Patent ID: 7818221

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing variable regulatory compliance in a supply chain, the computer implemented method comprising: identifying a variable regulatory compliance for a production order, wherein the variable regulatory compliance is a percentage of a given attribute of the production order in compliance with order compliance rules; selecting, by a processing unit, a set of compliant parts based on a compliant supply-to-demand ratio, wherein the set of compliant parts is a minimum number of compliant parts required to satisfy the variable regulatory compliance; selecting, by a processing unit, a set of non-compliant parts based on a non-compliant supply-to-demand ratio; generating a list of recommended parts for use in manufacturing a product specified by the production order, wherein the list of recommended parts comprises the set of compliant parts and the set of non-compliant parts; and calculating a ratio of a supply of a given part in current inventory to a demand for the given part by compliant production orders to form the compliant supply-to-demand ratio, wherein a compliant production order is a production order requiring compliance to the order compliance rules.