Information processing system, information processing method and program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system etc. that can appropriately manage management information in the design process of a production process. [Solution] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system comprising a processor, the processor being configured to execute the following steps by reading a program, wherein in a management information reception step, input of at least three types of management information, namely a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, is received from a user as management information in the process design of a production process, wherein the design quality data set is information indicating the quality of the product produced in the production process, the second physical data set is information representing the state of a physical phenomenon that manifests quality in the production process, and the first physical data set is information for controlling the physical phenomenon, and in a display control step, the information processing system displays the contents of the management information specified by the user from the management information whose input has been received.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a method for obtaining data on which quality factors are to be analyzed and visualizing correlations between the data for quality control in a production process. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2024-124720 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the process design of a production process, it is important to manage the management information that is required for control, monitoring, etc. to obtain the target product, but there is a lot of such management information in the production process. Therefore, the above-mentioned conventional methods have room for improvement in terms of ease of management of data (management information).

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an information processing system and the like that can appropriately manage management information in the design process of a production process. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system including a processor configured to execute the following steps by reading a program, wherein in a management information receiving step, input of at least three types of management information, namely a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, is received from a user as management information in the process design of a production process, wherein the design quality data set is information indicating the quality of a product produced in the production process, the second physical data set is information representing the state of a physical phenomenon that manifests the quality in the production process, and the first physical data set is information for controlling the physical phenomenon, and in a display control step, the content of the management information specified by the user from the received input is displayed.

[0007] According to this aspect, the user is required to input three types of management information, namely, a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, which are classified according to the causal relationships in the production process, thereby enabling appropriate (comprehensive) management of management information in the design process of the production process. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an information processing system 1. FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing device 2. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a user terminal 3. [Figure 4] 2 is a block diagram showing functions realized by an information processing device 2 (processor 23) and functions realized by a user terminal 3 (processor 33). FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a management information input screen MD displayed on a user terminal 3. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an input acceptance screen ID displayed on the user terminal 3. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a management information input screen MD in which management information has been input. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a scale display screen SD displayed on the user terminal 3. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a management information input screen MD in which the association between management information is displayed. [Figure 10] 1 is an activity diagram showing the flow of information processing (management processing of management information) executed by the information processing system 1. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Various features shown in the following embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0010] Incidentally, the program for realizing the software appearing in one embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable medium, or may be provided so that it can be downloaded from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is started on an external computer and its functions are realized on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

[0011] Furthermore, various information processing according to an embodiment may realize input and output corresponding to the input. Here, the form of information referenced in such information processing (hereinafter referred to as reference information) is not limited as long as an output is obtained as a result of the input. The reference information may be, for example, rule-based information such as a database, a lookup table, or a predetermined function (including a decision formula such as a regression formula constructed using a statistical method), a trained model that has previously learned the correlation between input and output, or a generative AI such as a large-scale language model (these models include parameters that establish the correlation between input and output) or a visual language model that can output a desired result in response to a prompt.

[0012] In one embodiment, a "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In one embodiment, various information is handled, and this information is represented, for example, by physical values ​​of signal values ​​representing voltage and current, high and low signal values ​​as a binary bit set consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculations can be performed on a circuit in the broad sense.

[0013] Furthermore, a circuit in the broad sense is a circuit realized by at least an appropriate combination of a circuit, circuitry, processor, memory, etc. The processor may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated circuit. That is, it includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (e.g., a simple programmable logic device (SPLD), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), etc.

[0014] 1. Hardware Configuration This section explains the hardware configuration.

[0015] <Information Processing System 1> 1 is a configuration diagram showing an information processing system 1. The information processing system 1 mainly supports the process design of a production process.

[0016] The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 2 and a plurality of user terminals 3. The information processing device 2 and the user terminals 3 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via a telecommunications line.

[0017] In one embodiment of the information processing system 1, the information processing system 1 is made up of one or more devices or components. For example, if the information processing system 1 is made up of only an information processing device 2, the information processing system 1 can be the information processing device 2. These components will be described below.

[0018] <Information processing device 2> 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing device 2. The information processing device 2 includes a communication bus 20, a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a processor 23. The communication unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the processor 23 are electrically connected via the communication bus 20 inside the information processing device 2.

[0019] <Communications Department 21> The communication unit 21 is preferably a wired communication means such as USB, IEEE1394, Thunderbolt (registered trademark), wired LAN network communication, etc., but may also include wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as LTE / 5G, BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) communication, etc. as necessary. In other words, it is more preferable to implement it as a collection of multiple communication means. In other words, the information processing device 2 may communicate various information from the outside via the communication unit 21 and the network.

[0020] <Storage section 22> The storage unit 22 stores various pieces of information defined above. This can be implemented, for example, as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs and the like related to the information processing device 2 executed by the processor 23, or as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores temporarily required information (arguments, arrays, etc.) related to the program operations. The storage unit 22 stores various programs, variables, etc. related to the information processing device 2 executed by the processor 23.

[0021] <Processor 23> The processor 23 processes and controls the overall operations related to the information processing device 2. The processor 23 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU). The processor 23 realizes various functions related to the information processing device 2 by reading out predetermined programs stored in the storage unit 22. In other words, information processing by software stored in the storage unit 22 is specifically realized by the processor 23, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the processor 23. These will be described in more detail in the next section. Note that the processor 23 is not limited to being single, and the information processing device 2 may have multiple processors 23 for each function. Furthermore, the information processing device 2 may have a configuration that combines these.

[0022] The information processing device 2 may be an on-premise type or a cloud type. As the information processing device 2 in the cloud type, the above-mentioned functions and processes may be provided in the form of, for example, SaaS (Software as a Service) or cloud computing.

