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Methods and apparatus for electronically representing manufacturing flow

  • US 8,121,719 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2005
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for electronically representing manufacturing flow of a finished product within a manufacturer comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of orders for the finished product;

    transmitting a subset of an order of the plurality of orders indicative of a component for the finished product;

    building traceability data indicative of parts used to produce the component;

    tracking the parts used in the finished product using the traceability data to facilitate producing finished product data;

    recalling the finished product based on the parts used to produce the component; and

    updating, by a processor, a sequence of production of the finished product by selecting an oldest order of the finished product and assigning the oldest order to an available matching unit.

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