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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Kerry J. Enright, South Burlington, VT (US);
Thomas D. Furland, Essex Junction, VT (US);
David B. Lutton, Ii, Cambridge, VT (US);
Michael J. Maslack, Colchester, VT (US);
Steven R. Pike, East Fairfield, VT (US);
Kerry J. Enright, South Burlington, VT (US);
Thomas D. Furland, Essex Junction, VT (US);
David B. Lutton, II, Cambridge, VT (US);
Michael J. Maslack, Colchester, VT (US);
Steven R. Pike, East Fairfield, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
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.