[0023] <User terminal 3> Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal 3. As shown in Fig. 3, the user terminal 3 includes a communication bus 30, a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, a processor 33, an output unit 34, and an input unit 35. The communication unit 31, the storage unit 32, the processor 33, the output unit 34, and the input unit 35 are electrically connected via the communication bus 30 inside the user terminal 3. The description of the communication unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the processor 33 is omitted because it is the same as the description of each unit in the information processing device 2.

[0024] <Output section 34> The output unit 34 displays a screen of a graphical user interface (GUI) that can be operated by the user. The output unit 34 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 3 or may be attached externally. Specifically, the output unit 34 may be implemented as a display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or a plasma display. It is preferable that these display devices are implemented by selectively using them depending on the type of the user terminal 3.

[0025] <Input section 35> The input unit 35 accepts operation inputs made by the user. The operation inputs are transferred as command signals to the processor 33 via the communication bus 30. The processor 33 can execute predetermined control or calculations based on the transferred command signals as necessary. The input unit 35 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 3 or may be externally attached. For example, the input unit 35 may be implemented as a touch panel integrated with the output unit 34. When the input unit 35 is implemented as a touch panel, the user can input tap operations, swipe operations, etc. to the input unit 35. Instead of a touch panel, a switch button, a mouse, a trackpad, a QWERTY keyboard, etc. can be used as the input unit 35.

[0026] 2. Functional configuration In this section, the functional configuration of this embodiment will be described. Information processing by software stored in the storage unit 22 is specifically realized by the processor 23, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the processor 23.

[0027] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing functions realized by the information processing device 2 (processor 23) and functions realized by the user terminal 3 (processor 33).

[0028] 4A, the information processing device 2 (processor 23) includes a management information receiving unit 231, a relevance creating unit 232, a display control unit 233, and an artificial intelligence unit 240. As shown in FIG. 4B, the user terminal 3 (processor 33) includes a display unit 331 and an operation acquiring unit 332.

[0029] <Management Information Receiving Unit 231> The management information receiving unit 231 is configured to receive input of at least three types of management information, namely, a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, from a user (user terminal 3) as management information in the process design of a production process. In other words, the management information receiving unit 231 receives input of at least one first physical data set, at least one second physical data set, and at least one design quality data set for one production process.

[0030] The management information receiving unit 231 may receive input of a plurality of first physical data sets, a plurality of second physical data sets, or a plurality of design quality data sets for one production process. Furthermore, the management information receiving unit 231 may receive input of management information that does not correspond to any of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

[0031] A "production process" refers to a process of receiving raw materials and mass-producing a desired product (object) by chemically reacting the raw materials or mechanically processing them using a processing unit (device). The "product" may be a final product or an intermediate product. The production process that is the target of processing by the information processing system 1 may consist of one processing step or may have multiple processing steps.

[0032] A "processing process" is the smallest unit of process that changes at least one physical property value of a raw material. "Processing processes" include processes for synthesizing multiple raw materials, dispersing raw materials, mixing (kneading) multiple raw materials, separating specific components from raw materials, modifying raw materials, molding (casting) raw materials, cutting raw materials, painting raw materials, dyeing raw materials, surface processing raw materials (polishing, plating, thin film formation), attaching other parts to raw materials, attaching raw materials to other parts, and packaging raw materials. Note that multiple types of raw materials may be input into one processing process. Also, multiple types of products may be obtained from one processing process.

[0033] "Process design" means designing parameters (control information) including the quality of the product obtained in the production process, and the processing conditions such as processing equipment, raw materials, and environment in the production process to achieve that quality.

[0034] As described above, the management information accepted by the management information accepting unit 231 includes a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set. The "design quality data set" is information indicating the quality of a product produced in a production process. The design quality data set includes conditions that the product must satisfy. These conditions are designed so that the product meets the requirements of the customer or subsequent processes. The design quality data set includes, for example, a data set name (registered name, identification code, etc.), quality parameters, and their ranges (combinations of specification values ​​and control ranges). The quality parameters are physical property values ​​or evaluation values ​​that must be managed as quality. The quality parameters are measured, for example, after the completion of each processing step.

[0035] "Physical property values" include, for example, dimensions, weight, density, strength, hardness, elasticity, electrical resistance, thermal conductivity, stress distribution, surface roughness, composition ratio, crystal structure, purity (impurity concentration), etc. The design quality dataset may include quality conditions for raw materials, quality conditions for intermediate products (products of intermediate processing steps in the production process), and quality conditions for final products (products of the final processing step in the production process).

[0036] The "evaluation value" is an index that represents the quality of a product that cannot be obtained as a physical property value, and includes, for example, an index that represents the result of a sensory evaluation.

[0037] The "second physical dataset" is information representing the state of a physical phenomenon that manifests quality in a production process. Here, "physical phenomenon" includes phenomena such as chemical reactions and biological reactions, as well as phenomena in which the physical properties or state of raw materials change physically. The second physical dataset includes, for example, a dataset name (e.g., registration name, identification code), observation parameters, and their ranges (combinations of specification values ​​and control ranges). The observation parameters are physical property values ​​of raw materials during the processing process or state values ​​of processed parts during processing that must fall within a predetermined range in order for the product to satisfy the conditions for inclusion in the design quality dataset. The observation parameters have a direct causal relationship with the quality parameters of the design quality dataset. The physical property values ​​of the product included in the observation parameters are obtained by measuring the raw materials during processing or by inference based on other measured values ​​or state values ​​of the processed parts (e.g., simulations using CAE (Computer Aided Engineering)).

[0038] The "state value" is a physical parameter (parameter that cannot be directly controlled) that indicates the state of the processing unit used in the processing step, and that is manifested as a result of the processing unit being controlled by the control parameters included in the first physical data set (processing being performed in accordance with the control parameters). The state value includes, for example, numerical values ​​of heat, pressure, magnetic force, voltage, current, vibration, etc. generated by the processing unit. Furthermore, the state value of the processing unit included in the observation parameter may be directly output from the processing unit (output data), or may be obtained by measuring the processing unit.

