METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING, SUSTAINING AND USING A TRANSACTIONAL BILL OF MATERIALS (T-BOM TM)

摘要

The inventive approach provides a dynamic data system and computationally efficient method to uniquely identify a product of interest and by means of querying any number of databases for pertinent transaction data, create a complete product history (lifecycle) as well as the current product state. The inventive method provides a means for rapidly assigning a unique identifier to specific instances of a product or component. The invention also provides for the elimination of duplicative or obsolete lifecycle (52) data, generating a current picture of product data (denominated, by reason of the method of creation, a “transactional bill of materials' (T-BOM (62)) for every product component or composite product. The invention provides a method supportive of improved product uptime as well as other advantages including improved customer service, reduced costs to provide customer service, and profitability management.