Patent ID: 7264160

Claim:
A process for monitoring production of a target composition comprising: (A) identifying one or more formulas associated with identification criteria of said target composition, said formula providing a required inventory that lists required items for making a desired amount of said target composition; (B) generating a current inventory; (C) terminating said process if said current inventory does not match with a stored inventory; or (D) continuing said process if said current inventory matches with said stored inventory, said process further comprising: (D1) comparing said current inventory against said required inventory to ascertain whether said current inventory fulfills said required inventory; (D2) generating a supplementary inventory if said current inventory partially fulfills said required inventory; (D3) dispensing said required items listed in said required inventory from current items listed in said current inventory, supplementary items listed in said supplementary inventory, or a combination thereof to make said desired amount of said target composition; and (D4) generating an updated inventory.