SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING AN END-TO-END BUSINESS PROCESS FOR ELECTRONIC SUPPLIER QUALIFICATION AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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A system for facilitating supplier qualification and quality management functions includes an application executing on a host system and a web-based user interface provided by the application, the web-based user interface collaboratively enabling qualification of suppliers, parts, and technologies over a network. The system also includes a shared data repository and a workstation in communication with the host system, and a supplier in communication with the host system via the user interface and network. The collaborative qualification includes acquiring supplier capabilities, part data, and supplier technology data from a collaborative source via the user interface. The collaborative qualification also includes storing acquired data in the shared data repository, and performing quality management functions via the user interface and shared data repository. The quality management functions include: managing changes to a supplier product; managing process changes proposed by a supplier; and assessing quality metrics provided by a supplier.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONARMONK NEW YORK 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayes, Robert D Poughkeepsie, NY 7 99
Jensen, Brent R Austin, TX 10 167
Kobeda, Edward Raleigh, NC 7 79
Lambert, Eric T Wappingers Falls, NY 6 106
Maresca, John S Hopewell Junction, NY 16 213
Pearsall, Katherine J Georgetown, TX 7 61
Steele, Benjamin J Newburgh, NY 6 44
Whitney, Michael J Cary, NC 50 151
Zulpa, Paul A Woodbury, CT 18 81

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