Patents by Inventor Myrick Crampton

Myrick Crampton 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).

  • Patent number: 7539630
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether a supply chain network resource may be replenished by manufacture in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources. The planning system and method may use configurations and bills of material, both of which may be defined by stock keeping units, subordinate stock keeping units and stock keeping unit attribute definition groups, in order to determine whether a resource may be replenished by manufacture. In determining a solution, the system and method may take into account, user and customer preferences including scheduling goals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: JDA Software Group
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
  • Patent number: 6898472
    Abstract: A system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources by processing one or more groups of orders. The system and method is an attribute based rather than an order or stock keeping unit based system and method allowing for greater flexibility and improved simplicity in obtaining planning solutions. The system and method defining stock keeping unit attribute definition groups, which allows orders to be prioritized and organized into slices of orders such that an optimal planning solution is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
  • Patent number: 6885902
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether a supply chain network resource may be replenished by purchase in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources. The system and method may generate a planning output that may indicate the feasibility of replenishment by purchase. The system and method recognizes time events and takes into account the exact sequence of the events in order to obtain an optimal solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
  • Publication number: 20030177050
    Abstract: A system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources by processing one or more groups of orders. The system and method is an attribute based rather than an order or stock keeping unit based system and method allowing for greater flexibility and improved simplicity in obtaining planning solutions. The system and method defining stock keeping unit attribute definition groups, which allows orders to be prioritized and organized into slices of orders such that an optimal planning solution is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
  • Publication number: 20030149631
    Abstract: A system and method for planning the utilization of resources in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources. The system and method attempts to fulfill an order by determining the best location-resource-bucket opportunity. The method and system may use several user define criteria as well as evaluating each acceptable resource's ability to supply the requested goods through inventory, manufacture, purchase and/or substitution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
  • Patent number: 6591153
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling manufacturing resources based on user defined scheduling and routing goals. Attributes and constraints may be assigned to manufacturing resources and SKUs that facilitates the planning and scheduling of the resources. Resource transitions may be restricted only to desirable transition by using product wheels. Excess work-in-process may be minimized by scheduling orders that consume the excess work-in-process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, George Zdravecky
  • Publication number: 20030126024
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether a supply chain network resource may be replenished by purchase in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources. The system and method may generate a planning output that may indicate the feasibility of replenishment by purchase. The system and method recognizes time events and takes into account the exact sequence of the events in order to obtain an optimal solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
  • Publication number: 20030126023
    Abstract: A system and method for determining whether a supply chain network resource may be replenished by manufacture in order to meet demand as defined by an order. The system and method is an attribute-based system and method that may be part of an overall system and method for planning the use of supply chain network resources. The planning system and method may use configurations and bills of material, both of which may be defined by stock keeping units, subordinate stock keeping units and stock keeping unit attribute definition groups, in order to determine whether a resource may be replenished by manufacture. In determining a solution, the system and method may take into account, user and customer preferences including scheduling goals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, Sunil Soman
  • Publication number: 20020107600
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling manufacturing resources based on user defined scheduling and routing goals. Attributes and constraints may be assigned to manufacturing resources and SKUs that facilitates the planning and scheduling of the resources. Resource transitions may be restricted only to desirable transition by using product wheels. Excess work-in-process may be minimized by scheduling orders that consume the excess work-in-process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Manugistics, Inc.
    Inventors: Myrick Crampton, George Zdravecky