Inventors:
Francis E. del Rosario - Rochester MN, US
Kael B. Eddy - Lanesboro MN, US
Clinton W. Erie - Adams MN, US
Ivory W. Knipfer - Rochester MN, US
Matthew H. Zemke - Rochester MN, US
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06Q 10/00
Abstract:
A novel and non-obvious method, system and apparatus for controlling inventory stocking and usage based on part attributes. A method for controlling inventory stocking and usage based on part attributes that can include establishing a stock footprint, which maps stocking locations to attributes on a part, establishing a usage strategy, which maps a prioritized list of attributes to a part request order type, establishing a usage characteristic set, which maps a set of usage characteristics to the usage strategy, receiving a request order, and, applying the established usage strategy to the received request order based on matching a characteristic set of the received request order with the usage characteristic set of the established usage strategy.