System and methods for managing changes to a product in a manufacturing environment including a minor model relational design
First Claim
1. A manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device comprising a processor and at least one memory device, wherein said processor is in communication with said at least one memory device, said MPM computer device configured to:
- store, with said at least one memory device, a first version of a product and a second version of the product, wherein the second version extends the first version by a plug at a first location, wherein the first version includes a first plurality of parts at a first plurality of locations and a second plurality of parts at a second plurality of locations, and wherein the second version includes the first plurality of parts, the second plurality of parts, and a third plurality of parts associated with the plug, wherein the first location is between the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations;
calculate, by said MPM computer device, a first numbering system, wherein each of the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations includes a location number based on the first numbering system;
calculate, by said MPM computer device, a second numbering system for a third plurality of locations associated with the third plurality of parts;
determine, by said MPM computer device, a first grid overlay for the first version of the product based on the first numbering system;
determine, by said MPM computer device, a second grid overlay for the second version of the product based on the first numbering system and the second numbering system; and
transmit, from said MPM computer device to a client computer device associated with a user, instructions to display, to the user via a display device, the second version of the product including the second grid overlay.
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Abstract
A manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device is provided. The MPM computer device is configured to store a first version of a product and a second version of the product. The second version includes the first plurality of parts, the second plurality of parts, and a third plurality of parts associated with the plug. The first location is between the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations. The MPM computer device is also configured to calculate a first numbering system, calculate a second numbering system for a third plurality of locations associated with the third plurality of parts, determine a first grid overlay for the first version of the product based on the first numbering system, determine a second grid overlay for the second version of the product based on the first numbering system and the second numbering system.
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1. A manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device comprising a processor and at least one memory device, wherein said processor is in communication with said at least one memory device, said MPM computer device configured to:
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store, with said at least one memory device, a first version of a product and a second version of the product, wherein the second version extends the first version by a plug at a first location, wherein the first version includes a first plurality of parts at a first plurality of locations and a second plurality of parts at a second plurality of locations, and wherein the second version includes the first plurality of parts, the second plurality of parts, and a third plurality of parts associated with the plug, wherein the first location is between the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations; calculate, by said MPM computer device, a first numbering system, wherein each of the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations includes a location number based on the first numbering system; calculate, by said MPM computer device, a second numbering system for a third plurality of locations associated with the third plurality of parts; determine, by said MPM computer device, a first grid overlay for the first version of the product based on the first numbering system; determine, by said MPM computer device, a second grid overlay for the second version of the product based on the first numbering system and the second numbering system; and transmit, from said MPM computer device to a client computer device associated with a user, instructions to display, to the user via a display device, the second version of the product including the second grid overlay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented method for displaying differences between versions of a product, said method implemented using a manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device in communication with a memory, said method comprising:
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storing, in the memory, a first version of a product and a second version of the product, wherein the second version extends the first version by a plug at a first location, wherein the first version includes a first plurality of parts at a first plurality of locations and a second plurality of parts at a second plurality of locations, and wherein the second version includes the first plurality of parts, the second plurality of parts, and a third plurality of parts associated with the plug, wherein the first location is between the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations; calculating, by the MPM computer device, a first numbering system, wherein each of the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations includes a location number based on the first numbering system; calculating, by the MPM computer device, a second numbering system for a third plurality of locations associated with the third plurality of parts; determining, by the MPM computer device, a first grid overlay for the first version of the product based on the first numbering system; determining, by the MPM computer device, a second grid overlay for the second version of the product based on the first numbering system and the second numbering system; and transmitting, from the MPM computer device to a client computer device associated with a user, instructions to display, to the user via a display device, the second version of the product including the second grid overlay. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by manufacturing process management computer device having at least one processor coupled to at least one memory device, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
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store, in the at least one memory device, a first version of a product and a second version of the product, wherein the second version extends the first version by a plug at a first location, wherein the first version includes a first plurality of parts at a first plurality of locations and a second plurality of parts at a second plurality of locations, and wherein the second version includes the first plurality of parts, the second plurality of parts, and a third plurality of parts associated with the plug, wherein the first location is between the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations; calculate, by the processor, a first numbering system, wherein each of the first plurality of locations and the second plurality of locations includes a location number based on the first numbering system; calculate, by the processor, a second numbering system for a third plurality of locations associated with the third plurality of parts; determine, by the processor, a first grid overlay for the first version of the product based on the first numbering system; determine, by the processor, a second grid overlay for the second version of the product based on the first numbering system and the second numbering system; and transmit, from processor to a client computer device associated with a user, instructions to display, to the user via a display device, the second version of the product including the second grid overlay. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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