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US 6,647,380 B1Granted
Production and inventory control system and computer program product for controlling production and inventory
AssigneeClass Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorMikio Yotsukura
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Abstract
A production and inventory control system, comprises a first business application system for executing a first business application, a second business application system for executing a second business application, and a production database for storing information of the first business application system and the second business application system, wherein the control system distinctively displays the information for each of the first and second business application systems.
Claims23
A production and inventory control system, comprising:
- a production database including:
- a parts master for storing:
- name of items including products and/or parts;
- and
- first display information to determine whether or not the items are displayed in a first business application system;
- and
- second display information to determine whether or not the items are displayed in a second business application system;
- a parts structure master related to the parts master, the parts structure master storing structure information of the items;
- and
- a technical information list master related to the parts master, the technical information list master storing a drawing and/or technical information of the items stored in the parts master;
- said first business application system for executing a first business application, the first business application displaying the items according to the first display information in connection with the first business application system, the first business application displaying the structure of the displayed items;
- and
- said second business application system for executing a second business application that is different from the first business application, the second business application displaying the items according to the second display information in connection with the second business application system, the second business application displaying the technical information of the displayed items,
- wherein at least a portion of the display information displayed by each business application is unique to that particular business application.
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A computer program product for controlling production and inventory, comprising:
- a production database including:
- a parts master for storing:
- name of items including products and/or parts;
- and
- first display information to determine whether or not the items are displayed in a first business application system;
- and
- second display information to determine whether or not the items are displayed in a second business application system;
- a parts structure master related to the parts master, the parts structure master storing structure information of the items;
- and
- a technical information list master related to the parts master, the technical information list master storing a drawing and/or technical information of the items stored in the parts master;
- said first business application system for executing a first business application, the first business application displaying the items according to the first display information in connection with the first business application system, the first business application displaying the structure of the displayed items;
- and
- said second business application system for executing a second business application that is different from the first business application, the second business application displaying the items according to the second display information in connection with the second business application system, the second business application displaying the technical information of the displayed items,
- wherein at least a portion of the display information displayed by each business application is unique to that particular business application.
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A method of controlling production and inventory, comprising the steps of:
- providing a database for storing data including:
- product names;
- configuration data for each product;
- and
- first display information for each product indicating what data is viewed by a purchasing division;
- second display information for each product indicating what data is viewed by a manufacturing division;
- and
- third display information for each product indicating what data is viewed by an engineering division;
- displaying purchasing data on a purchasing division business application, said purchasing division business application displaying only what data is indicated for said purchasing division by said first display information;
- displaying manufacturing data on a manufacturing division business application, said manufacturing division business application displaying only what data is indicated for said manufacturing division by said second display information;
- and
- displaying engineering data on an engineering division business application, said engineering division business application displaying only what data is indicated for said engineering division by said third display information,
- wherein said purchasing division business application, said manufacturing division business application, and said engineering division business application are different business applications
- wherein at least a portion of the data displayed by each business application is unique to that particular business application.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.