SBIR Phase II: Lean Physics: Streamlining the Supply Chain Using Factory Physics

SBIR 第二阶段：精益物理：利用工厂物理简化供应链

• 批准号: 0349659
• 负责人: Mark Spearman
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Factory Physics, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-15 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0349659&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Lean; Physics

0349659This SBIR Phase II project involves the creation of an innovative Methodology and software Toolkit that can substantially improve the supply chain of virtually any manufacturing firm. The proposed Support Tools offers a comprehensive system that combines the best of the "software only" and the "best-practices" approaches with a framework to create a new paradigm for production system improvement. Algorithms based on this framework will provide important diagnostic and analysis tools that show how and where major improvements to the supply chain should be made. Execution algorithms that "bolt onto" existing supply chain management systems will provide the means to improve productivity, reduce inventory, and increase customer responsiveness without having to replace existing implementations. The toolkit can also be delivered over the Internet, providing a cost effective alternative to smaller companies.Commercial versions of this innovation could enable widespread adoption of a new and more effective paradigm of manufacturing logistics. With the loss of 2.3 million jobs in the last three years, the issue of manufacturing productivity is critical as is the need for supply chain tools which integrate production software systems with operational initiatives to improve productivity and cost competitiveness. Widespread adoption of this methodology and tools could have a profound influence on the competitiveness of U.S. industry.

0349659这SBIR第二阶段项目涉及到一个创新的方法和软件工具包，可以大大改善几乎任何制造企业的供应链的创建。拟议的支持工具提供了一个综合系统，将“纯软件”和“最佳做法”的最佳做法与一个框架结合起来，为生产系统的改进创造了一个新的范例。基于该框架的算法将提供重要的诊断和分析工具，显示如何以及在哪里对供应链进行重大改进。“嵌入”现有供应链管理系统的执行算法将提供提高生产力、减少库存和提高客户响应能力的方法，而不必替换现有的实现。该工具包还可以通过互联网提供，为较小的公司提供了一个具有成本效益的替代方案。这一创新的商业版本可以广泛采用一种新的和更有效的制造物流模式。在过去三年中，制造业失去了230万个工作岗位，因此制造业生产力的问题至关重要，同时也需要供应链工具，将生产软件系统与运营计划相结合，以提高生产力和成本竞争力。广泛采用这种方法和工具可能对美国工业的竞争力产生深远的影响。