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US 7,093,756 B2Granted
Distributed production control
AssigneeSap SE
InventorsGordon Muehl, Klaus Irle, Walter G. Kienle, Knut Heusermann
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Abstract
Techniques for distributed production control include tagging unfinished products with electronically accessible production information that identifies aspects in which the products are to be produced differently. The production information is used to control an aspect of the production of a given product.
Claims26
A method for producing a customized product comprising:
- receiving an unfinished product tagged with a first tag comprising first electronically accessible production information that identifies an aspect of finishing the unfinished product;
- receiving an unfinished component of the product, the unfinished component tagged with a second tag comprising second electronically accessible production information that identifies an aspect of finishing the unfinished component;
- using the first production information in performing at least a portion of finishing the unfinished product;
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- using the second production information in performing at least a portion of finishing the unfinished component of the unfinished product.
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A method for producing a customized product comprising:
- receiving an unfinished product comprising a second component, the unfinished product tagged with a first tag comprising first electronically accessible production information that identifies an aspect of finishing the unfinished product, the second component tagged with a second tag comprising second electronically accessible production information that identifies an aspect of finishing the second component;
- using the first production information in incorporating a first component into the unfinished product, wherein incorporation of the first component partially completes assembly of the unfinished product;
- using the second production information in performing at least a portion of finishing the second component;
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- before attempting to complete assembly of the product, updating the first tag to reflect the incorporation of the first component into the product and updating the second tag to reflect the portion of finishing the second component.
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An article comprising:
- an unfinished product comprising an unfinished component,
- wherein the unfinished product is tagged with a first tag comprising first electronically accessible production information that identifies an aspect of finishing the unfinished product, the first production information comprising
- component information identifying a component to be applied to the unfinished product,
- process information, identifying a process to be applied to the unfinished product,
- resource information identifying a manufacturing resource usable to perform at least a portion of finishing the unfinished product, and
- updated information written at an assembly site, the updated information reflecting an incorporation of the component into the unfinished product before assembly of the unfinished product is completed, and
- wherein the unfinished component is tagged with a second tag comprising second electronically accessible production information that identifies an aspect of finishing the unfinished component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.