Work Management System Subject Identification Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing work management systems struggle to effectively improve the quality of work by reflecting unsatisfactory work results in subsequent work operations, particularly in managing work performed by machines or workers in defined regions.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and work management system that acquire information on work results, evaluate the work based on this information, and identify the work subject responsible for the evaluated work region, allowing for targeted improvements in subsequent operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If work management systems monitor work results without identifying specific work subjects, then overall work quality can be evaluated, but feedback to improve specific work operations becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvework qualityVSAvoidwork subject identification
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system establishes a feedback loop where work results are evaluated and the evaluating unit provides feedback to the identifying unit. This enables the system to not only assess overall work quality but also trace it back to specific work subjects, allowing targeted feedback and improvement strategies for individual workers or machines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The identifying unit acts as an intermediary between the evaluating unit and the work subjects. It receives evaluation data, identifies which work subject performed the work, and facilitates targeted feedback to the appropriate subject, thereby resolving the information loss problem while maintaining quality assessment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If the system evaluates all work uniformly without identifying specific subjects, then evaluation process is simple, but subsequent work improvements cannot be targeted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation efficiencyVSAvoidtargeted improvement capability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The evaluation process is segmented into two functional components: the evaluating unit that handles uniform evaluation of work results, and the identifying unit that segments the work by subject. This segmentation allows the system to maintain simple evaluation procedures while enabling targeted improvements through subject-specific identification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

By implementing feedback mechanisms that link evaluation results to specific work subjects, the system enables targeted improvement strategies. The feedback loop allows the system to identify which subject needs improvement and provide customized feedback, thereby maintaining evaluation efficiency while enhancing operational effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If work results are monitored without subject identification, then system complexity is low, but ability to reflect unsatisfactory results in subsequent work is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem structureVSAvoidwork quality improvement
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The identifying unit is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a data processing component and as a feedback mechanism. It identifies work subjects, links them to evaluation results, and enables targeted feedback loops. This universal component adds minimal complexity while significantly enhancing the system's ability to improve work quality through subject-specific feedback.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that allow unsatisfactory work results to be reflected in subsequent work operations. By identifying which subject produced the unsatisfactory work, the system can provide targeted feedback and adjust future work assignments or training, thereby improving reliability without requiring complex system restructuring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12277521B2Information processing apparatus, work management system, and work management method
Publication Date: 2025.04.15 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus manages work performed in a work region. An acquisition unit acquires information regarding a work result of the work region. An evaluation unit evaluates work performed in the work region based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit. An identifying unit identifies a work subject that has performed work in a region for which an evaluation is performed by the evaluation unit.