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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Paul A. Zulpa, Woodbury, CT (US);
William H. Cochran, Rochester, MN (US);
Karen J. Gilsdorf, Mazeppa, MN (US);
Gary A. Tressler, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
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.