Advanced material tracking system (AMTS)
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1. A method for enterprise resource planning, the method comprising:
- storing in computer memory a first inventory count for a component in an origin location and a second inventory count for the component in a destination location, the origin and destination locations being physically different locations;
storing in computer memory an inventory transaction record for a selected one of the components that is physically located in the origin location, the inventory record assigning to the selected component a component identifier and the destination location;
in response to the storing of the inventory transaction record, decrementing the first inventory count by the selected component and incrementing the second inventory count by the selected component; and
after decrementing the first inventory count, physically moving the selected component out of the origin location.
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Abstract
A method for tracking and reporting material movements and responding to material movements. Tracked-components are assigned a component identifier which can be associated with a location. The identifier is associated with a first location, and in response to a movement trigger, the location associated with the identifier is updated to a second location. A component can be comprised of multiple sub-components, each of which itself is a tracked component. When the location of the component is updated, the location of each sub-component is similarly updated. Each update of the location of a component can trigger reports or other actions within the system.
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1. A method for enterprise resource planning, the method comprising:
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storing in computer memory a first inventory count for a component in an origin location and a second inventory count for the component in a destination location, the origin and destination locations being physically different locations; storing in computer memory an inventory transaction record for a selected one of the components that is physically located in the origin location, the inventory record assigning to the selected component a component identifier and the destination location; in response to the storing of the inventory transaction record, decrementing the first inventory count by the selected component and incrementing the second inventory count by the selected component; and after decrementing the first inventory count, physically moving the selected component out of the origin location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising a computer readable memory encoded with instructions configured to:
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store in a computer a plurality of component identifiers with a current physcial location of a plurality of components at an origin location; store in the computer an inventory transaction record of a selected number of the plurality of component identifiers and a corresponding destination location for the selected number;
andin response to storing the inventory transaction record and before physically moving at least one of the selected number from the origin location, decrementing a computer record indicating an inventory count of the components in the origin location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising a computer readable memory encoded with instructions configured to:
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store in a computer a plurality of component identifiers with a current physical location of a plurality of components at an origin location; store in the computer an inventory transaction record of a selected number of the plurality of component identifiers and a corresponding destination location; and in response to storing the inventory transaction record and before physically moving at least one of the selected number from the origin location, incrementing a computer record indicating an inventory count of the components in the destination location.
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