Patent ID: 8463426

Claim:
A computerized method for tracking bulk parts used in manufacturing comprising: (a) providing at a computer bulk part data comprising for a plurality of bulk parts: (1) part identifying data; (2) a production quantity associated with said part identifying data; and (3) a delivery line location associated with said part identifying data; (b) receiving at said computer data from a first barcode label for a first package comprising a first quantity of bulk parts, said first barcode label comprising data for a plurality of data fields; (c) generating at said computer a unique serial number comprising data from said plurality of data fields contained in said first barcode label; (d) entering in a database at said computer a record with data comprising said unique serial number and data from said first barcode label; (e) generating at said computer a second barcode label for a second package comprising parts from said first package, said second barcode label comprising: (1) said part identifying data; (2) a second quantity associated with said part identifying data; (3) said delivery line location associated with said part identifying data; and (4) said unique serial number; (g) adding to said record with data comprising said unique serial number: (1) said part identifying data; (2) said second quantity associated with said part identifying data; and (3) said delivery line location associated with said part identifying data; (h) accessing at said computer data using said second barcode label; and (i) accessing at said computer using said unique serial number from said second barcode label data regarding said first package of bulk parts for display to a computer user.