International Business Machines Corporation

Steven R Pike

David B Lutton, Ii

Thomas D Furland

Michael J Maslack

Kerry J Enright

A system, method, service and media for managing both supplier-owned and non-owned manufacturing asset types utilizing a supplier model of a product which goes across the manufacturing asset types. The invention maps the model to instances of the asset types and uses a network to control and monitor the assets. The monitoring and control occur according to the model, rules and services and does not require the vendors of non-owned manufacturing asset types to change their manufacturing execution systems.

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East Fairfield, VT, United States of America

Steven R Pike