System and methods for managing changes to a product in a manufacturing environment including an anytime design check

A computer implemented method for managing changes to a product in a manufacturing environment, said method implemented using a manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device in communication with a memory, said method comprising:

• receiving, by the MPM computer device, a first engineering design for a first configuration of a product to be assembled including an engineering bill of materials and a plurality of requirements;
• receiving, by the MPM computer device, a first manufacturing process plan for the first configuration of the product including a plurality of operations;
• storing, in a database in the at least one memory device, the first engineering design and the first manufacturing process plan;
• comparing, by the MPM computer device, the plurality of operations with the plurality of requirements to determine whether each requirement of the plurality of requirements is met by at least one of the plurality of operations;
• associating, by the MPM computer device, each requirement with one or more of the plurality of operations based on the comparison, by linking, in the database, the one or more operations with the corresponding requirement;
• receiving, from a user at the MPM computer device, a notification indicating that a first operation is complete;
• and
• storing, in the database an indication that one or more requirements associated with the first operation are complete, wherein the indication is linked to the first operation in the database and the corresponding one or more requirements.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by a manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device having at least one processor coupled to at least one memory device, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

• receive a first engineering design for a first configuration of a product to be assembled including an engineering bill of materials and a plurality of requirements;
• receive a first manufacturing process plan for the first configuration of the product including a plurality of operations;
• store, in a database in the at least one memory device, the first engineering design and the first manufacturing process plan;
• compare the plurality of operations with the plurality of requirements to determine whether each requirement of the plurality of requirements is met by at least one of the plurality of operations;
• associate each requirement with one or more of the plurality of operations based on the comparison, by linking, in the database, the one or more operations with the corresponding requirement;
• receive, from a user, a notification indicating that a first operation is complete;
• and
• store, in the database, an indication that one or more requirements associated with the first operation are complete, wherein the indication is linked to the first operation in the database and the corresponding one or more requirements.