Automated system for estimating impact on inventory cost due to an engineering change to a component
First Claim
1. An automated method implemented on a computer for evaluating inventory impact due to an engineering change to an item, said method providing for an inventory cost analysis due to the engineering change, said method automatically performing the following steps in response to a user inputting a part number identifying the item affected by the engineering change:
- retrieving from a bill of materials database all parts affected by the engineering change to the item; and
displaying a list of affected part numbers and the costs due to the inventory change.
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Abstract
A conceptual tool for inventory cost analysis based on an engineering change request for an item. The invention is a conceptual tool that uses both existing and new product structure in which an engineering change is requested on the item. Based on the product in which the item in question is being used, the system would identify all affected products (active and inactive), evaluate the on-hand inventory costs of raw material and finished products by accessing an inventory database. The system automatically designs an inventory model to evaluate the work-in-process inventory for all products affected by the change through direct access to item and process parameter data from an engineering database. A consolidated inventory cost for raw material, work-in-process and finished goods is derived based on the engineering change request and advises the user of the cost impact.
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1. An automated method implemented on a computer for evaluating inventory impact due to an engineering change to an item, said method providing for an inventory cost analysis due to the engineering change, said method automatically performing the following steps in response to a user inputting a part number identifying the item affected by the engineering change:
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retrieving from a bill of materials database all parts affected by the engineering change to the item; and displaying a list of affected part numbers and the costs due to the inventory change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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