Systems and methods for process design and analysis

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
• (A) maintaining a hypergraph data store comprising, for each respective process in a set of one or more processes, each process in the set of one or more processes resulting in a respective product or analytical information, a respective plurality of versions of the respective process, each respective version comprising:
• a hypergraph comprising a plurality of nodes connected by edges in a plurality of edges,
• each respective edge in the plurality of edges comprising a process stage label representing a respective stage in the corresponding process, and associated with
• (i) a set of parameterized resource inputs to the respective stage in the corresponding process, wherein at least one parameterized resource input in the set of parameterized resource inputs is associated with one or more input properties, the one or more input properties including one or more input specification limits, and
• (ii) a set of parameterized resource outputs to the respective stage in the corresponding process, wherein at least one parameterized resource output in the set of parameterized resource outputs is associated with one or more output properties, the one or more output properties including one or more corresponding output specification limits, and
• each respective node in the plurality of nodes specifies that the set of parameterized resource outputs of an edge in the plurality of edges is included in the set of parameterized resource inputs of at least one other edge in the plurality of edges;
• (B) maintaining a run data store, wherein the run data store comprises a plurality of process runs, each process run comprising (i) an identification of a version in the plurality of versions for a process in the one or more processes, (ii) the respective set of parameterized resource inputs and outputs of the first edge in the hypergraph of the respective version, and (iii) values of at least one input or output property of a parameterized resource output in the respective set of parameterized resource outputs of each edge in the hypergraph of the respective version;
• and
• (C) maintaining a statistics module that, responsive to receiving a query that identifies one or more first parameterized resource inputs and/or parameterized resource outputs present in one or more process runs in the run data store, formats the one or more first parameterized inputs and/or parameterized outputs for analysis.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for providing process design and analysis of one or more processes, each process in the one or more processes resulting in a respective product or analytical information, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores instructions, which when executed by a first device, cause the first device to:

• (A) maintain a hypergraph data store comprising, for each respective process in the one or more processes, a respective plurality of versions of the respective process, each respective version comprising:
• a hypergraph comprising a plurality of edges connected by nodes in a plurality of nodes,
• each respective edge in the plurality of edges comprising a process stage label representing a respective stage in the corresponding process, and associated with one or more inputs and at least one output;
• and
• each respective node in the plurality of nodes is associated with a corresponding set of parameterized resources and specifies that each respective parameterized resource in the corresponding set of parameterized resources is associated with at least a corresponding output of the at least one output of a first edge in the plurality of edges and also is associated with at least a corresponding input of the one or more inputs of at least one other edge in the plurality of edges, and wherein at least one parameterized resource in the set of parameterized resources is associated with one or more properties, the one or more properties including one or more corresponding specification limits;
• (B) maintain a run data store, wherein the run data store comprises a plurality of process runs, each process run comprising (i) an identification of a version in the plurality of versions for a process in the one or more processes, and (ii) values for the respective set of parameterized resources and their associated one or more properties corresponding to at least one node in the plurality of nodes in the hypergraph of the respective version and their associated one or more properties;
• and
• (C) maintain a statistics module that, responsive to receiving a query that identifies one or more first parameterized resources present in one or more process runs in the run data store, formats the one or more first parameterized resources for analysis.

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
• (A) maintaining a hypergraph data store comprising, for each respective process in a set of one or more processes, each process in the set of one or more processes resulting in a respective product or analytical information, a respective plurality of versions of the respective process, each respective version comprising:
• a hypergraph comprising a plurality of edges connected by nodes in a plurality of nodes,
• each respective edge in the plurality of edges comprising a process stage label representing a respective stage in the corresponding process, and associated with one or more inputs and at least one output;
• and
• each respective node in the plurality of nodes is associated with a corresponding set of parameterized resources and specifies that each respective parameterized resource in the corresponding set of parametrized resources is associated with at least a corresponding output of the at least one output of a first edge in the plurality of edges and also is associated with at least a corresponding input of the one or more inputs of at least one other edge in the plurality of edges, and wherein at least one parameterized resource in the set of parameterized resources is associated with one or more properties, the one or more properties including one or more corresponding specification limits;
• (B) maintaining a run data store, wherein the run data store comprises a plurality of process runs, each process run comprising (i) an identification of a version in the plurality of versions for a process in the one or more processes, and (ii) values for the respective set of parameterized resources and their associated one or more properties corresponding to at least one node in the plurality of nodes in the hypergraph of the respective version and their associated one or more properties;
• and
• (C) maintaining a statistics module that, responsive to receiving a query that identifies one or more first parameterized resources present in one or more process runs in the run data store, formats the one or more first parameterized resources for analysis.