Patent ID: 7571118

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor implement a control system interface for providing access to a flexible order transaction (FOT) system comprising: an order selection control for selecting at least one order; a FOT function selection control for selecting at least one FOT function to be performed on the at least one order; at least one interactive screen corresponding to each of the at least one FOT function; wherein the control system interface provides access to a selected FOT function through a corresponding interactive screen, the FOT selection control allows selection of a split order function, and the split order function: receives a request to split an order, the request specifying a child order quantity for a child order; and transfers, at a mapped pair of reporting points, at least one of a split yield quantity, a split scrap quantity, and a work-in-progress quantity from the order to the child order as a function of the child order quantity and at least one of a yield quantity, a scrap quantity, and a work-in-progress quantity of the order, wherein the reporting points represent times during production of the order and child order.