Industrial it system for distribution power transformers manufacturing material control with suppliers systems integration
First Claim
1. A system communicating among entities of a manufacturing process, comprising:
- a process tracking and workflow engine, the process tracking and workflow engine having at least one processing rule operating on manufacturing processing information;
a communications network cooperating with the process tracking and workflow engine that transmits and receives data representative of the manufacturing communication information.
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Abstract
The invention contemplates a system and method for communicating among entities of a manufacturing process. The System (100) comprises a process tracking and workflow engine and a communications network. The process tracking and workflow engine (180a) includes at least one processing rule operating on manufacturing processing information. The communications network (160) cooperates with the process tracking and workflow engine to transmit and receive data representative of manufacturing communication information. The inventive system also may include a sales system (801) for receiving a product request, where the product request is received from a customer and/or a field sales representative.
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18 Claims
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1. A system communicating among entities of a manufacturing process, comprising:
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a process tracking and workflow engine, the process tracking and workflow engine having at least one processing rule operating on manufacturing processing information;
a communications network cooperating with the process tracking and workflow engine that transmits and receives data representative of the manufacturing communication information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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3. The system of claim 3, wherein the product request is received from at least one of the following:
- a customer, a field sales representative.
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12. A method of integrating supplier participation in a manufacturing process, comprising:
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receiving a product request;
determining available suppliers of material items to manufacture the product request;
selecting at least one of the available suppliers;
applying at least one processing rule to the available suppliers;
selecting at least one supplier for each material item; and
transmitting an order to the selected suppliers;
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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