US 7,321,804 B2
Method for process-driven bill of material
Jerry D. Zayic, Renton, Wash. (US); Carl E. Bouffiou, Tacoma, Wash. (US); Joe Anelle, St. Louis, Mo. (US); Robert J. Schreiber, St. Louis, Mo. (US); Steve DuPont, Kent, Wash. (US); Steve E. Franzen, St. Charles, Mo. (US); and Brad J. Harrison, Yelm, Wash. (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, Ill. (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/13,311.
Prior Publication US 2006/0129262 A1, Jun. 15, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 700—107  [700/106] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of generating a manufacturing bill of material for a product, comprising:
transferring process information and engineering information regarding the product to a central processing unit;
compiling a process data structure from the process information;
compiling a product data structure from the engineering information; and
generating a manufacturing bill of material by combining the process data structure and the product data structure, wherein the generating the manufacturing bill of material includes determining if the process data structure and the product data structure are reconcilable, and generating an error message if the process data structure and the product data structure are not reconcilable.