System, method, and computer program product for optimizing a manufacturing process

A system for optimizing a manufacturing process, comprising:

• at least one processor programmed or configured to:
• receive manufacturing data associated with the manufacturing process for manufacturing a product, the manufacturing data comprising data from a plurality of data sources associated with a plurality of stages of the manufacturing process, the manufacturing data comprising values for a plurality of parameters including at least one process parameter value and at least one quality parameter value;
• generate a time-sequenced data structure comprising the manufacturing data, wherein each parameter of the plurality of parameters is associated with a time in the time-sequenced data structure;
• transform the time-sequenced data structure to a positionally-dimensioned data structure based on timing data associated with the plurality of stages, wherein said each parameter of the plurality of parameters is associated with at least one position, and wherein, while transforming the time-sequenced data structure, the at least one processor is programmed or configured to:
• identify a zone for said each parameter of the plurality of parameters, wherein the zone for said each parameter is a location through which the product is at least one of transported, modified, treated, or assembled;
• determine, for said each parameter, a time delay factor based on a length of the zone for the parameter and a line speed of the zone;
• and
• generate the positionally-dimensioned data structure using a data matrix transformation based on the time-sequenced data structure, the zone for said each parameter, and the time delay factor for said each parameter;
• determine a new value for the at least one process parameter value based on the positionally-dimensioned data structure and at least one algorithm;
• and
• optimize the manufacturing process based on the new value.

A computer program product for optimizing a manufacturing process, comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• receive manufacturing data associated with the manufacturing process for manufacturing a product, the manufacturing data comprising data from a plurality of data sources associated with a plurality of stages of the manufacturing process, the manufacturing data comprising values for a plurality of parameters including at least one process parameter value and at least one quality parameter value;
• generate a time-sequenced data structure comprising the manufacturing data, wherein each parameter of the plurality of parameters is associated with a time in the time-sequenced data structure;
• transform the time-sequenced data structure to a positionally-dimensioned data structure based on timing data associated with the plurality of stages, wherein said each parameter of the plurality of parameters is associated with at least one position, and wherein the program instructions that cause the at least one processor to transform the time-sequenced data structure cause the at least one processor to:
• identify a zone for said each parameter of the plurality of parameters, wherein the zone for said each parameter is a location through which the product is at least one of transported, modified, treated, or assembled;
• determine, for said each parameter, a time delay factor based on a length of the zone for the parameter and a line speed of the zone;
• and
• generate the positionally-dimensioned data structure using a data matrix transformation based on the time-sequenced data structure, the zone for said each parameter, and the time delay factor for said each parameter;
• determine a new value for the at least one process parameter value based on the positionally-dimensioned data structure and at least one algorithm;
• and
• optimize the manufacturing process based on the new value.