Production Control for Real-Time Environmental Impact Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for controlling production to match a target environmental impact are slow and impractical for real-time adjustments, especially in complex production chains involving multiple starting materials and processes.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that receives requests for products with specified target environmental impacts, determines the necessary starting material and process-related data, allocates attributes of supply materials and process-related supplies to match the target impact, and generates operational instructions for production control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual calculation and balancing of environmental impact is performed by human experts, then accuracy in matching target environmental impact is improved, but productivity and real-time control capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical calculation process performed by human experts with an automated computer-based system. The processor automatically determines the quantity of supply material associated with properties relating to environmental impact by receiving starting material data, supply material data, and target environmental impact data, then calculating the allocation without human intervention. This substitution enables real-time production control while maintaining accurate environmental impact matching.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex production chains with multiple starting materials and processes are used, then product versatility and manufacturing capability are improved, but device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex production chain into distinct data components: starting material data, supply material data, process-related data, and target environmental impact data. Each component is received and processed separately by the processor, which then integrates them to determine the quantity of supply material. This segmentation simplifies the control of complex production chains by breaking down the overall problem into manageable data processing steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal production control system that can handle multiple starting materials, various processes, and different product types through a single integrated method. The processor applies the same algorithmic approach regardless of the specific materials or processes involved, making the system adaptable to complex production chains without requiring separate control mechanisms for each scenario.
3Productivity
If real-time production control is implemented, then productivity and responsiveness are improved, but measurement precision and verification reliability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system receives actual production data and compares it against the target environmental impact to determine the quantity of supply material. The processor continuously monitors and adjusts the allocation based on received data, ensuring that real-time control maintains measurement precision through ongoing verification and correction.
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AI summary
The invention is in the field of controlling the production of a product to match a target environmental impact. It relates to a computer-implemented method for controlling the production of a product comprising(a) receiving a request indicating the product and a target environmental impact associated with the production of the product,(b) receiving starting material data or process-related data for the product,(c) receiving supply material data or process-related supply data,(d) determining, based on the request, the starting material data or process-related data and the supply material data or process-related supply data, the quantity of supply material or process-related supply associated with properties relating to an environmental impact to match the request,(e) allocating an attribute of supply material or process-related supply to the product,(f) generating an operational instruction related to the production of the product based on the allocation, and(g) outputting the operational instruction.