Method and system for integration of engineering change data

• US 20040107076A1
• Filed: 04/02/2003
• Published: 06/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Tseng, Li-Ching, Young, Sai Wing, Peng, Kuang-Yu, Tseng, Chien-Ming, Chang, Weng-Chang, Liu, Chiu-Juan
• Application Number:
  US10/404,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20040107076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/02 CAD in a network environment, e.g. collaborative CAD or distributed simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]

Abstract

A method and a system for integration of engineering change data are provided. A form generation module searches engineering change data from a database according to search conditions entered by a user via a terminal device and generates accordingly generates an electronic form to which the user modifies the engineering change data. A modification module modifies data of an associated engineering change order with the modified engineering change data. Then, a searching module searches associated engineering change data file from the database according to the search conditions entered by the user. By the above data integration method and system, all related engineering data may be changed in response to modification of any particular engineering data by the user, and associated engineering data can also be searched during the process of searching particular engineering change data.

Claims

1. A method for integration of engineering change data for allowing a user to integrate engineering change data via a network terminal device and a network communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

having a form generation module search engineering change data from a database corresponding to search conditions and user identification data entered by the user via the network terminal device and accordingly generate an engineering change order electronic form by which the user modifies the engineering change data;

having a modification module modify data of an associated engineering change order with the engineering change data modified by the user and store the modified data in the database, as well as send the engineering change data to a back-end data processing system for data management depending on the user'"'"'s requirement; and

having a searching module search an associated engineering change data file from the database according to the search conditions entered by the user, wherein the engineering change data file comprises engineering change data of different engineering stages.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the network terminal device is a workstation, personal computer, notebook compute, palm computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), or cellular phone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the network communication system is Internet, Intranet, or Extranet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network communication system is a cable or wireless communication system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the back-end data processing system is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system or a Material Resource Planning (MRP) system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the engineering change data comprise a component parts change notification, a product change notification, or an engineering change notification.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the modified data of the associated engineering change order comprise material report data, a document file, an incoming material check card, a standard operation procedure, or a production engineering notification.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is an associative database.

9. A system for integration of engineering change data for allowing a user to integrate engineering change data via a network terminal device and a network communication system, the integration system comprising:

a database for storing at least engineering change order data, material report data, electronic form data, data of responsible units for processing engineering change orders, standard operation procedures, and production engineering data;

a form generation module for searching electronic form data from the database corresponding to search conditions entered by the user via the network terminal device to accordingly generate and display an electronic form on the network terminal device via the network communication system to which electronic form the user enters engineering change data via the network terminal device;

a modification module for modifying data of an associated engineering change order with the entered engineering change data from the user and storing the modified data in the database, as well as sending the engineering change data to a back-end data processing system for data management depending on the user'"'"'s requirement; and

a searching module for searching an associated engineering change data file from the database according to the search conditions entered by the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the network terminal device is a workstation, personal computer, notebook compute, palm computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), or cellular phone.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the network communication system is Internet, Intranet, or Extranet.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the network communication system is a cable or wireless communication system.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the back-end data processing system is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system or a Material Resource Planning (MRP) system.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the engineering change data comprise a component parts change notification, a product change notification, or an engineering change notification.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the modified data of the associated engineering change order comprise material report data, a document file, an incoming material check card, a standard operation procedure, or a production engineering notification.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the database is an associative database.