Relational database for producing bill-of-materials from planning information

A method of reserving manufacturing capacity to satisfy a customer deliverable order for a product, said method comprising:

• inputting said customer deliverable order to a relational database tool;
• obtaining a block of part numbers from unallocated part numbers in a product manager tool to satisfy said customer deliverable order;
• and
• automatically preparing a bill-of-materials in said relational database tool to satisfy said customer deliverable order using part numbers from said block of part numbers.

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions readable by said machine for performing a method of reserving manufacturing capacity to satisfy a customer deliverable order for a product, said method comprising:

• inputting said customer deliverable order to a relational database tool;
• obtaining a block of part numbers from unallocated part numbers in a product manager tool to satisfy said customer deliverable order;
• and
• automatically preparing a bill-of-materials in said relational database tool to satisfy said customer deliverable order using part numbers from said block of part numbers.