Parts Production Status Interface with Delivery Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for managing parts production and delivery statuses are inefficient, relying on manual communications such as emails and phone calls, which can lead to errors and delays in tracking production and delivery timelines.

Innovation Solution

A graphical user interface (GUI) is developed to display and manage parts production and delivery statuses, allowing parts suppliers and assemblers to share and track production and delivery information in a centralized system, using timelines for requested and forecasted delivery times, and filtering options to highlight critical status updates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional communication methods (emails, phone calls) are used to manage parts production and delivery statuses, then communication between suppliers and assemblers can be maintained, but manual processing leads to errors and delays in tracking production and delivery timelines

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of production and delivery status trackingVSAvoidtime required to manually process communications

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a centralized server as an intermediary that automatically receives, processes, and distributes production and delivery status information between suppliers and assemblers. This eliminates manual communication handling while maintaining reliable tracking through automated data exchange and status updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical processing of communications (reading emails, making phone calls) with automated electronic information processing. The system automatically parses communication data, updates status databases, and generates notifications, eliminating human intervention errors and reducing processing time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If individual communications are processed manually by human agents, then flexibility in communication methods is maintained, but efficiency and productivity in managing multiple parts statuses deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility in communication methodsVSAvoidefficiency of managing production and delivery statuses

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal platform that supports multiple communication methods (emails, electronic messages, database exchanges) through a single automated system. The server can process various input formats and communicate through multiple channels, maintaining operational flexibility while dramatically improving productivity through automation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service operation where suppliers and assemblers independently input and retrieve status information without requiring manual intervention from human agents. The automated server handles all processing, allowing participants to efficiently manage their own communications and status tracking.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of information

If comprehensive production and delivery status information is tracked for all parts units, then complete visibility is achieved, but system complexity and data management burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of production and delivery status informationVSAvoidcomplexity of centralized status management system

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the comprehensive status management system into modular components: individual status databases for each parts unit, separate processing modules for different communication types, and hierarchical organization of data. This segmentation maintains complete information tracking while reducing overall system complexity through manageable, independent modules.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent organizes comprehensive status information in a structured hierarchical format with multiple dimensions: parts unit level, production line level, and facility level. This dimensional organization allows complete tracking of all status information while presenting simplified, relevant views to different users based on their specific needs and roles.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS11455581B2Methods and systems for providing a user interface for managing parts production and delivery statuses

Publication Date: 2022.09.27 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC

AI summary

Methods and systems for providing a user interface to be displayed for management of parts production and delivery statuses and delivery statuses are provided. A method includes causing a user interface to be displayed on a computing system. The user interface includes a status list including one or more entries. Each entry corresponds to a parts unit and references one or more parts unit identifying datasets. Each entry indicates a production status including one or more sub-production statuses and a dispatching status, and a delivery status including a requested delivery time window and a forecasted delivery time for the parts unit. Each of the one or more sub-production statuses indicates at least one of a status of a sub-parts of the parts unit and a status of a sub-process to produce the parts unit.