[0039] The "first physical data set" is information (information indicating physical factors) for controlling the physical phenomenon represented by the second physical data set. The first physical data set includes, for example, a data set name (registered name, identification code, etc.), control parameters, and their ranges (a combination of standard values ​​and control ranges). The control parameters are set values ​​such as the physical property values ​​of the raw materials, the processing unit used in processing, and the amount of materials other than the raw materials used (material input amount), which are required to perform processing so that the observation parameters included in the second physical data set fall within the ranges included in the second physical data set. The control parameters have a direct causal relationship with the observation parameters of the second physical data set. The "set values" are parameters that can be input to the processing unit as processing conditions. The set values ​​include, for example, the processing temperature, processing force, processing speed, processing direction, and processing time of the processing unit.

[0040] The management information receiving unit 231 may receive input of actual values ​​(actually input values) of control parameters as part of the first physics data set. The management information receiving unit 231 may also receive input of actual measured values ​​of observation parameters as part of the second physics data set. Furthermore, the management information receiving unit 231 may also receive input of actual measured values ​​of quality parameters as part of the design quality data set.

[0041] Process design may include multiple design phases. The "design phase" is a concept that classifies process design based on the design target, design sequence, etc. Design phases include, for example, a product design phase, a process development phase, a process design phase, and a mass production phase.

[0042] The "product design phase" is a phase in which the required quality is clarified and the product design quality data set is primarily designed. The product design phase includes, for example, the quality design phase. In the "quality design phase," the initial quality, intermediate quality, and final quality of the product in mass production are parameterized (defined), specification values ​​and control ranges are determined, and methods for measuring the physical properties or evaluation values ​​corresponding to each quality level are established.

[0043] The "process development phase" is a phase in which physical variables (first physical data set and second physical data set) that need to be managed to achieve quality are primarily designed by clarifying the physical phenomena that are causally related to the required quality and the physical factors that are causally related to the physical phenomena. The process development phase includes, for example, a physical design phase and a physical analysis phase.

[0044] In the "physical design phase," the physical phenomena (first physical data set) and control factors (second physical data set) corresponding to each quality are variableized (defined), a method for observing or estimating the physical property values, evaluation values, state values, or setting values ​​corresponding to each physical phenomenon or each control factor is established, and a method for controlling or monitoring the factors that cause the manifestation of the physical property values, evaluation values, state values, or setting values ​​is established.

[0045] In the "physics analysis phase," actual measurements of the first and second physical data sets are acquired, the comprehensiveness of the first and second physical data sets and the relationships between variables are analyzed, and each variable is adjusted or classified based on the analysis results. Specifically, the relationships between variables and the degree of impact on the design quality data set are analyzed for all first and second physical data sets for a single processing process. Furthermore, based on the analysis results, missing first and second physical data sets are extracted, their classifications are changed, and reanalysis is performed by adding data. This confirms the comprehensiveness and validity of the first and second physical data sets. Furthermore, based on the confirmation results, specification values ​​and control ranges for the first and second physical data sets in the physics analysis phase are set.

[0046] The "process design phase" is a phase in which factors that cause fluctuations in management information and the amount of fluctuation are clarified, and the management information is secondarily designed based on the fluctuation factors. The process design phase includes, for example, a factor analysis phase and a factor design phase.

[0047] In the "factor analysis phase," the variability of the management information (first physical data set, second physical data set, and design quality data set) is quantified, the variability patterns are analyzed, and the variability factors for each management information are identified and their impact assessed. Specifically, for each piece of management information for which quality targets have been met (product design phase and process development phase), the amount of variability, variability patterns, etc. are analyzed using data sets (actual measurements) for evaluating the control, monitoring, observation, estimation, and measurement stability (the repeatability of the acquired actual measurements) of the management information. In addition, using the analysis results, the 5M1E (Man, Machine, Method, Material, Measurement, Environment) that are considered to be variability factors are linked to the management information. The variability factors are compared with the variability analysis results and utilized for process improvement actions, process management, etc.

[0048] In the "factorial design phase," variable factors are designed to optimize quality stability and control costs, and the specification values ​​and control ranges for all control information for one processing process are determined. Specifically, optimization is performed taking into account all indicators of QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery), and the final specification values ​​and control ranges for each control information are determined. If the data sets required for optimization are insufficient, additional data sets are added and analysis for optimization is performed.

[0049] The "mass production phase" is a phase in which management information is tertiary designed based on the mass production results. The mass production phase includes, for example, a variable management phase. In the "variable management phase," management information is managed based on the design results up to the factorial design phase. Specifically, the history of actual measurement values ​​(measurement values ​​or control values) of the management information is registered, and standard values ​​and management ranges are changed.

[0050] The management information receiving unit 231 may further receive from the user (user terminal 3) an input of a variation factor for any information specified by the user among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set that has been received as input. The "variation factor" is information other than the management information that is a factor that causes individual variations in parameters included in the first physical data set, the second physical data set, or the design quality data set. This allows the three types of management information, the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, to be managed in association with their respective variation factors, thereby promoting the efficiency of the design process for production processes.

[0051] "Variation factors" are information indicating factors that cause variations in design parameters input as the first physical data set, observation parameters input as the second physical data set, and quality parameters input as the design quality data set during the mass production process of a product, and include information such as processing conditions that are not expressed in the first physical data set or the second physical data set. Variation factors include, for example, the person in charge of processing, the equipment used in processing (conditions, etc.), the raw materials used in processing (lot numbers, etc.), the measurement (evaluation) method for the physical properties or evaluation values ​​of the raw materials, and the processing environment (temperature, humidity, etc.). Variation factors also include factors that cause variations in multiple pieces of management information (the first physical data set, the second physical data set, or the design quality data set). Depending on their type, variation factors are measured before, during, or after processing.

