Patents by Inventor Chao-Pen Yu

Chao-Pen Yu 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).

  • Dual-warehouse management system and method for calculating the minimum joint cost of a supply chain
    Patent number: 8112297
    Abstract: A dual-warehouse management system for a supply chain and a method for calculating a minimum of a joint cost thereof are provided. A manufacturer function module and a distributor function module are used to estimate a manufacturer's total cost and a distributor's total cost respectively. Afterwards, a joint cost optimization module is used to calculate a minimum joint cost. Accordingly, a product lot and a delivery time of a deteriorating item delivered from the manufacturer to the distributor are obtained in a planning horizon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chao-Pen Yu, Kung-Jeng Wang, Hui-Ming Wee, Yu-Siang Lin
  • DUAL-WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE MINIMUM JOINT COST OF A SUPPLY CHAIN
    Publication number: 20100179848
    Abstract: A dual-warehouse management system for a supply chain and a method for calculating a minimum of a joint cost thereof are provided. A manufacturer function module and a distributor function module are used to estimate a manufacturer's total cost and a distributor's total cost respectively. Afterwards, a joint cost optimization module is used to calculate a minimum joint cost. Accordingly, a product lot and a delivery time of a deteriorating item delivered from the manufacturer to the distributor are obtained in a planning horizon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chao-Pen Yu, Kung-Jeng Wang, Hui-Ming Wee, Yu-Siang Lin