Method and system for managing supply of replacement parts of a piece of equipment
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Abstract
Computerized method and system for managing supply of replacement parts used for servicing a piece of equipment are provided. The method allows to provide a database of parts supply data indicative of availability of replacement parts. The method further allows to provide an input/output device at a service site in communication with the database. A computer-readable order is transmitted from the service site to said database, wherein the order is configured to identify respective parts and quantity thereof to be made available for said service site. A processing step allows to process the order relative to the data stored in the database to determine availability of the parts identified in the order. A gathering step allows to gather replacement parts for the service site. The database is updated to log transactions that occur in connection with the replacement parts for the service site.
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32 Claims
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16. A computerized method for communicating information to service personnel for on-site servicing of a selected railroad locomotive from a group of generally similar locomotives, with said selected locomotive being made up of a plurality of systems and subject to unique system configurations and servicing requirements, said method comprising:
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storing detailed system configuration data regarding a selected railroad locomotive, and parts supply data indicative of availability of replacement parts for servicing the group of generally similar locomotives in a database;
providing a respective identifier for uniquely identifying the selected locomotive from among the group of generally similar locomotives;
providing an input/output device at a service site in communication with the database;
accessing the database through the input/output device by communicating to said database information indicative of the respective identifier for the selected locomotive through the input/output device;
generating a computer-readable order for parts using the detailed system configuration data in said database regarding the selected railroad locomotive, with said order identifying respective parts and quantity thereof to be made available for said service site for servicing the selected locomotive;
processing said order relative to the parts supply data stored in the database to determine availability of the parts identified in the order for servicing the selected locomotive;
gathering replacement parts for the service site; and
updating said database with data relating to the replacement parts ordered for the service site. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for communicating Information to service personnel for on-site servicing of a selected railroad locomotive from a group of generally similar locomotives, with said selected locomotive being made up of a plurality of systems and subject to unique system configurations and servicing requirements, said system comprising:
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a database storing detailed system configuration data regarding a selected railroad locomotive, said database further storing parts supply data indicative of availability of replacement parts for servicing the group of generally similar locomotives;
an input/output device at a service site in communication with the database, said device configured to access the database by communicating to said database information indicative of the respective identifier for the selected locomotive, said device further configured to generate a computer-readable order for parts using the detailed system configuration data in said database regarding the selected railroad locomotive, with said order identifying respective parts and quantity thereof to be made available for said service site for servicing the selected locomotive;
a processor configured to process said order relative to the parts supply data stored in the database to determine availability of the parts identified in the order for servicing the selected locomotive; and
an update module to log data relating to the replacement parts ordered for the service site in the database. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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