[0052] The management information receiving unit 231 may further receive from the user (user terminal 3) an input of a scale for any information specified by the user among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set whose input has been received. The "scale" is information indicating an absolute order level independent of the type of management information. This allows the user to associate each scale with the three types of management information, the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, making it easier to search for and organize the input management information.

[0053] "Order level" is information that represents the hierarchy of the spatial size of the design parameters input as the first physics data set, the observation parameters input as the second physics data set, and the quality parameters input as the design quality data set, or information that indicates the size of the analytical field of view. The order level is expressed, for example, in three categories: micro perspective, meso perspective, and macro perspective. The order level is an index common to the three types of management information.

[0054] For example, in the first physical data set, high-precision control parameters are classified into the micro perspective, medium-precision control parameters into the meso perspective, and low-precision control parameters into the macro perspective. Furthermore, for example, in the second physical data set, atomic or molecular level observation parameters are classified into the micro perspective, molecular arrangement level observation parameters into the meso perspective, and solid-state level observation parameters into the macro perspective. Furthermore, for example, in the design quality data set, composition level quality parameters are classified into the micro perspective, tissue structure level quality parameters into the meso perspective, and shape level quality parameters into the macro perspective. Thus, the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set are associated with one of the order levels of the micro perspective, meso perspective, and macro perspective. Note that there may be a type of management information for which no data set is associated with a specific order level (e.g., the micro perspective).

[0055] When a production process includes multiple processing steps, the management information receiving unit 231 may receive input from the user of at least a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set for each of the multiple processing steps, thereby allowing the user to organize and input management information for each processing step in one production process.

[0056] For example, the management information receiving unit 231 may receive, from the user terminal 3, a selection of a processing step for which input of management information is to be received, and may further receive input of management information for that processing step from the user terminal 3. Alternatively, the management information receiving unit 231 may simultaneously receive input of the processing step and the management information from the user terminal 3. The management information receiving unit 231 associates the input management information with the target processing step and registers it in the database. Alternatively, the management information receiving unit 231 may receive input of a plurality of first physical data sets, a plurality of second physical data sets, and a plurality of design quality data sets for one processing step.

[0057] When the process design includes multiple design phases, the management information receiving unit 231 may receive input of at least one of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set from the user for each of the multiple design phases, thereby allowing the user to organize and input management information for each design phase.

[0058] For example, the management information receiving unit 231 may receive from the user terminal 3 a selection of a design phase for which input of management information is to be received, and may further receive input of management information for that design phase from the user terminal 3. Alternatively, the management information receiving unit 231 may simultaneously receive input of the design phase and the management information from the user terminal 3. The management information receiving unit 231 associates the input management information with the corresponding design phase and registers it in the database. Note that, depending on the design phase, there may be management information that is not input among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

[0059] The management information receiving unit 231 may receive input of management information from the user for each combination of multiple machining processes and multiple design phases via a management information input screen displayed on the user terminal 3. The management information input screen includes a selection receiving area that simultaneously receives selection of machining processes and types of management information, and a phase selection object that receives selection of multiple design phases. The management information receiving unit 231 may receive input of the type of management information selected in the selection receiving area from among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, and may register the input management information by linking it to the machining process selected in the selection receiving area from among the multiple machining processes and the design phase selected by the phase selection object from among the multiple design phases. This allows the user to select and input any management information for multiple machining processes in one design phase. Furthermore, by switching the design phase using the phase selection object, management information can be easily registered for each design phase.

[0060] The selection reception area is, for example, a matrix-shaped area with the type of management information on the X axis and multiple processing steps on the Y axis. The management information reception unit 231 receives a selection of the type of management information and the processing step based on an input position (selected cell) from the user terminal 3 in the selection reception area. For example, if the X coordinate of the input position corresponds to the "first physical data set" and the Y coordinate corresponds to the "second processing step," the management information reception unit 231 receives input of the first physical data set for the second processing step. For example, upon receiving an input in the selection reception area, the management information reception unit 231 displays an input reception area (screen) for the corresponding management information on the user terminal 3 and receives input of data to be registered as management information from the input reception area.

[0061] For example, the management information receiving unit 231 may display only a selection receiving area corresponding to one design phase on the management information input screen, and switch the selection receiving area to one corresponding to the selected design phase by inputting into a phase selection object. This prevents the user from inputting management information linked to an unintended design phase.

[0062] The management information received by the management information receiving unit 231 may be input from multiple users (different user terminals 3). For example, each piece of management information may be input for each person in charge of the linked processing step, or each person in charge of the linked design phase.

[0063] 5 is a diagram showing an example of a management information input screen MD displayed on the user terminal 3. The management information input screen MD includes a selection reception area SA, a plurality of phase selection objects FO, a function selection area FA, and a display period setting object TO.

[0064] A selection reception area SA is provided for each design phase. The selection reception area SA displays multiple control information labels ML, multiple process labels PL, multiple input reception objects IO, and process addition objects PO. A control information label ML is provided for each of the first physical data set (physical factors), the second physical data set (physical phenomena), and the design quality data set. The control information labels ML are arranged vertically in the order of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set. A process label PL is provided for each machining process. In the example of Figure 5, in addition to the process labels PL for the three machining processes (process 1, process 2, and process 3), the labels "material" and "part (inspection)" are also displayed. The process labels PL are arranged horizontally in the order in which the processes are performed. The control information labels ML and the process labels PL form the axes of the matrix.

[0065] An input reception object IO is arranged in each cell of a matrix made up of management information labels ML and process labels PL. When an input operation is performed on the input reception object IO, an input reception screen (described later) for management information corresponding to the cell in which the input reception object IO is arranged is displayed on the user terminal 3. For example, when an input operation is performed on the input reception object IO corresponding to the labels "Process 1" and "Physical Phenomenon", an input reception screen for inputting "Physical Phenomenon" of "Process 1" is displayed.

[0066] The process addition object PO accepts the addition of a processing process. When an input operation is performed on the process addition object PO, an input screen for the processing process to be added is displayed on the user terminal 3.

