Patents by Inventor David McPhetrige

David McPhetrige 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).

  • Method of determining safety stock levels
    Patent number: 8315923
    Abstract: Methods, software products, and systems for determining safety stock levels are set forth herein. In one embodiment, a method of determining safety stock levels includes the steps: determining aggregate top-level product demands; determining aggregate top-level product demand variations; determining aggregate top-level product target service levels; determining respective smoothing time frames for a plurality of mixed-product lines; and incorporating aggregate top-level product demands, aggregate top-level product demand variations, aggregate top-level product target service levels, and smoothing time frames into a material requirements planning system to determine safety stock levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: David McPhetrige
  • Method Of Determining Safety Stock Levels
    Publication number: 20080177599
    Abstract: Methods, software products, and systems for determining safety stock levels are set forth herein. In one embodiment, a method of determining safety stock levels includes the steps: determining aggregate top-level product demands; determining aggregate top-level product demand variations; determining aggregate top-level product target service levels; determining respective smoothing time frames for a plurality of mixed-product lines; and incorporating aggregate top-level product demands, aggregate top-level product demand variations, aggregate top-level product target service levels, and smoothing time frames into a material requirements planning system to determine safety stock levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventor: David McPhetrige