METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A DEMAND ON A PRODUCT VARIANT USING BILL OF MATERIAL
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a product parts list containing parts for creating a product variant of a product;
updating a bill of material with the parts and a selection condition to identify a part of the product variant;
determining a characteristic and a characteristic value of the parts of the product variant; and
generating a variant demand object for the product variant containing the characteristic and the characteristic value.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for receiving a product parts list containing parts for creating a product variant of a product and updating a bill of material with the parts and a selection condition to identify a part of the product variant. The method includes determining a characteristic and a characteristic value of the parts of the product variant and generating a variant demand object for the product variant.
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15 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a product parts list containing parts for creating a product variant of a product; updating a bill of material with the parts and a selection condition to identify a part of the product variant; determining a characteristic and a characteristic value of the parts of the product variant; and generating a variant demand object for the product variant containing the characteristic and the characteristic value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a receiving unit to receive a product parts list containing parts for creating a product variant of a product; a bill of material unit electronically coupled to the receiving unit to update a bill of material with the parts and a selection condition; and a variant demand object generating unit electronically coupled to the receiving unit to generate a variant demand object for the product variant containing a characteristic and a characteristic value. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a machine readable medium having instructions which when executed by a machine cause the machine to; receive a product parts list containing parts for creating a product variant of a product; update a bill of material with the parts and a selection condition to identify a part of the product variant; determine a characteristic and a characteristic value of the parts of the product variant; and generate a variant demand object for the product variant containing the characteristic and the characteristic value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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