Patent ID: 6961732

Claim:
A system for collecting and recording product data on a plurality of products, the system comprising: a server computer, the server computer comprising a storage device and a processor; a database, the database storing product data on a plurality of products, wherein product data includes process capability information for each product of the plurality of products; an application to manage entry, storage and retrieval of process capability information in the database by a user, the application being stored in the storage device of the server computer, the application further comprising: a product information section, the product information section comprising: means for providing, updating and reviewing process capability information for a product; means for providing, updating and reviewing source information on a product source; means for providing, updating and reviewing product information on a product; and means for providing, updating and reviewing characteristic information on a product; a file management section, the file management section comprising means for performing a bulk transfer of process capability information for at least one product; and a report generation section, the report generation section comprising means for generating at least one report using the process capability information in the database; and a client computer in communication with the server computer, the application being accessible by the user on the client computer; wherein the means for providing, updating and reviewing source information further comprises means for designating a product source; the source information includes site information, code information, name information and a product list of products produced by the designated product source; the product information section further comprises means for selecting a product from the product list of the designated product source; product information includes number information, drawing information, and description information for the selected product; and the means for providing, updating and reviewing product information further comprises: means for assigning a product to the designated product source; means for removing a product from the designated product source; and means for retrieving product information from the database for a product based on number information provided by the user.