ENTERPRISE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A comprehensive enterprise product management system to effectuate efficient product time to market. The system includes a process model and a data model. The process model consists of entities that represent typical concepts in a trade setting and relationships among these entities. The data model represents the complexity of a product, including defining the entities that comprise the product and the relationship among these entities. An input mechanism is provided to facilitate entry of a new product to the enterprise. The process model and the data model accommodate the dynamic characteristics associated with both product definition and channels of trade.