Job Schedule Interface for Manufacturing Workflow Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In factories that produce products to order, setting a job schedule for manufacturing processes requires understanding the specific workflow for each product, which can be time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that allows users to set job schedules for manufacturing processes without verifying a workflow chart, by associating each manufacturing process with job elements and displaying them in a schedule setting area, with selected job elements displaying included jobs in a differentiated form.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a user sets a job schedule by verifying a workflow chart for each product, then the schedule can be accurately configured according to the manufacturing process flow, but the time and effort required to manage production schedules increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates the workflow chart based on product information stored in the database, eliminating the need for manual verification. The workflow chart is dynamically created from product data, allowing the system to serve itself in generating accurate schedules without requiring extensive user input or manual chart verification.
Solution Approach 2:
Product information and workflow details are pre-stored in the database before schedule setting is needed. When a user initiates schedule configuration, the system retrieves pre-prepared product information and automatically generates the workflow chart, eliminating the need for real-time manual verification and significantly reducing the time required for schedule management.
2Ease of operation
If the system displays all job elements for all products in a unified format, then the interface is simple and easy to operate, but the user cannot efficiently identify and select jobs for specific products
Solution Approach 1:
The job elements are segmented and grouped by product in the display interface. Each product has its own section or group containing relevant job elements, allowing users to easily identify and select jobs for specific products while maintaining an organized and simple overall interface structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The display interface applies different visual characteristics or formatting to job elements based on their associated products. Job elements for different products are differentiated through visual cues such as colors, icons, or grouping, enabling users to quickly identify and select jobs for specific products while maintaining interface simplicity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: associate each of manufacturing processes of one of products with one of job elements each representing a detail of a job; and display the job elements in a schedule setting area of a screen, and in response to selection of one of the job elements, display displayed job elements that are included in the job elements and that represent respective jobs for manufacturing processes of an associated product that is one of the products and is a product of the manufacturing process associated with the selected job element, the displayed job elements being displayed in the schedule setting area in a form differentiated from a form for a job element associated with a manufacturing process of a different product that is included in the products and is different from the associated product.