Index: impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/DisposalMethod.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/DisposalMethod.java	(revision 5216)
+++ impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/DisposalMethod.java	(working copy)
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.jboss.weld.introspector.WeldMethod;
 import org.jboss.weld.introspector.WeldParameter;
 import org.jboss.weld.util.Beans;
+import org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.AnnotatedTypeIdProvider;
 
 public class DisposalMethod<X, T> extends AbstractReceiverBean<X, T, Method>
 {
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@
 
    protected DisposalMethod(BeanManagerImpl manager, WeldMethod<T, X> disposalMethod, AbstractClassBean<X> declaringBean)
    {
-      super(new StringBuilder().append(DisposalMethod.class.getSimpleName()).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(declaringBean.getAnnotatedItem().getName()).append(disposalMethod.getSignature().toString()).toString(), declaringBean, manager);
+      super(new StringBuilder().append(DisposalMethod.class.getSimpleName()).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(AnnotatedTypeIdProvider.getAnnotatedMethodId(disposalMethod)).toString(), declaringBean,
+            manager);
       this.disposalMethodInjectionPoint = MethodInjectionPoint.of(this, disposalMethod);
       initBindings();
       initType();
Index: impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ManagedBean.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ManagedBean.java	(revision 5216)
+++ impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ManagedBean.java	(working copy)
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 import org.jboss.weld.serialization.spi.helpers.SerializableContextual;
 import org.jboss.weld.util.Beans;
 import org.jboss.weld.util.Names;
+import org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.AnnotatedTypeIdProvider;
 import org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.Reflections;
 import org.slf4j.cal10n.LocLogger;
 import org.slf4j.ext.XLogger;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@
    
    protected static String createId(String beanType, WeldClass<?> clazz)
    {
-      return new StringBuilder().append(beanType).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(clazz.getBaseType()).toString();
+      return new StringBuilder().append(beanType).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(AnnotatedTypeIdProvider.getAnnotatedTypeId(clazz)).toString();
    }
 
    /**
Index: impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ProducerMethod.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ProducerMethod.java	(revision 5216)
+++ impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ProducerMethod.java	(working copy)
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.jboss.weld.introspector.WeldMethod;
 import org.jboss.weld.introspector.WeldParameter;
 import org.jboss.weld.util.Names;
+import org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.AnnotatedTypeIdProvider;
 
 /**
  * Represents a producer method bean
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@
       initType();
       initTypes();
       initBindings();
-      this.id = new StringBuilder().append(BEAN_ID_PREFIX).append(getClass().getSimpleName()).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(declaringBean.getAnnotatedItem().getName()).append(getAnnotatedItem().getSignature().toString()).toString();
+      this.id = new StringBuilder().append(BEAN_ID_PREFIX).append(getClass().getSimpleName()).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(AnnotatedTypeIdProvider.getAnnotatedMethodId(method)).toString();
       initStereotypes();
       initAlternative();
       initProducerMethodInjectableParameters();
Index: impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ProducerField.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ProducerField.java	(revision 5216)
+++ impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/ProducerField.java	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.BeanDeployerEnvironment;
 import org.jboss.weld.introspector.WeldField;
 import org.jboss.weld.util.Names;
+import org.jboss.weld.util.reflection.AnnotatedTypeIdProvider;
 
 /**
  * Represents a producer field
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
     */
    protected ProducerField(WeldField<T, X> field, AbstractClassBean<X> declaringBean, BeanManagerImpl manager)
    {
-      super(new StringBuilder().append(ProducerField.class.getSimpleName()).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(declaringBean.getAnnotatedItem().getName()).append(".").append(field.getName()).toString(), declaringBean, manager);
+      super(new StringBuilder().append(ProducerField.class.getSimpleName()).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(AnnotatedTypeIdProvider.getAnnotatedFieldId(field)).toString(), declaringBean, manager);
       this.field = field;
       initType();
       initTypes();
Index: impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/NewManagedBean.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/NewManagedBean.java	(revision 5216)
+++ impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/bean/NewManagedBean.java	(working copy)
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@
    {
       return new NewManagedBean<T>(clazz, createId(NewManagedBean.class.getSimpleName(), clazz), manager);
    }
-   
+
+   protected static String createId(String beanType, WeldClass<?> clazz)
+   {
+      return new StringBuilder().append(beanType).append(BEAN_ID_SEPARATOR).append(clazz.getBaseType()).toString();
+   }
+
    private Set<Annotation> bindings;
 
