Patent ID: 6819967
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system for reserving manufacturing capacity to satisfy a customer deliverable order for a product, said system comprising:a relational database tool adapted to receive said customer deliverable order; a product manager tool operatively connected to said relational database tool, said product manager tool being adapted to obtain a block of part numbers from unallocated part numbers so as to allocate manufacturing capacity for said customer deliverable order, and to supply said block of part number to said relation database, wherein said relational data tool is further adapted to automatically prepare a bill-of-materials to satisfy said customer deliverable order using part numbers front said block of part numbers; and a manufacturing tool operatively connected to said manufacturing planning engine, said manufacturing tool being adapted to begin manufacturing of sub-components corresponding to said bill-of-materials before design of said product is completed.