Patents by Inventor Lawrence H. Michalak

Lawrence H. Michalak 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 and system for capacity planning
    Patent number: 6711550
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for accurately forecasting the quantity of all parts necessary to assemble all vehicles of a vehicle product line for a predetermined time period. The method comprises inputting the available features and product rules for vehicle orders of the vehicle line into a computer data base, inputting sales forecasts for a first plurality of features of the vehicle line into the computer data base randomly generating a substantial sample of vehicle orders based on the features, product rules, and the feature sales forecasts, and determining the quantity of all parts necessary to assemble all vehicles of a vehicle product line for a predetermined time period based on the sample order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: L. Richard Lewis, Lawrence H. Michalak