System and methods for managing changes to a product in a manufacturing environment including conversion of an engineering bill of material to a manufacturing bill of material
US10664783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0875
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device is provided. The MPM computer device is configured to store an engineering bill of materials for a product to be assembled including a first plurality of parts, store a manufacturing bill of materials for the product to be assembled including a second plurality of parts and a status, receive a request from a user to change the status of the manufacturing bill of materials, compare the first plurality of parts with the second plurality of parts, determine whether the first plurality of parts matches the second plurality of parts based on the comparison, if the comparison matches, change the status of the manufacturing bill of materials, and if the comparison does not match, prevent the status of the manufacturing bill of materials from changing.
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