1. A computer readable medium for producing parts at an intelligent facility, said medium comprising: a database that stores previous job information relating to the production of at least one part previously produced by the facility, said previous job information for each previously produced part including previous design data relating to part design features of each previously produced part; a system that receives current job information relating to a current part to be produced by the facility in response to a current job request, said current job information including proposed design data relating to proposed part design features of said current part; and a system that searches said database to compare said previous job information design data stored with respect to each previously produced part to said current job information design data, and to determine if said previous job information design data and said current job information design data have at least a predetermined degree of similarity such that a plan can be developed for producing a current part, in response to said current job request, which utilizes at least a part of said previous job information.