Workflow Template Creation for Multi-Part Manufacturing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems for manufacturing products with multiple parts require significant effort to create and manage workflows, as they lack efficient templates that can be applied universally across product information.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that receives information on multiple product parts, displays process candidates, allows users to select processes, and creates a workflow template applicable to the product manufacturing, arranging processes in predetermined orders based on relationships and user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If workflow information is created manually for each product with multiple parts, then the workflow can be customized to fit specific manufacturing needs, but the effort and time required to create and manage the workflow increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating workflow information before manual creation is needed. The processor pre-defines workflow structures, process sequences, and part relationships based on product data, so that when a product is registered, the workflow is already prepared and only needs minor adjustments rather than complete manual creation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying by generating workflow information as templates that can be reused across multiple products. Once a workflow structure is created for one product, it can be copied and adapted for similar products, reducing the effort required for each new workflow creation while maintaining customization through selective modification.
2Manufacturing precision
If detailed workflow information is created for each part and process, then manufacturing management precision is improved, but the complexity of managing the information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges information by integrating product data, part information, and process details into a unified workflow structure. The processor automatically links parts to their manufacturing processes and combines them into a coherent workflow sequence, reducing the complexity of managing separate detailed information while maintaining manufacturing precision through the integrated view.
Solution Approach 2:
The workflow information structure is designed to be universal and multi-functional, serving multiple purposes simultaneously. The same workflow data structure handles part tracking, process management, and manufacturing sequencing, reducing the need for separate information systems and lowering overall management complexity while maintaining detailed precision through the versatile framework.
3Reliability
If comprehensive product information including all parts is managed, then product manufacturing control is improved, but the effort to create and maintain the information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically generating workflow information from registered product data without requiring manual intervention. When product information including parts is registered, the processor automatically creates the corresponding workflow structure, process assignments, and part relationships, maintaining reliable manufacturing control information while eliminating the manual effort previously required to create and maintain this comprehensive data.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive information on plural parts that configure a product, display process candidates for manufacturing the parts on a display unit, receive selection of a process from among the process candidates, for each of the parts, and create a workflow related to manufacturing of the product, including the selected process.