[0067] The phase selection object FO accepts the selection of a design phase for which management information is to be input (linked). A phase selection object FO is prepared for each design phase. When an input operation is performed on any phase selection object FO, a selection reception area SA for the design phase corresponding to that phase selection object FO is displayed on the management information input screen MD.

[0068] The function selection area FA is an area for receiving instructions to execute information processing such as analysis of the input management information. In the function selection area FA, a function call object FCO for receiving execution instructions (calling a function) is displayed for each processing content. The display period setting object TO is an object that is used after the management information is input, and will be explained later.

[0069] Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an input acceptance screen ID displayed on the user terminal 3. The input acceptance screen ID is displayed on the user terminal 3 in response to an input to an arbitrary input acceptance object IO on the management information input screen MD. In the example of Fig. 6, the input acceptance screen ID is displayed superimposed on the management information input screen MD.

[0070] The input reception screen ID includes a first data input object DO1, a second data input object DO2, a third data input object DO3, a fourth data input object DO4, and a fifth data input object DO5. The first data input object DO1 receives input of the parameter name of the management information (the name of the parameter to be managed, such as a physical property value, an evaluation value, a status value, or a setting value). The second data input object DO2 receives input of parameter data. This data includes standard values ​​(parameter ranges) and actual measurement values ​​(average values, standard deviations, maximum values, minimum values, number of data, etc.). The third data input object DO3 receives uploads of actual measurement value data. The fourth data input object DO4 receives input of fluctuation factors of the dataset. The fifth data input object DO5 receives input of the scale of the dataset.

[0071] <Relationship Creation Unit 232> The association creation unit 232 is configured to create association information indicating associations between the input management information. The association information includes a correlation between a first physical data set and a second physical data set in the same processing step in the same design phase, or a correlation between the second physical data set and a design quality data set.

[0072] The relationship information may also include the relationship between management information in two different processing steps in the same design phase. For example, the relationship information may include the relationship between any one of the first physical variable data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set in a first processing step and any one of the first physical variable data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set in a second processing step different from the first processing step. Note that the first processing step and the second processing step do not necessarily have to be consecutive steps.

[0073] Similarly, the relationship information may include the relationship between management information for the same processing step in two different design phases. For example, the relationship information may include the relationship between any one of the first physical variable data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set for the first processing step, which are associated with the physical design phase, and any one of the first physical variable data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set for the first processing step, which are associated with the physical analysis phase.

[0074] Furthermore, the relationship information may include the relationship between management information in two different processing steps in two different design phases. For example, the relationship information may include the relationship between any one of the first physical variable data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set in the first processing step, which are linked to the physical design phase, and any one of the first physical variable data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set in the second processing step, which are linked to the physical analysis phase.

[0075] The correlation information may be information indicating the presence or absence of a correlation between two pieces of management information (parameters included in a data set) (for example, a relationship in which one parameter changes in response to a change in the other parameter), or may be a numerical value (correlation coefficient), a relational expression (approximation), a function, a table, etc., indicating the correlation between two pieces of management information. Furthermore, correlation information for multiple pieces of management information may be generated for one piece of management information.

[0076] The association creation unit 232 may accept input of association information from the user terminal 3. For example, the association creation unit 232 may accept selection of two or more pieces of management information to be associated with each other from a plurality of pieces of management information that have already been input (registered) from the user terminal 3. The association creation unit 232 creates association information indicating that the two or more selected pieces of management information have a correlation with each other.

[0077] The association creation unit 232 may create the association information by determining the association between management information based on the type of parameters (physical property values, evaluation values, state values, setting values, etc.) included in the management information. For example, the association creation unit 232 determines that there is an association between a first parameter (e.g., a quality parameter of the design quality data set) representing a dimension in a first processing step and a second parameter (e.g., an observation parameter of the second physical data set) representing the amount of deformation of a raw material (a product of the first processing step) in a second processing step that is a step subsequent to the first processing step, and creates association information indicating that there is a correlation between the management information including the first parameter and the management information including the second parameter.

[0078] The relevance based on the type of parameter is determined, for example, by a table, a learning model, etc. The table here defines the types of parameters that are relevant for each type of parameter. The learning model here is included in the artificial intelligence unit 240 and is machine-learned to input combinations of parameter types and output whether or not there is a relevance. The learning model is machine-learned, for example, by training data including combinations of parameter types and corresponding relevances.

[0079] The association creation unit 232 may create association information by determining associations between pieces of management information based on actual measurement values ​​of parameters included in the management information. For example, the association creation unit 232 may compare the actual measurement value (time-series data) of a first parameter with the actual measurement value (time-series data) of a second parameter to determine whether there is a correlation or the correlation coefficient between the first parameter and the second parameter. The association based on the actual measurement values ​​is determined by, for example, a formula, a function, a simple algorithm, a learning model, etc. The formula, function, simple algorithm, and learning model here are computing units that input actual measurement values ​​(explanatory variables) of multiple parameters and output the presence or absence of a correlation or the correlation coefficient.

[0080] The association creation unit 232 may determine the association upon receiving an instruction from the user to determine whether there is an association. For example, the association creation unit 232 may receive a selection of multiple pieces of management information to be determined from the user terminal 3, and determine the association of these pieces of management information based on the types of parameters, actual measured values, etc. of the selected pieces of management information.

[0081] The association information created by the association creation unit 232 is, for example, linked to the management information and registered in a database. The association information may be registered as part of the management information. For example, association information indicating other management information with which the management information is associated may be registered together with the type, range, actual measurement value, etc. of a parameter of the management information.

[0082] The relationship creating section 232 may create, as a type of relationship information, the scales of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set based on the information contained therein (parameter units, order information, etc.) This allows the scales to be automatically set for the three types of management information, the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, making it easier to search for and organize the input management information.

