IT Utilization Evaluation Device for Production Site Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing productivity management apparatuses are unable to evaluate the specific areas and extent of IT introduction within a production site, making it difficult to use their evaluation results as improvement indicators for productivity enhancement.
Innovation Solution
An information-technology utilization evaluation device that determines the attainment levels of automation and scale of IT utilization in unit processes within a management target process, allowing for detailed evaluations of IT utilization across different areas of a production site.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the productivity management apparatus sums the evaluations of individual management items to calculate the contribution of IT utilization, then the overall IT contribution is obtained, but the specific areas and extent of IT introduction cannot be evaluated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the evaluation system into two distinct evaluation elements: (1) automation level evaluation that assesses the degree of automation achieved by IT in unit processes, and (2) scale evaluation that assesses the extent of IT introduction across the production site. This segmentation allows the system to provide both overall IT contribution metrics and detailed information about specific IT introduction areas, resolving the information loss problem while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular evaluation components.
2Productivity
If detailed evaluation of IT utilization in specific areas is implemented, then useful improvement indicators are obtained, but the evaluation system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The evaluation system is divided into separate determination units: a first determination unit for automation level and a second determination unit for scale. Each unit focuses on a specific aspect of IT utilization, making the complex evaluation task more manageable. The automation level evaluation provides detailed insights into specific IT implementation areas, while the scale evaluation captures the overall extent of IT introduction, together enabling productivity improvement without overwhelming system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces two distinct evaluation parameters: automation level (measuring the degree of automation achieved by IT) and scale (measuring the extent of IT introduction). By changing the evaluation parameters from a single aggregated metric to two distinct dimensions, the system能够提供 both detailed improvement indicators and comprehensive overview, enhancing productivity assessment capability while maintaining systematic organization.
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AI summary
An information-technology utilization evaluation device includes a first determination unit to determine an attainment level of a first evaluation element in an evaluation-target management target process including a set of unit processes. The first evaluation element represents a degree of automation achieved by utilizing information technology. The information-technology utilization evaluation device includes a second determination unit to determine an attainment level of a second evaluation element in the management target process. The second evaluation element represents a scale of a set of unit processes utilizing the information technology.