Systems and Methods for Harmonizing Customer Orders and Production Capacities in Lean Manufacturing
A system, a method a computer program product for harmonizing customer orders and production capacities in lean manufacturing are provided. A capacity to produce an item identified in a received demand is determined. A production bandwidth for producing the item based on the received demand for the item is generated based on the determined capacity. A delivery time for the item described in the received demand is identified based on the generated production bandwidth.
1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
determining a capacity to produce an item identified in a received demand;
generating, based on the determining, a production bandwidth for producing the item based on the received demand for the item; and
identifying, based on the generated production bandwidth, a delivery time for the item described in the received demand;
wherein the at least one of the determining, the generating, and the identifying is performed on at least one processor.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the production bandwidth is determined based on at least one of the following: a quantity of the item demanded, an available production capacity to produce the item, and at least one existing demand to produce another item.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the production bandwidth is measured in a number of items produced during a predetermined period of time.
4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the generating further comprises converting a quantity of the item identified in the received demand into the production bandwidth.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identified delivery time is a time by which the item is requested to be delivered in the received demand.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identified delivery time is determined based on an available production capacity to produce the item.
7 . A computer program product comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a capacity to produce an item identified in a received demand;
generating, based on the determining, a production bandwidth for producing the item based on the received demand for the item; and
identifying, based on the generated production bandwidth, a delivery time for the item described in the received demand.
8 . The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the production bandwidth is determined based on at least one of the following: a quantity of the item demanded, an available production capacity to produce the item, and at least one existing demand to produce another item.
9 . The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the production bandwidth is measured in a number of items produced during a predetermined period of time.
10 . The computer program product according to claim 9 , wherein the generating further comprises converting a quantity of the item identified in the received demand into the production bandwidth.
11 . The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the identified delivery time is a time by which the item is requested to be delivered in the received demand.
12 . The computer program product according to claim 7 , wherein the identified delivery time is determined based on an available production capacity to produce the item.
13 . A system comprising:
at least one programmable processor; and
a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a capacity to produce an item identified in a received demand;
generating, based on the determining, a production bandwidth for producing the item based on the received demand for the item; and
identifying, based on the generated production bandwidth, a delivery time for the item described in the received demand.
14 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein the production bandwidth is determined based on at least one of the following: a quantity of the item demanded, an available production capacity to produce the item, and at least one existing demand to produce another item.
15 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein the production bandwidth is measured in a number of items produced during a predetermined period of time.
16 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the generating further comprises converting a quantity of the item identified in the received demand into the production bandwidth.
17 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein the identified delivery time is a time by which the item is requested to be delivered in the received demand.
18 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein the identified delivery time is determined based on an available production capacity to produce the item.