[0083] <Display control unit 233> The display control unit 233 is configured to display on the user terminal 3 the contents of the management information specified by the user on the user terminal 3 from among the management information (first physical data set, second physical data set, and design quality data set) accepted as input by the management information accepting unit 231.

[0084] For example, the display control unit 233 may display a list of objects indicating the management information for which input has been accepted (registered in the database), and accept input to any object from the user terminal 3. The display control unit 233 displays the content of the management information (type, range, actual measurement value, etc. of parameter) corresponding to the object for which an input operation has been performed on the user terminal 3. The object includes, for example, the name of the data set.

[0085] The display control unit 233 may display information indicating the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set (management information) that have been input for each of the multiple processing steps on the user terminal 3. For example, the display control unit 233 displays information indicating the management information linked to one processing step (for example, an object that receives display of the contents of the management information) in an area indicating one processing step (associated with one processing step).

[0086] The display control unit 233 may cause the user terminal 3 to display information indicating the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set (management information) for which input has been accepted, for each of the multiple design phases. For example, the display control unit 233 causes an area indicating one design phase (associated with one design phase) to display information (objects) indicating the management information linked to the design phase. Furthermore, areas indicating multiple machining processes may be arranged within an area indicating one design phase (e.g., one screen), and conversely, areas indicating multiple design phases may be arranged within an area indicating one machining process (e.g., one screen).

[0087] The display control unit 233 may receive, from the user terminal 3, a filtering condition for the management information to be displayed. Such a filtering condition may be, for example, a display period. The display period may be, for example, the time when the management information was input, the time when the actual measurement values ​​included in the management information were measured, etc. The display control unit 233 causes the user terminal 3 to display only the management information that satisfies the input filtering condition.

[0088] The display control unit 233 may display the contents of the management information, display information indicating the management information that has already been input, etc., on an input reception screen on which the management information reception unit 231 receives input. The display control unit 233 may also receive editing, deletion, additional input, etc. of the management information whose contents are displayed. In other words, input and output of management information may be performed on a common management screen.

[0089] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a management information input screen MD in which management information has been input. The management information input screen MD in FIG. 7 displays a plurality of management information objects MO. The management information objects MO are displayed in a position in the selection reception area SA that indicates the corresponding processing step and management information. For example, the management information object MO with the label "X2-1" (data set name) in FIG. 7 indicates that a physical factor (first physical data set) in process 1 has been registered. When an input operation is performed on this management information object MO, the registered contents of the corresponding management information (parameter type, range, etc.) are displayed.

[0090] 7, a management information object MO corresponding to the management information registered in (linked to) the design phase selected by the phase selection object FO is displayed. In other words, when the design phase is switched by an input operation to the phase selection object FO, the display of the management information object MO is also switched.

[0091] Furthermore, when an input operation is performed on the display period setting object TO in FIG. 7, input of a display period (input time or measurement time) for filtering the management information to be displayed is accepted.

[0092] The display control unit 233 may cause the user terminal 3 to display each of the variation factors in association with the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

[0093] For example, when displaying the contents of the management information (type, range, actual measurement value, etc. of a parameter) on the user terminal 3, the display control unit 233 may display the linked variation factors together with this information on the user terminal 3. Furthermore, the display control unit 233 may display the variation factors of multiple pieces of management information at once on the user terminal 3.

[0094] The display control unit 233 may cause the user terminal 3 to display the respective scales associated with the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

[0095] For example, when displaying the contents of the management information (type of parameter, range, actual measurement value, etc.) on the user terminal 3, the display control unit 233 may display the associated scale together with this information on the user terminal 3. Furthermore, the display control unit 233 may classify information representing the management information (for example, data set name) by scale and display it on the user terminal 3.

[0096] 8 is a diagram showing an example of the scale display screen SD displayed on the user terminal 3. On the scale display screen SD, in a matrix area made up of management information and processing steps, a display area for each scale (micro, meso, and macro) is provided for each piece of management information, and a management information object MO is displayed for each scale.

[0097] The display control unit 233 may display the relevance between pieces of management information on the user terminal 3 based on the relevance information created by the relevance creation unit 232. For example, when individually displaying the contents of management information, the display control unit 233 may display information (such as a data set name) indicating other pieces of management information that are related to each other. Furthermore, the display control unit 233 may display information (such as a correlation coefficient, an approximation formula, a function, or a table) indicating the relevance together with the other pieces of management information that are related to each other.

[0098] Furthermore, the display control unit 233 may display the associations between multiple pieces of management information in a map. Specifically, the display control unit 233 may arrange multiple objects each indicating the input management information in a display area centered on any one of the types of management information, the processing steps, and the design phases, and display the associations by connecting related objects with lines.

[0099] In this way, the display control unit 233 may, for example, determine whether the management information to be displayed on the user terminal 3 is related to other management information based on the relevance information, and adjust the type, number, position, display format, etc. of the information (objects) to be displayed on the user terminal 3 based on the determination result.

[0100] The display control unit 233 may display the relationship between management information included in one of the multiple processing steps and management information included in another processing step, thereby enabling the causal relationships between the processing steps to be organized and improvement measures, countermeasures, etc. to be considered in accordance with such causal relationships.

[0101] The display control unit 233 may display the relationship between management information included in one of the multiple design phases and management information included in other design phases, thereby enabling the cause-and-effect relationships between the design phases to be organized and the design procedure in each design phase to be improved.

[0102] The relationship between management information across processing processes or design phases may be displayed on a screen that lists multiple pieces of management information, or on a screen that displays the contents of each piece of management information.

[0103] 9 is a diagram showing an example of a management information input screen MD in which the relationships between management information are displayed. The management information input screen MD in Fig. 9 displays multiple management information objects MO, and the management information objects MO that are related to each other are connected by lines.

[0104] <Artificial Intelligence Department 240> The artificial intelligence unit 240 is configured to receive input from each functional unit and return the instructed output. The artificial intelligence used by each functional unit of the information processing device 2 may be a common one, or may be prepared individually for each functional unit.

