25. The apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit according to claim 24 and wherein said computerized supply parameter auto-generation functionality comprises: PCN selection functionality operative to select at least one PCN corresponding to each of said components; rules operating functionality operative to employ at least part of said generic component supply form parameters to access appropriate ones of said machine-specific, component manufacturer-independent rules for generating said pick & place machine-specific component data and to operate said appropriate ones of said machine-specific, component manufacturer-independent rules based on said second database and at least one of said generic component parameters to yield corresponding values; and value assigning functionality operative to assign said corresponding values to corresponding ones of said pick & place machine-specific component supply parameters.
25. The apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit according to claim 24 and wherein said computerized supply parameter auto-generation functionality comprises: PCN selection functionality operative to select at least one PCN corresponding to each of said components; rules operating functionality operative to employ at least part of said generic component supply form parameters to access appropriate ones of said machine-specific, component manufacturer-independent rules for generating said pick & place machine-specific component data and to operate said appropriate ones of said machine-specific, component manufacturer-independent rules based on said second database and at least one of said generic component parameters to yield corresponding values; and value assigning functionality operative to assign said corresponding values to corresponding ones of said pick & place machine-specific component supply parameters. 26. The apparatus for manufacturing an electronic circuit according to claim 25 and wherein said computerized supply parameter auto-generation functionality also comprises computerized supply identifier auto-generation functionality operative to employ at least part of said generic component supply form parameters to auto-generate a corresponding pick & place machine specific component supply identifier.