Inventor
MILNE ROBERT J
US35 patents
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IBM
28 patentsUS6041267AMar 21, 2000
Method to provide common support for multiple types of solvers for matching assets with demand in microelectronics manufacturing
IBM100 citations96
US5943484AAug 24, 1999
Advanced material requirements planning in microelectronics manufacturing
IBM117 citations96
US5971585AOct 26, 1999
Best can do matching of assets with demand in microelectronics manufacturing
IBM188 citations95
US6701201B2Mar 2, 2004
Decomposition system and method for solving a large-scale semiconductor production planning problem
IBM106 citations94
US6049742AApr 11, 2000
Projected supply planning matching assets with demand in microelectronics manufacturing
IBM181 citations94
US7653451B2Jan 26, 2010
Method for autonomic control of a manufacturing system
IBM15 citations92
US7151972B2Dec 19, 2006
Method for autonomic control of a manufacturing system
IBM23 citations92
US7373516B2May 13, 2008
Systems and methods of securing resources through passwords
IBM49 citations91
US7966214B2Jun 21, 2011
Method for considering hierarchical preemptive demand priorities in a supply chain optimization model
IBM29 citations90
US7992008B2Aug 2, 2011
Systems and methods of securing resources through passwords
IBM18 citations88
US7200454B2Apr 3, 2007
Method, system, and storage medium for integrating rework operations into an advanced planning process
IBM19 citations86
US7966208B2Jun 21, 2011
Method for purchase order rescheduling in a linear program
IBM10 citations84
US7584113B2Sep 1, 2009
Method for simultaneously considering customer commit dates and customer request dates
IBM12 citations84
US7043322B1May 9, 2006
System and method for batch scheduling of lots based on flow time and number of batches
IBM13 citations83
US7206652B2Apr 17, 2007
Method and system for intelligent automated reticle management
IBM15 citations82
US7738984B2Jun 15, 2010
System for and method of interpolation for supply chain planning
IBM11 citations81
US7239930B2Jul 3, 2007
Method, system, and computer program product for improved flow of development lots in a manufacturing facility
IBM14 citations80
US7103436B2Sep 5, 2006
Method for optimizing foundry capacity
IBM15 citations80
US7349751B2Mar 25, 2008
Method for autonomic control of a manufacturing system
IBM5 citations73
US7590461B2Sep 15, 2009
Large scale supply planning
IBM7 citations72
US7778860B2Aug 17, 2010
Method for simultaneously considering customer support dates and customer request dates
IBM1 citations63
US7937475B2May 3, 2011
Method for fair sharing limited resources between multiple customers
IBM3 citations61
US7856287B2Dec 21, 2010
Large scale supply planning
IBM4 citations61
US7383337B2Jun 3, 2008
Method for fair sharing limited resources between multiple customers
IBM3 citations61
US7953507B2May 31, 2011
Method and system for intelligent automated reticle managment
IBM2 citations60
US7734365B2Jun 8, 2010
Supply consumption optimization and multiple component utilization
IBM2 citations60
US7590463B2Sep 15, 2009
Supply consumption optimization and multiple component utilization
IBM2 citations60
US7305276B2Dec 4, 2007
Method, system, and computer program product for controlling the flow of material in a manufacturing facility using an extended zone of control
IBM0 citations50