US 12,306,612 B2
Optimizing manufacturing of physical components
John Lawrence Brockman, Edmonds, WA (US); and Susan P. Behroozi, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/897,825.
Prior Publication US 2024/0069523 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 19/4155 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/4155 (2013.01) [G05B 2219/36301 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories including instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to:
access a plurality of models stored in memory, each model of the plurality of models corresponding to a respective type of production location among a plurality of types of production locations and indicating consumption rates of a component over a particular time window at the respective type of production location;
select a particular model, from among the plurality of models, that is associated with a particular type of production location selected by a user;
select a particular type of production equipment, from among a plurality of candidate types of the production equipment, based on the particular model; and
execute one or more computing operations configured to facilitate deployment of the particular type of production equipment at the particular type of production location.