Production Plan Display for Simultaneous Item Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to effectively display production plans for multiple items produced simultaneously or sequentially, making it difficult for users to grasp the relationship among items and manage production plans for assortments.
Innovation Solution
A server-based system that displays a common material's time period for multiple items and allocates display components corresponding to each item within that time period, allowing for easier visualization of production plans across multiple items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If production plans for multiple items are displayed separately, then each item's production plan can be detailed, but the relationship among items and overall production timeline becomes difficult to grasp
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display of multiple item production plans into a single integrated chart where items produced simultaneously or sequentially are grouped together. The chart displays the common material's time period and allocates display components for each item within that time period, allowing users to view relationships among multiple items in one unified visualization rather than separate displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the production plan display into distinct visual components: a display component representing the common material with its time period, and separate display components for each item allocated within that time period. This segmentation allows clear differentiation of items while maintaining their contextual relationship within the overall production timeline.
2Ease of operation
If a unified display is used for multiple items, then the overall production timeline and relationships are visible, but detailed information for each individual item may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into the common material representation and individual item components, each serving its specific purpose. The common material display provides the overall timeline context, while individual item components preserve detailed information about each item's production schedule within that context.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the display by showing the time period of the common material and allocating item display components within that time framework. This dimensional approach allows users to perceive both the overall production timeline and individual item details simultaneously through the time-based allocation structure.
3Loss of information
If production plans are displayed without time period context, then the structure is simple, but the temporal relationship and scheduling information become unclear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the time period representation with the item display components by allocating each item's display component within the common material's time period. This integration ensures that temporal information is embedded in the display structure itself, making time period context inherent to the visualization rather than a separate overlay.
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AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a displaying program for causing a computer to execute a process including; accepting production plans of a plurality of items; determining whether the plurality of accepted items are produced simultaneously or sequentially; when the plurality of items are determined to be produced simultaneously or sequentially, displaying a display component representing a material common to the plurality of items such that the display component indicates a time period containing the production plans of the plurality of items, and displaying display components associated with each of the plurality of items in a time period in which the display component representing the material is arranged.