Generating Wastage Estimation Using Multiple Orientation Views of a Selected Product

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by at least one computing device to cause the at least one computing device to perform steps of:

• receiving, via a user interface, selection of a product for which an estimation of wastage incurred in manufacture thereof is desired;
• determining one or more orientation suggestions for the selected product, the one or more orientation suggestions comprising suggestions for imaging different views of the selected product for use in estimating the wastage incurred in manufacture thereof;
• providing, via the user interface, one or more prompts for imaging the selected product at the one or more orientation suggestions, thereby obtaining images of the selected product;
• utilizing the obtained images of the selected product to calculate an estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product;
• and
• displaying, via the user interface, a display element indicating the estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product.

A system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured for:
• receiving, via a user interface, selection of a product for which an estimation of wastage incurred in manufacture thereof is desired;
• determining one or more orientation suggestions for the selected product, the one or more orientation suggestions comprising suggestions for imaging different views of the selected product for use in estimating the wastage incurred in manufacture thereof;
• providing, via the user interface, one or more prompts for imaging the selected product at the one or more orientation suggestions, thereby obtaining images of the selected product;
• utilizing the obtained images of the selected product to calculate an estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product;
• and
• displaying, via the user interface, a display element indicating the estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product.

A computer-implemented method, comprising steps of:

• training a machine learning network using image and wastage data for a plurality of products;
• obtaining one or more images of a selected product for which an estimation of wastage incurred in manufacture thereof is desired;
• calculating, utilizing the machine learning network and the obtained images of the selected product, an estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product;
• and
• providing, via a user interface of a user device, a display element indicating the estimated wastage incurred in manufacturing the selected product;
• wherein the steps are carried out by at least one computing device.