    /**
Index: impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/util/reflection/AnnotatedTypeIdProvider.java
===================================================================
--- impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/util/reflection/AnnotatedTypeIdProvider.java	(revision 0)
+++ impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/util/reflection/AnnotatedTypeIdProvider.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+/*
+ * JBoss, Home of Professional Open Source
+ * Copyright 2008, Red Hat Middleware LLC, and individual contributors
+ * by the @authors tag. See the copyright.txt in the distribution for a
+ * full listing of individual contributors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,  
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jboss.weld.util.reflection;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedCallable;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedConstructor;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedField;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedMethod;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedParameter;
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.AnnotatedType;
+
+/**
+ * Class that can take an AnnotatedType and return a unique 
+ * string representation of that type
+ * @author Stuart Douglas <stuart@baileyroberts.com.au>
+ *
+ */
+public class AnnotatedTypeIdProvider
+{
+
+   static final char SEPERATOR = ';';
+
+   /**
+    * generates a unique signature for an annotated type.
+    * members without annotations are ommited to reduce 
+    * the length of the signature
+    * @param <X>
+    * @param annotatedType
+    * @return
+    */
+   public static <X> String getAnnotatedTypeId(AnnotatedType<X> annotatedType)
+   {
+      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+
+      builder.append(annotatedType.getJavaClass().getName());
+      builder.append(getAnnotationSetId(annotatedType.getAnnotations()));
+      builder.append("{ ");
+      
+      //now deal with the fields
+      List<AnnotatedField<? super X>> fields = new ArrayList<AnnotatedField<? super X>>();
+      fields.addAll(annotatedType.getFields());
+      Collections.sort(fields,new Comparator<AnnotatedField<? super X>>()
+      {
+         public int compare(AnnotatedField<? super X> arg0, AnnotatedField<? super X> arg1)
+         {
+            if (arg0.getJavaMember().getName().equals(arg1.getJavaMember().getName()))
+            {
+               return arg0.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getName().compareTo(arg1.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getName());
+            }
+            return arg0.getJavaMember().getName().compareTo(arg1.getJavaMember().getName());
+         }
+      });
+      for (AnnotatedField<? super X> field : fields)
+      {
+         if (!field.getAnnotations().isEmpty())
+         {
+            builder.append(getAnnotatedFieldId(field));
+            builder.append(SEPERATOR);
+         }
+      }
+
+      //methods
+      List<AnnotatedMethod<? super X>> methods = new ArrayList<AnnotatedMethod<? super X>>();
+      methods.addAll(annotatedType.getMethods());
+      Collections.sort(methods, new AnnotatedMethodComparator());
+      for (AnnotatedMethod<? super X> method : methods)
+      {
+         if (!method.getAnnotations().isEmpty() || hasMethodParameters(method))
+         {
+            builder.append(getAnnotatedMethodId(method));
+            builder.append(SEPERATOR);
+         }
+      }
+
+      //constructors
+      List<AnnotatedConstructor<? super X>> constructors = new ArrayList<AnnotatedConstructor<? super X>>();
+      constructors.addAll(annotatedType.getConstructors());
+      Collections.sort(constructors, new AnnotatedConstructorComparator());
+      for (AnnotatedConstructor<? super X> con : constructors)
+      {
+         if (!con.getAnnotations().isEmpty() || hasMethodParameters(con))
+         {
+            builder.append(getAnnotatedConstructorId(con));
+            builder.append(SEPERATOR);
+         }
+      }
+      builder.append("}");
+
+      return builder.toString();
+   }
+
+   public  static <X> boolean hasMethodParameters(AnnotatedCallable<X> callable)
+   {
+      for(AnnotatedParameter<X> p : callable.getParameters())
+      {
+         if (p.getAnnotations().isEmpty())
+            return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   public static String getAnnotationSetId(Set<Annotation> annotations)
+   {
+      if (annotations.isEmpty())
+         return "";
+      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+      builder.append('[');
+
+      List<Annotation> anList = new ArrayList<Annotation>(annotations.size());
+      anList.addAll(annotations);
+      Collections.sort(anList, new Comparator<Annotation>()
+      {
+         public int compare(Annotation arg0, Annotation arg1)
+         {
+            return arg0.annotationType().getName().compareTo(arg1.annotationType().getName());
+         }
+      });
+      for(Annotation a : anList)
+      {
+         builder.append('@');
+         builder.append(a.annotationType().getName());
+         builder.append('(');
+         Method[] decMethod = a.annotationType().getDeclaredMethods();
+         List<Method> methods = new ArrayList<Method>(decMethod.length);
+         Collections.sort(methods, new Comparator<Method>()
+         {
+
+            public int compare(Method arg0, Method arg1)
+            {
+               return arg0.getName().compareTo(arg1.getName());
+            }
+         });
+
+         for (int i = 0; i < methods.size(); ++i)
+         {
+            Method m = methods.get(i);
+            try
+            {
+               Object value = m.invoke(a);
+               builder.append(m.getName());
+               builder.append('=');
+               builder.append(value.toString());
+            }
+            catch (NullPointerException e)
+            {
