Part sequencing system
OwnerDaniel Paul Caputo, Thomas W. McKeown +5inventors
InventorsDaniel Paul Caputo, Thomas W. McKeown, Stephen M. Hull, Michael Kearns, Thomas J. Morrison, Michael G. Khoury, Murthy N. Guduguntla
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Abstract
A part sequencing system is shown that can receive requests for a plurality of inventory items to be supplied in a specified order. The specified order is related to the order in which the inventory will be consumed in a selected manufacturing process. The system may utilize object oriented programming to reduce input errors.
Claims19
A supply monitoring and delivery system, comprising:
- a central computer system comprising a central processing means for receiving and collecting manufacturing assembly data in a customer specified assembly sequence from a plurality of customers, the central processing means comprising a means for storing said collected data, and
- a means for outputting said collected data, the outputting of said collected data comprising customer specific part assembly sequence requirements.
A part sequencing system, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving customer requirements and an indication of the order in which the requirements will be consumed,
- a database coupled to the receiver for storing the customer requirements and the indication of the order in which the requirements will be consumed,
- a program for generating a packaging sequence based on the customer requirements and the indication of the order in which the requirements will be consumed,
- an output device for communicating the packaging sequence in order to package the customer requirements in a container,
- an output device for generating a sequence identifier for the container based on the order in which the requirements will be consumed, and
- an input device for scanning the sequence identifier and an item identifier to confirm the item is in a proper sequenced container.
The part sequencing system of claim 12, wherein the program utilizes object oriented programming.
A method of sequencing parts, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for a plurality of items of inventory to be delivered in a specified sequence,
- retrieving the items from inventory,
- packaging the items of inventory in a container,
- labeling the container with a sequence identifier, and
- loading the containers on a vehicle based on the sequence identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.