Route based manufacturing system analysis, apparatuses, systems, and methods
AssigneeSchemaport, LLC
InventorSteven Clair Hugh
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described to improve efficiency in the manufacturing of a product for a manufacturer. The system includes a manufacturing route. The manufacturing route specifies at least two dimensions, where a first dimension of the at least two dimensions is a client machine and a second dimension of the at least two dimensions is a process associated with the client machine. A data stream is responsive to the plurality of dimensions. A database is configured to receive the data stream. A processor is configured to provide data from the data stream that indicates a symptom of a problem which can occur within the manufacturing route.
Claims15
A method to improve efficiency in manufacturing a product for a manufacturer, comprising:
- creating a manufacturing route for the product, the manufacturing route specifies at least two dimensions, where a first dimension of the at least two dimensions is at least one client machine and a second dimension of the at least two dimensions is a process associated with the at least one client machine;
- collecting multidimensional manufacturing route data according to a single multidimensional data warehouse schema for the manufacturing route, wherein the multidimensional manufacturing route data includes data from the at least one client machine and the data is associated with the process that occurs with the at least one client machine;
- identifying specific data from the multidimensional manufacturing route data that indicates a symptom of a problem which can occur within the manufacturing route;
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- providing the symptom of the problem, wherein the problem is at least one of the following;
- a tolerance of the manufacturing route is out of a first acceptable range,
- a yield of the manufacturing route is out of a second acceptable range, and
- customer satisfaction for the product is out of a third acceptable range and the specific data is used to identify at least one dimension that is causing the problem;
- receiving an input through a processor, the input is responsive to eliminating a problem and the input is to be used to change the manufacturing route in order to improve efficiency in manufacturing of the product;
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- utilizing a components controller to present data on an origin of parts used in manufacturing the product responsive to the problem, the data is extracted from a multidimensional manufacturing route database.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program code for causing a data processing system to perform steps comprising:
- creating a manufacturing route for a product, wherein the creating utilizes a single multidimensional warehouse schema and the manufacturing route specifies at least two dimensions, where a first dimension of the at least two dimensions is at least one client and a second dimension of the at least two dimensions is a process associated with the at least one client;
- storing multidimensional manufacturing route data according to the single multidimensional data warehouse schema, wherein the multidimensional manufacturing route data includes data from the at least one client wherein the data is associated with the process that occurs with the at least one client;
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- identifying specific data from the multidimensional manufacturing route data that indicates a symptom of a problem which can occur within the manufacturing route, wherein the problem is at least one of the following;
- a tolerance of the manufacturing route is out of a first acceptable range,
- a yield of the manufacturing route is out of a second acceptable range, and
- customer satisfaction for the product is out of a third acceptable range and the specific data is used to identify at least one dimension that is causing the problem;
- receiving an input through a processor, the input is responsive to eliminating the problem and the input is to be used to change the manufacturing route in order to improve efficiency in manufacturing of the product;
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- utilizing a components controller to present data on an origin of parts used in manufacturing the product responsive to the problem, the data is extracted from a multidimensional manufacturing route database.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program code for causing a data processing system to perform steps comprising:
- receiving data from a client machine;
- associating the data with a manufacturing route key to form multidimensional manufacturing route data wherein a single multidimensional data warehouse schema is used during the associating;
- storing the multidimensional manufacturing route data into a multidimensional manufacturing route database, wherein the manufacturing route key identifies a manufacturing route from a plurality of manufacturing routes within the multidimensional manufacturing route database;
- receiving an input through a processor, the input is responsive to eliminating a problem and the input is to be used to change the manufacturing route in order to improve efficiency in manufacturing of a product;
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- controlling components, wherein a components controller is used during the controlling, the components controller to present data on an origin of parts used in manufacturing the product responsive to a query triggered by the problem, the data is extracted from the multidimensional manufacturing route database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.