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AssigneeAmada Company, Limited
InventorsKoichi Tsuchida, Yoshiyuki Matsui
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An outsourcing service center (7) discloses information obtained through outsourcing services for a first sheet metal processing factory (3) to promote sales. A first ordering customer (5) requests a first sheet metal processing factory (3) to make an estimate for manufacturing a product. The first sheet metal processing factory (3) requests an outsourcing center (7) to perform the work of making the estimate. The outsourcing center (7) logs in to a computer (9) of the first sheet metal processing factory via a computer (15) of the outsourcing center, and, by remote control, works together with the first sheet metal processing factory to perform outsourcing services such as making an estimate and creating NC process data. The processes of these remotely performed services are stored in memory constituting know-how and are then disclosed on a Web page. In this way, examples of previous work successes are introduced and thereby used for promoting CAD/CAM software used in the work processes.
A method for outsourcing of services related to the sheet metal working industry by which a sheet metal processing factory, that receives an order for manufacturing a sheet metal product, has manufacturing of said sheet metal product performed by another party using a computer of the sheet metal processing factory and by which information acquired in said performance of the manufacturing of the sheet metal product is disclosed, said method comprising:
A system for outsourcing of services related to the sheet metal working industry by which a sheet metal processing factory, that receives an order for manufacturing a sheet metal product, has manufacturing of said sheet metal product performed by another party using a computer of said sheet metal processing factory, and by which information acquired in said performance of the manufacturing of the sheet metal product is disclosed, said system comprising:
The method for outsourcing related to the sheet metal working industry according to 2, further comprising creating said contents for presentation using said computer of the sheet metal processing factory.
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