Production System Deadline-Based Task Prioritization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current process management techniques in production systems lack efficient management of multiple processes and deadlines, leading to inefficiencies in producing finished products with varying requirements and priorities.

Innovation Solution

A production system and method that includes a reception step for receiving matters and deadlines, a display step for showing a list of processes and deadlines, and a production step for executing these processes to produce finished products, utilizing a server, administrator terminal, printing device, and barcode reader to manage and prioritize tasks effectively.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple processes and deadlines are managed manually, then production flexibility is maintained, but management efficiency and priority handling deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanagement efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The production management system automatically manages multiple processes and deadlines without requiring manual intervention. The system self-organizes tasks, prioritizes them based on deadlines, and coordinates execution across multiple devices, thereby improving management efficiency while avoiding the complexity of manual coordination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The server-based production management system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it receives production requests, manages process priorities, coordinates multiple processes, and monitors deadlines. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate manual management tasks into a single integrated system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If production processes are executed without centralized coordination, then operational simplicity is maintained, but the risk of delays and errors increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction reliabilityVSAvoidoperational simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The production management system continuously monitors the status of multiple processes and deadlines, providing feedback to coordinate execution. This feedback mechanism ensures that processes are executed in the correct sequence and prioritized according to deadlines, improving reliability while maintaining operational simplicity through automated coordination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system determines process priorities and executes processes in advance based on deadline requirements. By pre-establishing the execution sequence and prioritizing critical processes, the system prevents delays and errors before they occur, enhancing reliability without complicating operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If tasks are not prioritized based on deadlines, then process execution is simple, but production efficiency and timeliness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoidprioritization mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameter of process priority based on deadline parameters. By dynamically adjusting which processes are executed first according to their deadline requirements, the system optimizes production efficiency. This parameter-based prioritization is implemented through the server's control logic, maintaining simplicity while achieving high productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11836408B2Production method, production system and production program
Publication Date: 2023.12.05 SEIKO EPSON CORP
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AI summary

Provided is a production method including a reception step of receiving a plurality of matters and deadlines corresponding to the matters, a display step of displaying a list of the received matters, a plurality of processes corresponding to the matters, and the deadlines, and a production step of producing a finished product by executing processing that includes the plurality of processes corresponding to the received matters.