Patents by Inventor John K. Willoughby

John K. Willoughby has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Manufacturing scheduling process with improved modeling, scheduling and editing capabilities for solving finite capacity planning problems
    Publication number: 20020198616
    Abstract: A method for solving finite capacity problems such as how to satisfy a customer's request for a manufactured product, by describing the environment in which the problem exists in the form of a demand (e.g., customer order), including the available resources for satisfying the demand, defining the demand, selecting a plan for achieving the various objectives of the demand in an optimal order, and evaluating whether the plan will work. Also disclosed is a computer program product implementing the invention, and a system for coordinating multiple sources of input into a system implementing the disclosed invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Myrick D. Crampton, James L. Roadifer, Kevin J. Smith, John K. Willoughby
  • Manufacturing scheduling process with improved modeling, scheduling and editing capabilities for solving finite capacity planning problems
    Patent number: 6415196
    Abstract: A method for solving finite capacity problems such as how to satisfy a customer's request for a manufactured product, by describing the environment in which the problem exists in the form of a demand (e.g., customer order), including the available resources for satisfying the demand, defining the demand, selecting a plan for achieving the various objectives of the demand in an optimal order, and evaluating whether the plan will work. Also disclosed is a computer program product implementing the invention, and a system for coordinating multiple sources of input into a system implementing the disclosed invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick D. Crampton, James L. Roadifer, Kevin J. Smith, John K. Willoughby