System and method for risk based control of a process performed by production equipment

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to control production equipment to produce a physical item, wherein the production equipment is selected from:

• physically existent equipment which is suitable for processing at least one component of a physical item, or physically existent equipment which is suitable for processing the physical item, the computer-readable medium comprising:
• a process control data receiving module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive process control data, wherein the process control data is representative of operating instructions to control the production equipment to process a plurality of components;
• a first processing module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to control the production equipment to process a first set of physical items, during a first operating time interval, based on the process control data;
• a first total risk value determination module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine a total risk value for each physical item of the first set of physical items based on partial risk values associated with respective components;
• a physical item subset determination module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine a first subset of physical items and a second subset of physical items from the first set of physical items, wherein each physical item within the first subset of physical items has a first total risk value lower than a predefined risk threshold value, and wherein each physical item within the second subset of physical items has a second total risk value above the predefined risk threshold value;
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• a second processing module that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to control the production equipment to process the first subset of physical items to produce a second set of physical items, during a second operating time interval, based on the process control data and the first total risk value.

A process control system having production equipment to produce a physical item, wherein the production equipment is selected from:

• physically existent equipment which is suitable for processing at least one component of a physical item, or physically existent equipment which is suitable for processing the physical item, the system comprising:
• a process control data receiving module stored on a memory that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive process control data and, wherein the process control data is representative of operating instructions to control the production equipment to process a plurality of components;
• a first processing module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to control the production equipment to process a first set of physical items, during a first operating time interval, based on the process control data;
• a total risk value determination module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine a total risk value for each physical item of the first set of physical items based on partial risk values associated with respective components;
• a physical item subset determination module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine a first subset of physical items and a second subset of physical items from the first set of physical items, wherein each physical item within the first subset of physical items has a first total risk value lower than a predefined risk threshold value, and wherein each physical item within the second subset of physical items has a second total risk value above the predefined risk threshold value;
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• a second processing module stored on the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to control the production equipment to process the first subset of physical items to produce a second set of physical items, during a second operating time interval, based on the process control data and the first total risk value.