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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2007
Francis E. Del Rosario, Rochester, MN (US);
Kael B. Eddy, Lanesboro, MN (US);
Clinton W. Erie, Adams, MN (US);
Ivory W. Knipfer, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew H. Zemke, Rochester, MN (US);
Francis E. del Rosario, Rochester, MN (US);
Kael B. Eddy, Lanesboro, MN (US);
Clinton W. Erie, Adams, MN (US);
Ivory W. Knipfer, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew H. Zemke, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for controlling inventory stocking and usage based on part attributes. A method for controlling inventory stocking and usage based on part attributes that can include establishing a stock footprint, which maps stocking locations to attributes on a part, establishing a usage strategy, which maps a prioritized list of attributes to a part request order type, establishing a usage characteristic set, which maps a set of usage characteristics to the usage strategy, receiving a request order, and, applying the established usage strategy to the received request order based on matching a characteristic set of the received request order with the usage characteristic set of the established usage strategy.