Information Processing System for Early Risk Identification in Product Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the manufacturing sector, developing new products that meet specific market or customer specifications can be challenging due to increased complexity, often requiring redesign and longer development times as performance modifications may not satisfy all specifications, leading to potential delays and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system and method that utilizes a memory-based correlation of specification, element, and risk items to identify potential risks early in the development process, allowing for efficient design and development by extracting relevant manufacturing elements and their associated risks, thereby reducing the likelihood of redesign and delays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If product performance is improved through manufacturing element modifications, then product specification satisfaction is enhanced, but development time increases and redesign becomes necessary
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary risk identification by analyzing correlations between manufacturing elements and specification items before actual product development. It extracts risk information indicating potential specification unsatisfaction and notifies developers in advance, allowing them to take preventive actions before redesign becomes necessary, thus reducing development time while maintaining specification satisfaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback mechanism where risk information is continuously extracted and notified to developers during the development process. This feedback loop allows developers to adjust manufacturing elements based on predicted risks, preventing specification violations and reducing the need for redesign iterations.
2Manufacturing precision
If manufacturing elements are modified to satisfy one specification, then that specification is met, but other specifications may become unsatisfied requiring redesign
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complex development process into manageable components: specification items are divided into multiple attributes, manufacturing elements are identified separately, and risk information is extracted for each specification-item-manufacturing element combination. This segmentation allows developers to analyze and manage each specification requirement independently while understanding their interrelationships, reducing overall design complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces risk information as an intermediary element that mediates between manufacturing elements and specification items. Instead of directly managing complex relationships between manufacturing changes and multiple specifications, developers use risk information as an intermediate indicator to predict and prevent specification violations, simplifying the design process.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, an information processing system includes a memory, an inputter, and a processor. The memory stores correlation information including a specification item group, an element item group, and a risk item group. The specification item group includes specification items. The element item group includes element items. The risk item group includes risk items. One of the specification items to be modified is selected by a first operation input to the inputter. One of the element items is selected by a second operation input to the inputter. When the first operation is input, the processor refers to the correlation information and extracts at least one of the element items having a correlation with the one of the specification items. The processor extracts at least one of the risk items having a correlation with one element item of the at least one of the element items selected.