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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul A. Zulpa, William H. Cochran, Karen J. Gilsdorf, Gary A. Tressler
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An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method for facilitating a preferred parts plan for an enterprise over a computer network utilizing a parts review process tool. The method comprises: receiving a bill of material from a client system that includes a non-preferred part; storing the bill of material in a bill of material review database; periodically searching and extracting non-preferred parts records from the bill of material review database; importing the non-preferred parts records into a deviation database; evaluating risk factors associated with non-preferred parts usage; developing an action plan to mitigate risks in using the non-preferred parts; developing a preferred parts strategy for use in minimizing requests to use non-preferred parts; and communicating the preferred parts strategy over a computer network to enterprise client systems.
A method for facilitating a preferred parts plan for an enterprise over a computer network, comprising:
A storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code for facilitating a preferred parts plan for an enterprise over a computer network, the storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method comprising:
A system for facilitating a preferred parts plan for an enterprise over a computer network, comprising:
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