Goods supply planning system for use in business uses server connected to keyboard and monitor and connected to computer data bank with information on suppliers and business constraints

摘要

The planning system (10) has a monitor (20) connected to a server (22) containing an object model module (30), a mathematical model module (32) and a solution circuit (34). The server is connected to a data bank (24) containing a supplier information (42-46) module (40). There are modules for variables (47), parameters (48) and target functions (50). A further module (52) carries details of legal (54), trade (56) and other business constraints including supplier delivery times etc. (58).