Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) system add-ins configured to receive a CAD file of an assembly drawing, analyze the CAD file to extract part components located within the assembly drawing and add the extracted part components to a part component list of the assembly drawing. The system subsequently filters, based on a set of vendors sourcing the extracted part components, the part component list to identify specific vendors sourcing one or more of the part components or equivalent part components and determines availability of the part components for each of the identified specific vendors. The system subsequently generates, based on the availability of the part components, vendor-specific part component lists for each vendor with the availability, converts the vendor-specific part component lists to purchase orders and communicates the purchase orders to a corresponding one of the vendors.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for training a search engine generates synthetic search arguments and target information that are provided to the search engine as training. A search argument simulator ingests product information and historical interaction data, determines relevant descriptors, creates compound descriptors, and creates candidate search arguments. A trainer checks the candidates against historical search arguments, identifies similar search arguments and determines likely search arguments that are used for training. An evaluator monitors search engine responses and triggers retraining of the search engine.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) system add-ins configured to receive a CAD file of an assembly drawing, analyze the CAD file to extract part components located within the assembly drawing and add the extracted part components to a part component list of the assembly drawing. The system subsequently filters, based on a set of vendors sourcing the extracted part components, the part component list to identify specific vendors sourcing one or more of the part components or equivalent part components and determines availability of the part components for each of the identified specific vendors. The system subsequently generates, based on the availability of the part components, vendor-specific part component lists for each vendor with the availability, converts the vendor-specific part component lists to purchase orders and communicates the purchase orders to a corresponding one of the vendors.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for training a search engine generates synthetic search arguments and target information that are provided to the search engine as training. A search argument simulator ingests product information and historical interaction data, determines relevant descriptors, creates compound descriptors, and creates candidate search arguments. A trainer checks the candidates against historical search arguments, identifies similar search arguments and determines likely search arguments that are used for training. An evaluator monitors search engine responses and triggers retraining of the search engine.

Abstract: A computer device such as a tablet computer accesses a server to search a product catalog. The catalog is displayed as a broad classifications of products, which when selected result in the display of sub-classifications within the classification. Levels of searching are provided to the product level, and movement within each level is possible.