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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Donald F. Ballas, Colchester, VT (US);
Jeanne P. S. Bickford, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Thomas R. Maheux, South Hero, VT (US);
Paul G. McLaughlin, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Donald L. Poulin, Montgomery Center, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for reserving manufacturing capacity to satisfy a customer deliverable order for a product. The system and method uses a relational database tool adapted to receive said customer deliverable order; and a product manager tool operatively connected to said relational database tool, said product manager tool being adapted to obtain a block of part numbers from unallocated part numbers and to supply said block of part number to said relation database.