A SYSTEM FOR REQUISITIONING AND DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A system (200) for requisitioning and distributing material in a manufacturing environment is provided. A manufacturing station (231) stores and utilizes the material and produces a first missing resource signal in response to depleting a predetermined amount of the material in the manufacturing station (210). An intelligent storage unit (250) stores the material. A computer system (220) receives the first missing resource signal, responsively searches the storage unit (250), produces a material transfer command signal in response to the presence of the material, and produces a pull trigger signal in response to the absence of the material. A microcomputer (225) produces a material schedule. A logic device (230) receives the pull trigger signal and produces a depletion signal in response to the pull trigger signal and the material schedule.