摘要 |
An improved manufacturing system for controlling the interchangeability of sets of parts during product installation. In response to receiving a request for an order, a parts list is created for the order. The illustrative embodiments determine whether each part in the parts list is present in current inventory stock. If any of a first group of parts in the parts list is not present in current inventory stock, the illustrative embodiments allow for determining that a second group of parts in the current inventory stock is a valid substitution group for replacing the first group of parts, wherein the number of parts in the first group of parts is not equal to the number of parts in the second group of parts. The illustrative embodiments then update the order by replacing the first group of parts in the parts list with the identified second group of parts.
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