Methods for improved production and distribution

摘要

A computer-implemented system and method for producing and distributing at least one product from at least one plant to at least one customer where discretized plant production data, filtered customer sourcing data, forecasted customer demand data, and forecasted plant electricity pricing data are input into a modified genetic algorithm and an electronic processor solves the modified genetic algorithm and outputs the solution to an interface. The system and method is flexible and can incorporate data as it becomes available to yield intermediate solutions for quick decision making.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for producing and distributing at least one product from at least one plant to at least one customer, the method comprising the steps of:
a. obtaining with an electronic processor from an electronic data repository continuous plant data from the at least one plant; b. segmenting the continuous plant data with the electronic processor into discrete plant production modes to obtain discretized plant production data; c. obtaining with the electronic processor from an electronic data repository historical customer sourcing data from the at least one customer; d. filtering the historical customer sourcing data with the electronic processor to obtain filtered customer sourcing data; e. obtaining with the electronic processor from an electronic data repository customer usage data; f. modeling the customer usage data for at least one time with the electronic processor to obtain forecasted customer demand data; g. obtaining with the electronic processor from an electronic data repository historical plant weather data for the at least one plant; h. modeling the historical plant weather data for the at least one plant for at least one time with the electronic processor to obtain forecasted plant weather data; i. obtaining with the electronic processor from an electronic data repository historical plant electricity pricing data for the at least one plant; j. modeling the historical plant electricity pricing data and the forecasted plant weather data for the at least one plant for at least one time with the electronic processor to obtain forecasted plant electricity pricing data; k. inputting with the electronic processor the discretized plant production data, filtered customer sourcing data, forecasted customer demand data, and forecasted plant electricity pricing data into a modified genetic algorithm; l. commencing execution of the modified genetic algorithm at a first time; m. receiving intermediate data, the intermediate data comprising intermediate discretized plant production data, intermediate filtered customer sourcing data, intermediate forecasted customer demand data, and intermediate forecasted plant electricity pricing data, the intermediate data being generated after the first time; n. inputting with the electronic processor the intermediate data into the modified genetic algorithm, while the modified genetic algorithm is executing; o. solving with the electronic processor the modified genetic algorithm based on the inputs of steps k and n; and p. outputting with the electronic processor a solution to the modified genetic algorithm to an interface.