Predictive process control for a manufacturing process

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory having programming instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, causes the system to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a set of control values generated at a first process station of a plurality of process stations;
• projecting a final output value or intermediate output value for an article of manufacture undergoing a manufacturing process based on the set of control values;
• determining that the final output value of the intermediate output value is out of specification;
• based on the determining, identifying a key influencer in the set of control values that impacts the final output value or the intermediate output value;
• and
• based on the identifying, generating updated control inputs for a second process station downstream of the first process station to bring the article of manufacture within specification based on the identified key influencer.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more sequences of instructions, which, when executed by a processor, causes a computing system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a set of control values generated at a first process station of a plurality of process stations;
• projecting a final output value or intermediate output value for an article of manufacture undergoing a manufacturing process based on the set of control values;
• determining that the final output value of the intermediate output value is out of specification;
• based on the determining, identifying a key influencer in the set of control values that impacts the final output value or the intermediate output value;
• and
• based on the identifying, generating updated control inputs for a second process station downstream of the first process station to bring the article of manufacture within specification based on the identified key influencer.