Method for control, analysis and simulation of research, development, manufacturing and distribution processes
First Claim
1. A method of classifying and recording data for one or more of controlling, analyzing or simulating a research, development, manufacturing and/or distribution process, comprising:
- mapping data relevant for describing the process into a four-dimensional coordinate space having the orthogonal coordinate axes (i) source, (ii) sink, (iii) object or service, and (iv) time, and storing the mapped data in a relational database having a tree structure, wherein the source, sink, and object or service coordinate axes are represented by a transaction table in which time-related information on inventory changes of data stored in the coordinate axes source, sink and object or service are recorded for logical connection during performance of an analysis or simulation, and time-related information on costs and capacities of the process is recorded in a resource table.
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Abstract
A method for control, analysis and simulation of research, development, manufacturing and distribution processes, in which the data relevant for describing the process are mapped in a four-dimensional coordinate space with the orthogonal coordinate axes source, sink, object or service and time and are stored in a relational database with tree structure, wherein, for logical connection of the coordinates source, sink and object or service during performance of an analysis or simulation, there are provided a transaction table, in which time-related information on inventory changes of data stored in the coordinates source, sink and object or service is recorded, and a resource table, in which time-related information on costs and capacities of the process under consideration is recorded.
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1. A method of classifying and recording data for one or more of controlling, analyzing or simulating a research, development, manufacturing and/or distribution process, comprising:
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mapping data relevant for describing the process into a four-dimensional coordinate space having the orthogonal coordinate axes (i) source, (ii) sink, (iii) object or service, and (iv) time, and storing the mapped data in a relational database having a tree structure, wherein the source, sink, and object or service coordinate axes are represented by a transaction table in which time-related information on inventory changes of data stored in the coordinate axes source, sink and object or service are recorded for logical connection during performance of an analysis or simulation, and time-related information on costs and capacities of the process is recorded in a resource table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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