User interface including scheduling hint and material sufficiency indicator for production planning

US8942839B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8942839-B2
Application numberUS-201113227196-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 7, 2011
Priority dateSep 7, 2011
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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The description refers to a method, computer program product, and computer system for displaying a chart for production planning. The chart includes a timeline, a material area associated with each of one or more materials and a resource area associated with each of one or more resources. The chart also includes a material sufficiency indicator provided within one or more of the material areas to indicate whether or not a sufficient amount of the associated material is available at one or more identified times to meet a demand of the one or more scheduled operations. The chart includes a scheduling hint that is displayed within a material area when an operation identifier has been selected. The scheduling hint identifies one or more portions within the material area for a material as providing either sufficient material or insufficient material for performance of the operation associated with the selected operation identifier.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause at least one data processing apparatus to: display a chart for production planning, the chart including a timeline, a material area associated with each of one or more materials and a resource area associated with each of one or more resources, wherein an operati…

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What does patent US8942839B2 cover?
The description refers to a method, computer program product, and computer system for displaying a chart for production planning. The chart includes a timeline, a material area associated with each of one or more materials and a resource area associated with each of one or more resources. The chart also includes a material sufficiency indicator provided within one or more of the material areas …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lokowandt Bernhard, Siebert Stefan, Sap Se
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/063114. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).