Abstract: A system and method relating to determining, by a processing device, a first number of parts waiting to be processed in a subsequent step by a plurality of machines housed in a plurality of buildings interconnected by rails, determining a second number of parts that the plurality of machines housed in the plurality of buildings is capable of processing in the subsequent step of the manufacture process over a determined period of time, calculating a capability occupancy ratio based on the first number and the second number for each one of the plurality of buildings, determining a target building of the plurality of buildings based on the capability occupancy ratio, and causing to dispatch the part to the target building via the rails.

Abstract: A dispatcher system associated with a manufacture execution system (MES) of a plant, where the MES uses a production database storing a table containing state information of a plurality machines in the plant to manage operation of the plurality of machines, the dispatcher system including a cache device to store a random accessible data sheet mapped to the table; and a processing device to provide a user interface to receive a dispatch application constructed based on a plurality of dispatch rules, the dispatch application comprising a database command directed to access the state information stored in the production database, convert the database command into a key-based search instruction in a target programming language, execute the key-based search instruction using a key to access the random accessible data sheet to generate a production plan, and issue the production plan to the MES to manage the operation of the plurality of machines.