modeling processes being assembled by the decision logic to address a decision related to one of the plurality of views; and a frame manager managing the execution of the modeling processes to provide information for said frames.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a database management system supplying database information to the modeling processes and said frame manager.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said system comprises a server mode including said model engine and said frame manager and a client mode comprising said decision frames.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as recited in claim 2, wherein a database of said database management system comprises an inventory data space, a supply data space and a demand data space.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system as recited in claim 2, wherein a database of said database management system 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
18 words
A system as recited in claim 1, wherein said 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
62 words
A decision support system, comprising: a plurality of frames which provide viewing information for a supply chain; a model engine including at least one module capable of analyzing changes on the supply chain; and a frame manager coupled to the model engine capable of managing execution of the module and providing an output to at least one of the plurality of frames.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
A decision support system, comprising: a plurality of frames which provide viewing information for a supply chain; a model engine including at least one module capable of analyzing changes on the supply chain; and a frame manager coupled to the model engine capable of managing execution of the module and providing an output to at least one of the plurality of frames.
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