[0105] Specific algorithms for machine learning in artificial intelligence include nearest neighbor methods, naive Bayes methods, decision trees, support vector machines, deep learning using neural networks, and regression models.

[0106] The artificial intelligence unit 240 has a trained model constructed by a learning method such as supervised learning, unsupervised learning, or self-supervised learning. In supervised learning, machine learning is performed using training data (training data). The training data consists of pairs of input data for learning and output data (correct answer data). The training model included in the artificial intelligence unit 240 can perform additional learning as transfer learning or fine tuning using new data acquired from the user terminal 3 or the like.

[0107] <Display section 331> The display unit 331 of the user terminal 3 is configured to display an image represented by the data transmitted from the information processing device 2 on the output unit .

[0108] <Operation acquisition unit 332> The operation acquisition unit 332 of the user terminal 3 is configured to accept an operation by the user of the user terminal 3 via the input unit 35.

[0109] 3. Information Processing Method This section describes an information processing method of the information processing device 2. In this information processing method, the functions of the respective parts of the information processing device 2 are executed as respective steps.

[0110] This information processing method includes a management information receiving step, a relationship information creating step, and a display control step. In the management information receiving step, input of at least three types of management information, namely a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, is received from a user as management information in process design of a production process. In the relationship creating step, relationship information indicating the relationship between the input management information is created. In the display control step, the content of management information specified by the user from the received input management information is displayed together with the relationship.

[0111] 10 is an activity diagram showing the flow of information processing (management processing of management information) executed by the information processing system 1. Below, the information processing will be described along with each activity in this activity diagram.

[0112] The management information management process begins when the information processing device 2 outputs an input screen for management information to the user terminal 3 (activity A110). This causes the input screen to be displayed on the user terminal 3 (activity A120). The user inputs management information, etc. from the input screen displayed on the user terminal 3 (activity A130). The information processing device 2 registers the management information, etc. input from the user terminal 3 in a database and determines the associations between pieces of management information (activity A140).

[0113] After the management information is registered, the user specifies the management information whose contents the user wishes to check on the user terminal 3 (activity A150). The information processing device 2 outputs the management information specified by the user and information indicating the relevance of the management information to the user terminal 3 (activity A160). As a result, the management information and the relevance are displayed on the user terminal 3 (activity A170).

[0114] 4. Effect The operation of this embodiment can be summarized as follows: Since the user is required to input three types of management information, namely, the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, which are classified according to the causal relationships in the production process, the management information in the design process of the production process can be managed appropriately (comprehensively).

[0115] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this and can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the technical idea of ​​the invention.

[0116] 5.Other In the above embodiment, the information processing device 2 performs various storage and control operations, but multiple external devices may be used instead of the information processing device 2. That is, various information and programs may be distributed and stored in multiple external devices using block chain technology or the like.

[0117] The aspect of this embodiment is not limited to the information processing system 1, and may be an information processing method or a program. The information processing method includes each step of the information processing system 1. The program causes a computer to execute each step of the information processing system 1.

[0118] At least one of the devices included in the information processing system 1 may be installed outside the country in which the functions of the information processing system 1 are performed.

[0119] The information processing system 1 may be configured only with the information processing device 2. In other words, the information processing system 1 does not necessarily have to include the user terminal 3.

[0120] The information processing system 1 does not necessarily have to include the association creation unit 232. In other words, the information processing system 1 does not necessarily have to display the association between pieces of management information.

[0121] It may be provided in the following manner.

[0122] (1) An information processing system including a processor configured to execute the following steps by reading a program: a management information receiving step receives input of at least three types of management information, namely, a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, from a user as management information in process design of a production process; wherein the design quality data set is information indicating the quality of a product produced in the production process, the second physical data set is information representing the state of a physical phenomenon that manifests the quality in the production process, and the first physical data set is information for controlling the physical phenomenon; and a display control step displays the content of the management information specified by the user from the management information whose input has been received.

[0123] (2) In the information processing system described in (1) above, the management information receiving step further receives input of a variation factor from the user for any information specified by the user among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set whose input has been received, wherein the variation factor is information other than the management information that causes individual variation of a parameter included in the first physical data set, the second physical data set, or the design quality data set, and the display control step displays the variation factor in association with the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

[0124] (3) In the information processing system described in (1) or (2) above, the production process includes a plurality of processing processes, and in the management information receiving step, input of at least the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set is received from a user for each of the plurality of processing processes, and in the display control step, information indicating the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set whose input has been received is displayed for each of the plurality of processing processes.

[0125] (4) In the information processing system described in (3) above, the display control step displays the relationship between the management information included in one of the multiple processing processes and the management information included in other processing processes.

[0126] (5) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (4) above, the process design includes a plurality of design phases, and in the management information receiving step, input of at least one of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set is received from a user for each of the plurality of design phases, and in the display control step, information indicating the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set for which input has been received is displayed for each of the plurality of design phases.

[0127] (6) In the information processing system described in (5) above, the display control step displays the relationship between the management information included in one design phase among the multiple design phases and the management information included in other design phases.

[0128] (7) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (6) above, the management information receiving step further receives from the user an input of a scale for any information specified by the user among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set whose input has been received, wherein the scale is information indicating an absolute order level independent of the type of the management information, and the display control step displays the scale in association with the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

[0129] (8) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (7) above, the processor is configured to further execute the following steps: in the association creation step, scales of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set are created based on information contained in each of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, where the scales are information indicating absolute order levels independent of the type of management information; and in the display control step, the scales are displayed in association with the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

[0130] (9) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (8) above, the production process includes a plurality of machining processes, and the process design includes a plurality of design phases, and in the management information receiving step, an input of the management information is received from a user via a management information input screen for each combination of the plurality of machining processes and the plurality of design phases, and the management information input screen includes a selection receiving area that simultaneously receives selection of the plurality of machining processes and types of the management information, and a phase selection object that receives selection of the plurality of design phases, and in the management information receiving step, an input of the management information of the type selected in the selection receiving area from the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set is received, and the input management information is registered in association with the machining process selected in the selection receiving area from the plurality of machining processes and the design phase selected by the phase selection object from the plurality of design phases.

