Methods and systems for automatically modeling a relationship between a configurable product and a plurality of components
US7146234B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/0875
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of automatically modelling a relationship between a configurable product and a plurality of components of the configurable product as a bill of materials, wherein the configurable product and the plurality of components are related to one another by a plurality of selection conditions. The method comprising: providing a processor device; generating in demand planning a plurality of characteristic value combinations representing the plurality of selection conditions, modelling the bill of materials using the characteristic value combinations, and using the bill of material to control the supply of the product.
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