Extensible object data enabled manufacturing

A data processing system for generating customized manufacturing operations, the data processing system comprising:

• a bus;
• a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code;
• at least one managed device connected to the bus;
• a communications unit connected to the bus;
• and
• a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to receive a request to create an item, wherein the request includes extensible object data comprising an extensible markup language-based representation of a physical product, generate a production order based on the request to begin the manufacturing process, and create a customized manufacturing process routing using the extensible object data and an extensible translation stylesheet, wherein the customized manufacturing process routing provides manufacturing operators with specific information regarding process steps to manufacture the item specified in the request.

A computer program product for generating customized manufacturing operations, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer usable program code tangibly embodied thereon, the computer usable program code comprising:
• computer usable program code for receiving a request to create an item, wherein the request includes extensible object data comprising an extensible markup language-based representation of a physical product;
• computer usable program code for generating a production order based on the request to begin the manufacturing process;
• and
• computer usable program code for creating a customized manufacturing process routing using the extensible object data and an extensible translation stylesheet;
• wherein the customized manufacturing process routing provides manufacturing operators with specific information regarding process steps to manufacture the item specified in the request.