Attribute based inventory usage and stocking

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method, by a computer hardware system for controlling inventory stocking and usage based on part attributes, the method comprising:
establishing, by the computer hardware system, a stock footprint, the stock footprint mapping stocking locations to attributes on a part; establishing, by the computer hardware system, the usage strategy mapping a prioritized list of attributes to a part request order type; establishing, by the computer hardware system, a usage characteristic set, the usage characteristic set mapping a set of usage characteristics to the usage strategy; receiving, by the computer hardware system, a request order; and applying, by the computer hardware system, 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.