Object-Based Information Collection for Manufacturing Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing manufacturing and logistics operations lack flexibility in adapting to new demands and market changes, often failing to accurately reflect the integration of complex operation steps and lacking sufficient flexibility in reporting, inventory updating, and cost determination.
Innovation Solution
A computer system that generates an information collection object to represent the performance of physical operations, allowing for data recording and updating of order objects, with features like node representation of operations, activities, and steps, enabling confirmation and cost collection, and tracking product genealogy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing systems use specialized computer models for manufacturing and warehouse management, then the systems can effectively manage their specific operations, but the systems lack flexibility in adapting to new demands and market changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a unified object-oriented data model that serves multiple functions across different operational contexts. The request object, information collection object, and order object are designed to handle both manufacturing and warehouse operations through a common structure, enabling the system to adapt to various operational types without requiring specialized models for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic object structures that can be configured and modified based on operational requirements. The information collection object dynamically records data generated during physical operation performance, and the system can adapt its data collection and processing behavior based on the specific operation type, providing flexibility while maintaining operational reliability.
2Loss of information
If existing systems use delivery documents to initiate physical operations, then the systems can track operations, but the reporting may not accurately reflect how individual steps of complex operations fit together and may lose information when execution does not match planning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the information collection object continuously records actual operation data and compares it with the planned operation in the order object. This feedback loop enables accurate tracking of deviations between planned and actual execution, preserving information about how individual steps fit together and maintaining data accuracy even when execution differs from planning.
Solution Approach 2:
The information collection object serves as an intermediary between the order object (planning) and the actual physical operations (execution). It captures and stores data generated during operation performance, acting as a mediator that preserves detailed information about the actual execution process and enables accurate reporting without losing information about operational steps.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing systems use traditional confirmation approaches for physical operations, then the systems can update inventory and determine costs, but the approaches lack sufficient flexibility to apply to a broad range of implementations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the confirmation process into distinct object-oriented components: the request object for initiation, the information collection object for data recording, and the order object for planning. This segmentation allows each component to be independently configured and adapted to specific implementation requirements while maintaining accurate inventory and cost management through their coordinated interaction.
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AI summary
A method to be performed in a computer system in association with initiating a physical operation includes receiving a request object that corresponds to a request to initiate a physical operation. The method includes generating, using the request object, an information collection object configured to represent performance of the physical operation. The method includes obtaining data generated in the performance of the physical operation and recording the data in the information collection object. A computer system includes a request management module configured to generate the request object upon receiving a request to initiate a physical operation, and an information collection module configured to generate the information collection object using the request object.