Workflow Management for Print Manufacturing Intermediate Parts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing workflow management systems for print product manufacturing do not adequately account for intermediate parts generated during the manufacturing process, making it difficult to identify the cause when processing for intermediate parts cannot be started.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that specifies plural parts and processes required for manufacturing a print product, generates intermediate and work objects to create workflow information, and displays the progress status of each part constituting the intermediate part when processing cannot be started.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a workflow is created without treating intermediate parts as control targets, then the workflow management is simpler, but the ability to identify causes when processing cannot be started deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the workflow into distinct control targets including intermediate parts. By dividing the manufacturing process into separate controllable units (parts and intermediate parts), the system can track each segment's status independently, making cause identification easier without overwhelming complexity in the overall workflow management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate parts as intermediary control targets between raw parts and final products. These intermediate parts serve as mediators that can be individually monitored and controlled, allowing the system to identify causes of processing failures at specific stages without requiring complete workflow reanalysis.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If intermediate parts are treated as control targets, then the ability to identify causes improves, but the workflow management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements segmentation by treating intermediate parts as separate control targets distinct from final products. This allows the system to manage complexity through modular control units, where each intermediate part can be independently tracked and analyzed for processing failures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimension to workflow management by introducing intermediate parts as additional control levels. Instead of only managing final product workflows, the system now operates across multiple dimensions including raw parts, intermediate parts, and final products, enabling granular cause analysis while maintaining manageable complexity through structured organization.
3Loss of information
If processing status is tracked at intermediate part level, then progress monitoring improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that provide progress information at the intermediate part level. By continuously monitoring and reporting the status of intermediate parts, the system maintains information flow throughout the manufacturing process, enabling timely detection of delays or failures without requiring overly complex system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments progress tracking into discrete units corresponding to intermediate parts. This segmentation allows the system to monitor progress at manageable granularities, providing detailed information where needed while avoiding the complexity of tracking every possible process parameter across the entire workflow.
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AI summary
An information processing device includes a processor configured to display a workflow representing a relationship of a processes related to manufacturing a product including a plurality of parts, and a progress status of the respective parts. Further, when there is a part among the plurality of parts whose process cannot be started, the processor is configured to identify a first part which caused the process cannot to be started, and display or notify the first part.