A workpiece holder for handling a composite workpiece, wherein the workpiece holder comprises: a base; a clamp coupled to the base, wherein the clamp comprises: a first jaw; a support member coupled to the first jaw; and a second jaw coupled to the support member, wherein: the second jaw is movable along the support member relative to the first jaw to clamp the composite workpiece between the first jaw and the second jaw so that the composite workpiece conforms to an as-built shape of the composite workpiece; and with the composite workpiece clamped between the first jaw and the second jaw, the clamp is movable relative to the base to index the composite workpiece in a work cell the workpiece holder further comprising: a plurality of numerical control contacts located along the first jaw; and a plurality of force control contacts located along the second jaw, wherein: each one of the plurality of numerical control contacts is selectively movable relative to the first jaw to a numerical control location based on the as-built shape of the composite workpiece; each one of the plurality of force control contacts is selectively movable relative to the second jaw to apply a shaping force to the composite workpiece; and the shaping force, applied by each one of the plurality of force control contacts, forces the composite workpiece against the plurality of numerical control contacts to conform the composite workpiece to the as-built shape of the composite workpiece. a base; a clamp coupled to the base, wherein the clamp comprises: a first jaw; a support member coupled to the first jaw; and a second jaw coupled to the support member, a first jaw; a support member coupled to the first jaw; and a second jaw coupled to the support member, wherein: the second jaw is movable along the support member relative to the first jaw to clamp the composite workpiece between the first jaw and the second jaw so that the composite workpiece conforms to an as-built shape of the composite workpiece; and with the composite workpiece clamped between the first jaw and the second jaw, the clamp is movable relative to the base to index the composite workpiece in a work cell the second jaw is movable along the support member relative to the first jaw to clamp the composite workpiece between the first jaw and the second jaw so that the composite workpiece conforms to an as-built shape of the composite workpiece; and with the composite workpiece clamped between the first jaw and the second jaw, the clamp is movable relative to the base to index the composite workpiece in a work cell the workpiece holder further comprising: a plurality of numerical control contacts located along the first jaw; and a plurality of force control contacts located along the second jaw, wherein: each one of the plurality of numerical control contacts is selectively movable relative to the first jaw to a numerical control location based on the as-built shape of the composite workpiece; each one of the plurality of force control contacts is selectively movable relative to the second jaw to apply a shaping force to the composite workpiece; and the shaping force, applied by each one of the plurality of force control contacts, forces the composite workpiece against the plurality of numerical control contacts to conform the composite workpiece to the as-built shape of the composite workpiece. a plurality of numerical control contacts located along the first jaw; and a plurality of force control contacts located along the second jaw, wherein: each one of the plurality of numerical control contacts is selectively movable relative to the first jaw to a numerical control location based on the as-built shape of the composite workpiece; each one of the plurality of force control contacts is selectively movable relative to the second jaw to apply a shaping force to the composite workpiece; and the shaping force, applied by each one of the plurality of force control contacts, forces the composite workpiece against the plurality of numerical control contacts to conform the composite workpiece to the as-built shape of the composite workpiece. each one of the plurality of numerical control contacts is selectively movable relative to the first jaw to a numerical control location based on the as-built shape of the composite workpiece; each one of the plurality of force control contacts is selectively movable relative to the second jaw to apply a shaping force to the composite workpiece; and the shaping force, applied by each one of the plurality of force control contacts, forces the composite workpiece against the plurality of numerical control contacts to conform the composite workpiece to the as-built shape of the composite workpiece.