Standard Component Management System with Frequency-Based Inventory Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing standard components within a component group struggle to maintain the minimum required number of components, leading to difficulties in updating and replacing components when issues arise, as they fail to effectively manage the frequency of use and adjust the number of components accordingly.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a frequency calculating unit and a component management unit to determine the frequency of use of standard components, compare it with a reference number, and add or delete components based on this analysis to maintain the minimum required number, using a main database for active components and a substitute database for potential replacements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If standard components are periodically updated to intensively use good components, then component utilization efficiency is improved, but the ability to manage and track component numbers for updating deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system automatically monitors the number of standard components in the component group and compares it against the minimum required number. When the count falls below the threshold, the system generates feedback signals to trigger component updates, ensuring continuous tracking and management of component numbers while maintaining efficient utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically managing component number tracking and update triggers without requiring external intervention. The component management system autonomously monitors component counts, compares them against reference values, and initiates update processes when necessary, thereby maintaining both efficient utilization and accurate number management.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If the system manages to update standard components periodically, then component freshness is improved, but the ability to replace components when issues arise deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by maintaining a substitute database that pre-stores replacement component information before issues occur. When component updates are needed or issues arise, the system can immediately retrieve and deploy substitute components from the pre-prepared database, ensuring both freshness maintenance and rapid replacement capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides beforehand cushioning by maintaining a buffer of substitute component information in the database. This preparatory measure ensures that when standard components need updating or replacement due to issues, suitable substitutes are already available, preventing system downtime and ensuring continuous operation.
3Quantity of substance
If the minimum number of standard components is maintained through manual management, then component availability is improved, but system automation and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically monitor component counts, compare them against the minimum required number, and trigger updates when necessary. This automated approach maintains component availability while eliminating manual management tasks, thereby achieving both high availability and full automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback mechanisms to automatically detect when component numbers fall below the minimum threshold and triggers appropriate update actions. This closed-loop control ensures continuous component availability while maintaining high automation levels, as the system self-regulates based on real-time monitoring.
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AI summary
Discussed are various embodiments of a system and a method of managing a standard component, and more particularly, a system and a method of managing a standard component, which are capable of periodically updating a plurality of standard components in order to intensively use a small number of good components in a component group including a plurality of standard components, and measuring and managing a number of the plurality of standard components.