+               throw new RuntimeException("NullPointerException accessing annotation member, annotation:" + a.annotationType().getName() + " member: " + m.getName(), e);
+            }
+            catch (IllegalArgumentException e)
+            {
+               throw new RuntimeException("IllegalArgumentException accessing annotation member, annotation:" + a.annotationType().getName() + " member: " + m.getName(), e);
+            }
+            catch (IllegalAccessException e)
+            {
+               throw new RuntimeException("IllegalAccessException accessing annotation member, annotation:" + a.annotationType().getName() + " member: " + m.getName(), e);
+            }
+            catch (InvocationTargetException e)
+            {
+               throw new RuntimeException("InvocationTargetException accessing annotation member, annotation:" + a.annotationType().getName() + " member: " + m.getName(), e);
+            }
+            if (i + 1 != methods.size())
+            {
+               builder.append(',');
+            }
+         }
+         builder.append(')');
+      }
+      builder.append(']');
+      return builder.toString();
+   }
+
+   public static <X> String getAnnotatedFieldId(AnnotatedField<X> field)
+   {
+      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+      builder.append(field.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getName());
+      builder.append('.');
+      builder.append(field.getJavaMember().getName());
+      builder.append(getAnnotationSetId(field.getAnnotations()));
+      return builder.toString();
+   }
+
+   public static <X> String getAnnotatedMethodId(AnnotatedMethod<X> method)
+   {
+      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+      builder.append(method.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getName());
+      builder.append('.');
+      builder.append(method.getJavaMember().getName());
+      builder.append(getAnnotationSetId(method.getAnnotations()));
+      builder.append(getAnnotatatedParameterListId(method.getParameters(), method.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes()));
+      return builder.toString();
+   }
+
+   public static <X> String getAnnotatedConstructorId(AnnotatedConstructor<X> constructor)
+   {
+      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+      builder.append(constructor.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getName());
+      builder.append('.');
+      builder.append(constructor.getJavaMember().getName());
+      builder.append(getAnnotationSetId(constructor.getAnnotations()));
+      builder.append(getAnnotatatedParameterListId(constructor.getParameters(), constructor.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes()));
+      return builder.toString();
+   }
+
+   public static <X> String getAnnotatatedParameterListId(List<AnnotatedParameter<X>> parameters, Class[] paramTypes)
+   {
+      StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+      builder.append("(");
+      for (int i = 0; i < parameters.size(); ++i)
+      {
+         AnnotatedParameter<X> ap = parameters.get(i);
+         Class c = paramTypes[i];
+         builder.append(c.getName());
+         builder.append(getAnnotationSetId(ap.getAnnotations()));
+         if (i + 1 != parameters.size())
+         {
+            builder.append(',');
+         }
+      }
+      builder.append(")");
+      return builder.toString();
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Does the first stage of comparing AnnoatedCallables, however it cannot compare the
+    * method parameters
+    * @author Stuart Douglas <stuart@baileyroberts.com.au>
+    *
+    * @param <T>
+    */
+   static class AnnotatedCallableComparator<T> implements Comparator<AnnotatedCallable<T>>
+   {
+
+      public int compare(AnnotatedCallable<T> arg0, AnnotatedCallable<T> arg1)
+      {
+         //compare the names first
+         int res = (arg0.getJavaMember().getName().compareTo(arg1.getJavaMember().getName()));
+         if (res != 0)
+            return res;
+         res = arg0.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getName().compareTo(arg1.getJavaMember().getDeclaringClass().getName());
+         if (res != 0)
+            return res;
+         res = arg0.getParameters().size() - arg1.getParameters().size();
+         return res;
+      }
+
+   }
+
+   static class AnnotatedMethodComparator<T> implements Comparator<AnnotatedMethod<T>>
+   {
+      AnnotatedCallableComparator cmp = new AnnotatedCallableComparator<T>();
+
+      public int compare(AnnotatedMethod<T> arg0, AnnotatedMethod<T> arg1)
+      {
+         int res = cmp.compare(arg0, arg1);
+         if (res != 0)
+            return res;
+         for (int i = 0; i < arg0.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes().length; ++i)
+         {
+            Class p0 = arg0.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes()[i];
+            Class p1 = arg1.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes()[i];
+            res = p0.getName().compareTo(p1.getName());
+            if (res != 0)
+               return res;
+         }
+         return 0;
+      }
+
+   }
+
+   static class AnnotatedConstructorComparator<T> implements Comparator<AnnotatedConstructor<T>>
+   {
+      AnnotatedCallableComparator cmp = new AnnotatedCallableComparator<T>();
+
+      public int compare(AnnotatedConstructor<T> arg0, AnnotatedConstructor<T> arg1)
+      {
+         int res = cmp.compare(arg0, arg1);
+         if (res != 0)
+            return res;
+         for (int i = 0; i < arg0.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes().length; ++i)
+         {
+            Class p0 = arg0.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes()[i];
+            Class p1 = arg1.getJavaMember().getParameterTypes()[i];
+            res = p0.getName().compareTo(p1.getName());
+            if (res != 0)
+               return res;
+         }
+         return 0;
+      }
+
+   }
+
+}