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<p>A FACTORY NETWORK (8) HAVING A PLURALITY OF FACTORIES (12, 20) IS PROVIDED. THE FACTORY NETWORK (8) COMPRISES A FIRST FACTORY (12) AND A SECOND FACTORY (20). THE FIRST FACTORY (12) INCLUDES A FIRST PLANNING SYSTEM (16). THE FIRST PLANNING SYSTEM (16) IS OPERABLE TO GENERATE AND TO ADJUST A FIRST OUTPUT PLAN (18). THE FIRST FACTORY (12) ALSO INCLUDES A FIRST PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (14). THE FIRST PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (14) IS COUPLED TO THE FIRST PLANNING SYSTEM (16). THE FIRST PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (14) IS OPERABLE TO TRANSMIT DEMAND DATA TO RECEIVE AND PROCESS RESPONSE DATA, TO PROVIDE PLANNING INFORMATION TO THE FIRST PLANNING SYSTEM (16), AND TO ACCESS THE FIRST OUTPUT PLAN (18). THEE SECOND FACTORY (20) INCLUDES A SECOND PLANNING SYSTEM (24). THE SECOND PLANNING SYSTEM (24) IS OPERABLE TO GENERATE AND TO ADJUST A SECOND OUTPUT PLAN (26). THE SECOND FACTORY (20) ALSO INCLUDES A SECOND PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (22). THE SECOND PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (22) IS COUPLED TO THE SECOND PLANNING SYSTEM (24) AND INTERCONNECTED WITH THE FIRST PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (14). THE SECOND PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (22) IS OPERABLE TO RECEIVE AND PROCESS DEMAND DATA TRANSMITTED BY THE FIRST PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (14), TO TRANSMIT RESPONSE DATA TO THE FIRST PLANNING COORDINATION SYSTEM (14), TO PROVIDE PLANNING INFORMATION TO THE SECOND PLANNING SYSTEM (24), AND TO ACCESS THE SECOND OUTPUT PLAN (26).FIG. 1</p> |
