Manufacturing Timeline Visualization for Correlating 5M1E Factors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing visualization systems fail to display changes in process characteristic factors and manufacturing statuses of products on the same timeline, making it difficult to analyze and understand the impact of these factors on manufacturing processes.
Innovation Solution
A visualization system that includes a storage section for manufacturing log information and chronological history of process characteristic factors, a creation section to create a timeline object for these factors, and a display control section to synchronize and display them on a display apparatus, allowing for a 5M1E timeline chart that integrates Machine, Man, Material, Method, Measurement, and Environment factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If process characteristic factor changes and manufacturing statuses are displayed on separate timelines, then each can be visualized independently, but it becomes difficult to analyze the impact of factor changes on manufacturing processes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the process characteristic factor timeline and manufacturing status timeline into a single unified timeline display. The timeline generation unit creates one integrated timeline that shows both process factors (such as machine parameters, material properties, environmental conditions) and manufacturing statuses (such as production quantity, defect rates, cycle times) at their respective time points, allowing direct visual correlation between factor changes and manufacturing outcomes without requiring separate display systems
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple process characteristic factors are displayed simultaneously, then comprehensive analysis is enabled, but the visualization becomes complex and difficult to interpret
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different process characteristic factors to be displayed with different visual characteristics on the same timeline. Each factor can have its own display format, color coding, or highlighting style, enabling comprehensive display of multiple factors while maintaining clarity through differentiated visual presentation that helps users distinguish and interpret each factor's impact independently
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the visualization into distinct time points on the unified timeline, where each time point can display multiple process factors and manufacturing statuses independently. This segmentation allows users to analyze specific moments in detail while maintaining the overall temporal context, making complex multi-factor analysis more manageable by breaking it down into discrete time-based units
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AI summary
To visually display the manufacturing statuses of products manufactured through a plurality of manufacturing processes in order and changes of process characteristic factors caused in the manufacturing processes, a visualization system according to an embodiment stores manufacturing log information including start times and end times of manufacturing processes of products grouped in manufacturing units and manufactured through a plurality of manufacturing processes in order, and chronological history information of process characteristic factors corresponding to factors affecting quality characteristics in the manufacturing processes. A time axis for the process characteristic factors in synchronization with the time course of the manufacturing log information is created, and a display object representing a state or a change of each of the process characteristic factors is created based on the chronological history information and placed on the time axis to create a timeline object of each of the process characteristic factors. A process characteristic factor timeline screen including the timeline objects of the respective process characteristic factors arranged in parallel is displayed on a display apparatus.