1. A storage medium encoded with machine-readable computer program code for facilitating database management processes for an enterprise via a communications network, the storage medium including instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, comprising: extracting part data relating to a part from a data storage device; retrieving activity data related to the part, the activity data including: demand data; purchase data; and creation data including a date a part number for the part is added to the data storage device; evaluating the part data and the activity data; associating a status code with the part data based upon results of the evaluating, the status code assigned being one of an active status and an inactive status; and storing the part data and the status code in the data storage device, wherein facilitating the database management processes is accomplished by a parts database management software application; wherein evaluating the activity data includes: determining an occurrence of a demand for the part; assessing currency of the demand; and quantifying the demand; wherein results of the determining the occurrence, the assessing the currency, and the quantifying the demand causes the parts database management software application to: associate the status code with the part data when a first condition is met, the first condition relating to at least one of an absence or presence of the demand, the currency of the demand, and the quantity of the demand; and perform additional evaluations of the activity data when the first condition is not met.