ATTRIBUTE-BASED NOMENCLATURE IN SUPPLY CHAINS

摘要

A method, computer program product, and computer system to determine an identifier for a product. A processor compares a plurality of attributes of the product to a hierarchical map of attributes. A processor determines a first portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the first attribute. A processor determines a second portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the second attribute. A processor determines an order of the first portion of the identifier and the second portion of the identifier based, at least in part, on the order of the first attribute and the second attribute in the hierarchical map of attributes.

主权项

1. A method for determining an identifier for a product, the method comprising:
comparing, by one or more processors, a plurality of attributes of the product to a hierarchical map of attributes, wherein the plurality of attributes of the product include at least one attribute of an upstream component used in the manufacture of the product; responsive to a determination that a first attribute of the plurality of attributes of the product matches a first attribute in the hierarchical map of attributes, determining, by the one or more processors, a first portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the first attribute, wherein the rule assigns a different identifier based on the at least one attribute; responsive to a determination that a second attribute of the plurality of attributes of the product matches a second attribute in the hierarchical map of attributes, determining, by the one or more processors, a second portion of the identifier for the product based, at least in part, on a rule associated with the second attribute; determining, by the one or more processors, an order of the first portion of the identifier and the second portion of the identifier based, at least in part, on the order of the first attribute and the second attribute in the hierarchical map of attributes; sending, by the one or more processors, the identifier of the product to an upstream supplier via the electronic data interchange, wherein the upstream supplier provided the upstream component; sending, by the one or more processors, the identifier to a supplier downstream in a supply chain via an electronic data interchange; receiving, by the one or more processors, an identifier for a downstream product from the supplier downstream in a supply chain via the electronic data interchange; comparing, by the one or more processors, the identifier for the product to the identifier for the downstream product; and generating, by the one or more processors, a list of differences between the identifier for the product and the identifier for the downstream product, wherein the list of differences include one or more of the plurality of attributes of the product.