Graph Database Workflow Control Using Shipping Data Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Complex industrial production processes face challenges in efficiently planning and adapting workflows due to the vast amount of data that needs to be analyzed, where distinguishing relevant data for workflow control is difficult and data reliability is hard to assess.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that utilize a graph database template to structure product data from shipping data, generating a graph database that provides a controlled signal for workflow management, enabling faster and more reliable data processing and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a huge amount of data is analyzed for workflow planning and adaptation, then the completeness of data coverage is improved, but the time required for data analysis and processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the relevant product data from the huge amount of shipping data using a predefined extraction unit. This selective extraction principle filters out unnecessary information, allowing the system to work with a manageable subset of data that is sufficient for workflow control, thereby reducing analysis time while maintaining data coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the data processing into distinct modules: a graph database template providing unit, a shipping data providing unit, a predefined product data extraction unit, and a graph database generation unit. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific tasks efficiently, reducing overall processing time while ensuring comprehensive data coverage.
2Quantity of substance
If unstructured shipping data is used directly for workflow control, then data completeness is improved, but the reliability and accuracy of workflow control decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a graph database as an intermediary between the raw shipping data and the workflow control system. The graph database generation unit transforms unstructured shipping data into a structured graph database format, which then serves as a reliable foundation for workflow control decisions, thereby maintaining data completeness while improving reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the structural parameters of the data by transforming unstructured shipping data into a structured graph database with predefined templates. This parameter change from unstructured to structured format enables reliable querying and analysis, improving workflow control reliability while preserving data completeness.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional database structures are used for product data, then ease of implementation is improved, but the ability to effectively analyze and structure logistic data decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional flat database structures to a graph database structure that adds dimensional relationships between data elements. This dimensional change allows for more effective analysis of logistic data by representing complex relationships between products, shipments, and workflows, thereby improving data analysis effectiveness while maintaining implementation feasibility.
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AI summary
The invention refers to an apparatus 110 for generating a database for controlling a workflow of a production process. A providing unit 111 provides a graph database template indicative of predefined product data, wherein product data refers to information related to a product. A providing unit 112 provides shipping data of the product, wherein the shipping data refers to data generated in relation to a logistic process. An extraction unit 113 extracts predefined product data for the product from the shipping data. A generation unit 114 generates a graph database for the product by utilizing the graph database template filled with the extracted predefined product data. A generation unit 115 generates, based on the graph database for the product, a control signal for affecting the workflow of the production process referring to the product.