[0131] (10) An information processing method, comprising steps executed by the information processing system according to any one of (1) to (9) above.

[0132] (11) A program for causing a computer to execute each step of the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (9) above. Of course, this is not the case.

[0133] Finally, while various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, they are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiments may be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Such embodiments and modifications are intended to be included within the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as within the scope of the inventions and their equivalents as defined in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0134] 1: Information processing system 2: Information processing equipment 20: Communication bus 21: Communications Department 22: Storage section 23: Processor 231: Management Information Reception Department 232: Relationship Creation Unit 233: Display control unit 240: Artificial Intelligence Department 3: User terminal 30: Communication bus 31: Communications Department 32: Storage section 33: Processor 331:Display section 332 :Operation acquisition part 34: Output section 35: Input section DO1: First data entry object DO2: Second data entry object DO3: Third data entry object DO4: Fourth data entry object DO5: Fifth data entry object FA: Function Selection Area FCO: Function Call Object FO: Phase Selection Object IO: Input reception object MD: Management information input screen ML: Management Information Label MO: Management Information Object PL: Process label PO: Process Addition Object SA: Selection Reception Area SD: Scale display screen TO: Display period setting object

Claims

1. An information processing system, a processor; The processor is configured to execute the following steps by reading the program: In the management information receiving step, input of any of three types of management information, namely, a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, designated by the user as management information in the process design of the production process, and a variation factor for the management information is received from the user on one input screen displayed in response to an input to an input receiving object, wherein the design quality data set is information indicating the quality of a product produced in the production process, the second physical data set is information indicating the state of a physical phenomenon that manifests the quality in the production process, the first physical data set is information for controlling the physical phenomenon, and the variation factor is a processing condition not expressed by the management information that causes individual variation in a design parameter input as the first physical data set, an observation parameter input as the second physical data set, or a quality parameter input as the design quality data set; In the display control step, the information processing system displays the contents of the management information specified by the user from among the management information whose input has been accepted, and further displays the variation factors linked to the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

2. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, The production process includes a plurality of processing steps, the management information receiving step receives input of at least the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set from a user for each of the plurality of processing steps; In the display control step, information indicating the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set that have been input is displayed for each of the plurality of processing steps.

3. 3. The information processing system according to claim 2, In the display control step, an information processing system displays the relationship between the management information included in one of the plurality of processing steps and the management information included in another processing step.

4. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, the process design includes multiple design phases; the management information receiving step receives input of at least one of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set from a user for each of the plurality of design phases; The information processing system includes, in the display control step, displaying information indicating the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set that have been input for each of the plurality of design phases.

5. 5. The information processing system according to claim 4, In the display control step, an information processing system displays the relationship between the management information included in one design phase and the management information included in another design phase among the plurality of design phases.

6. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, the management information receiving step further receives, from the user, an input of a scale for any information designated by the user among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set whose input has been received, wherein the scale is information indicating an absolute order level independent of the type of the management information; In the display control step, the scale is displayed in association with the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

7. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, The processor is further configured to perform the steps of: the association creating step creates scales for the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set based on information included in each of the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, wherein the scales are information indicating absolute order levels independent of the type of the management information; In the display control step, the scale is displayed in association with the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set.

8. An information processing system, a processor; The processor is configured to execute the following steps by reading the program: the management information receiving step receives input of at least three types of management information, namely, a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, from a user as management information in process design of a production process, wherein the design quality data set is information indicating the quality of a product produced in the production process, the second physical data set is information representing the state of a physical phenomenon that manifests the quality in the production process, and the first physical data set is information for controlling the physical phenomenon; In the display control step, the contents of the management information specified by the user among the management information inputted are displayed in a display area prepared for each order level common to the three types of management information, wherein the order level indicates the spatial size of the management information or the size of the analytical field of view.

9. In the information processing system according to claim 8, In the information processing system, the order level is expressed in at least three categories: a micro perspective, a meso perspective, and a macro perspective.

10. An information processing system, a processor; The processor is configured to execute the following steps by reading the program: the management information receiving step receives input of at least three types of management information, namely, a first physical data set, a second physical data set, and a design quality data set, from a user as management information in process design of a production process, wherein the design quality data set is information indicating the quality of a product produced in the production process, the second physical data set is information representing the state of a physical phenomenon that manifests the quality in the production process, and the first physical data set is information for controlling the physical phenomenon; In the display control step, the content of the management information designated by the user is displayed from among the management information whose input has been accepted; The production process includes a plurality of processing steps, the process design includes multiple design phases; In the management information receiving step, an input of the management information is received from a user via a management information input screen for each combination of the plurality of processing steps and the plurality of design phases; the management information input screen includes a selection receiving area that simultaneously receives selection of the plurality of machining processes and the types of management information, and a phase selection object that receives selection of the plurality of design phases, wherein the selection receiving area is a matrix-shaped area prepared for each of the plurality of design phases and having axes representing the types of management information and the plurality of machining processes, and is configured to receive selection of the plurality of machining processes and the types of management information based on a position where an input is received; In the management information receiving step, the information processing system displays the selection receiving area corresponding to the design phase selected by the phase selection object from among the plurality of design phases, receives input of the management information of the type selected in the selection receiving area from among the first physical data set, the second physical data set, and the design quality data set, and registers the input management information in association with the processing process selected in the selection receiving area from among the plurality of processing processes and the design phase selected by the phase selection object from among the plurality of design phases.

11. An information processing method, comprising: An information processing method comprising the steps executed by the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. A program, A program for causing a computer to execute each step of the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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