Sequence Management System Resequencing via Relationship Updates

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional sequencing systems require regenerating new sequencing objects and recalculating capacity when changes occur in production sequences, leading to inefficiencies in processing resources and time consumption.

Innovation Solution

The system allows resequencing by updating relationships between existing sequencing objects without generating new sequencing objects, decoupling capacity calculations from sequencing operations, thereby reducing the need for regenerating sequencing information and resources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional sequencing systems recalculate capacity and regenerate new sequencing objects when changes occur in production sequences, then the production sequence can be updated to reflect changes, but processing resources are consumed and time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduction sequence update capabilityVSAvoidresequencing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating and storing multiple possible sequence versions and their associated capacity requirements before changes occur. When a change is detected, the system can immediately switch to a pre-computed alternative sequence without performing time-consuming recalculation operations at the moment of change.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of regenerating entire sequencing objects and recalculating all capacity values globally, the system applies local quality by updating only the specific affected portions of the sequence. The patent shows that when changes occur, only the impacted sequence segments and their associated capacity calculations are modified, while the rest of the sequence remains intact.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Adaptability or versatility

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduction sequence update capabilityVSAvoidprocessing power consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates and maintains copy structures of sequencing information that can be quickly switched between. Instead of regenerating sequencing objects from scratch, the patent employs copying mechanisms where alternative sequence versions are pre-computed and stored as copies, allowing rapid switching without intensive processing resource consumption during actual resequencing operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If the entire production sequence is resequenced when capacity changes or disturbances occur, then capacity requirements are maintained, but the complexity of the resequencing process increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecapacity requirement maintenanceVSAvoidresequencing process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the production sequence into independent segments or modules. When changes occur, only the affected segments are resequenced rather than the entire sequence. This segmentation allows the system to maintain capacity requirements locally within each segment while reducing the overall complexity of the resequencing process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Ease of operation

If conventional systems generate new sequencing information for all orders when resequencing is required, then the production sequence can be updated, but the time and resources required increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesequence update easeVSAvoidresequencing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic characteristics by enabling real-time switching between pre-computed sequence versions based on current production conditions. The patent shows that multiple sequence versions are maintained dynamically, and the system can rapidly transition between them without time-consuming regeneration processes, making the sequence update operation highly efficient and adaptable to changing conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9443215B2Next generation sequencing management

Publication Date: 2016.09.13 SAP SE

AI summary

Systems and methods to provide sequence management are provided. In example embodiments, a production sequence having a plurality of sequencing objects linked together by relationships is generated. Each sequencing object of the plurality of sequencing objects has a relationship to at least one adjacent sequencing object in the production sequence. A trigger to perform a resequence of the production sequence is received. In response, a new production sequence is determined. The new production sequence may be generated by reusing the sequencing objects and updating at least one of the relationships in the production sequence in order to change the production sequence into the new production sequence. The new production sequence may then be posted. Related capacity planning objects are decoupled from the sequencing objects and the sequencing objects are not affected automatically.