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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1999
Greg A. Turner, Arlington, TX (US);
Douglas K. Wolfe, Denton, TX (US);
Patrick S. Porowski, Duncanville, TX (US);
William Bruce Webster, Carrollton, TX (US);
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A material management system and method ( ) includes a data storage device ( ) containing order information ( ) for a product, product information ( ) for a product, work center information ( ) for fabricating the product, and inventory information ( ) for fabricating the product. The system ( ) also includes a processor ( ) coupled to the data storage device ( ). The system ( ) further includes a nesting application ( ) operable for execution by the processor ( ). The nesting application ( ) is operable to determine a fabrication nest for the product using the order information ( ), the product information ( ), the work center information ( ), or the inventory information ( ).