Process for configuring software and hardware in a build-to-order computer system

A computer system comprising:

• hardware components designated by a hardware list generated by a manufacturing system in response to an order supplied to the manufacturing system by an order management system;
• and
• software components designated by a software list generated by the manufacturing system in response to the order supplied to the manufacturing system by the order management system, the software components being checked against the hardware components by the manufacturing system to verify that the software components are compatible with the hardware components prior to assembly of the hardware components and loading of the software components on the assembled hardware components.

A computer system comprising:

• hardware components designated by a hardware list generated by a manufacturing system in response to an order supplied to the manufacturing system by an order management system;
• and
• software components designated by a software list generated by the manufacturing system in response to the order supplied to the manufacturing system by the order management system, the software components being checked against each other by the manufacturing system to verify that the software components are compatible with each other prior to assembly of the hardware components and loading of the software components on the assembled hardware components.

A computer system comprising:

• hardware components designated by a hardware list generated by a manufacturing system in response to an order supplied to the manufacturing system by an order management system;
• and
• software components designated by a software list generated by the manufacturing system in response to the order supplied to the manufacturing system by the order management system, the hardware components being checked against each other by the manufacturing system to verify that the hardware components are compatible with each other prior to assembly of the hardware components and loading of the software components on the assembled hardware components.