System and method for integrating production process
AssigneeEconometrix Kft
InventorTamas Torkoly
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Abstract
Multilevel production processes are integrated utilizing as input a relatively lower production level. Activities at the lower production level producing an end product and physical parameters that influence these activities are identified, the identified physical parameters are measured with sensors, and a quota fulfillment probability index for an activity is determined using the measured physical parameters. The quota fulfillment probability index is supplied to a production entity operating at a consecutive, relatively higher production level than the activities at the relatively lower production level.
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Production process integrating method for integration of multilevel production processes in which an end product (190, 290) produced by a production entity (100, 200) operating on a lower production level serves as input material (290′) for a production entity operating on a consecutive higher production level (000, 100), characterised by
- identifying machine and human activities collaborating in production of the end product (190, 290) in the production entity operating on an individual lower production level, and associating production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A) to said activities,
- identifying physical parameters influencing an activity of the production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A),
- measuring the identified physical parameters with sensors (10) and obtaining measured physical parameters,
- determining a probability index relating to a fulfilment time of an activity associated with given production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A) using the measured physical parameters,
- determining a probability index relating to a fulfilment time of a quota (192) comprising a given amount of end product (190, 290) to be produced on the production level from the probability indices determined for the production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A),
- providing the probability index relating to the fulfilment time of the quota (192) to a production entity (000, 100) operating on the consecutive higher production level
- wherein the probability index relating to the fulfilment time of the quota (192) is determined by stochastic dynamic simulation and
- wherein an intermediate product (112, 122) is produced by at least one production agent (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A), checking the quality of the intermediate product (112, 122), in case of satisfactory quality forwarding the intermediate product (112, 122) for further use, and in case of unsatisfactory quality rejecting the intermediate product (112, 122) and correcting the probability indices relating to the fulfilment times in accordance with a reject rate.
Production process integrating method for the integration of multilevel production processes in which an end product (190, 290) produced by a production entity (100, 200) operating on a lower production level serves as input material (290′) for a production entity operating on a consecutive higher production level (000, 100), characterised by
- identifying machine and human activities collaborating in production of the end product (190, 290) in the production entities (100, 200) operating on an individual lower production level, and associating production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A) to the identified activities,
- identifying physical parameters influencing an activity of the production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A),
- measuring the identified physical parameters with sensors (10) and obtaining measured physical parameters,
- determining a probability index relating to a fulfilment time of the activity associated with the production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A) using the measured physical parameters,
- determining a probability index relating to a fulfilment time of a quota (192) comprising a given amount of end product (190, 290) to be produced on the given production level from the probability indices determined for the production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A),
- providing the probability index relating to the fulfilment time of the quota (192) to a production entity (000, 100) operating on the consecutive higher production level
- wherein the probability index relating to the fulfilment time of the quota (192) is determinded by stochastic dynamic simulation;
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- wherein a production status and at least one non-production status for the individual said production agents (100A, 110A, 120A, 130A, 140A) is determined, a probability index relating to the time of return from the at least one non-production status to the production status is determined, and the probability index relating to the time of return to production status is taken into consideration during the stochastic dynamic simulation.
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