Production information managing system and method

• US 20060010166A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: Wang, Chia-Hsien, Chuang, Chih-Hao, Lin, Chin-Lin, Wu, Huang-Yang
• Application Number:
  US11/168,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20060010166A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The invention discloses a data processing system and method for managing production information associated with N1 electronic products requested according to a work order. N2 main devices are prepared based on the information of the work order and produced through a manufacturing line to produce N3 semi-products, and further through an assembling line to produce the N1 electronic products. Each of the main devices is provided with a respective first identification code at the start of the manufacturing line. Each of the semi-products is provided with a respective second identification code at the start of the assembling line. The system of the invention, based on the first identification code of each main device, records the operation information associated with said one main device produced through the equipments of the manufacturing line, and, based on the second identification code of each semi-product, records the operation information of said one semi-product produced through the equipments of the assembling line. The system and method of the invention further queries from the records and then displays the querying results.

Claims

1. A data processing system for managing production information associated with N1 electronic products requested according to a work order, N2 main devices being prepared based on the information of the work order and produced through a manufacturing line to produce N3 semi-products, and further through an assembling line to produce the N1 electronic products, each of the main devices being provided with a respective first identification code at the start of the manufacturing line, each of the semi-products being provided with a respective second identification code at the start of the assembling line, the manufacturing line and the assembling line both comprising a plurality of workstations which each comprises at least one equipment for implementing a respective operation charged by said one workstation and at least one computer communicating with said system and collecting operation information associated with the corresponding equipment(s), said system comprising:

a first recording module, based on the first identification code of each main device, for recording the operation information associated with said one main device produced through the equipments of the manufacturing line;

a second recording module, based on the second identification code of each semi-product, for recording the operation information of said one semi-product produced through the equipments of the assembling line;

a first querying module, according to at least one first criterion, for querying from the record of the first recording module;

a second querying module, according to at least one second criterion, for querying from the record of the second recording module;

a displaying module for displaying the querying results of the first querying module and the second querying module; and

wherein N1 is a natural number, N3 is an integer equal to or larger than N1, and N2 is an integer equal to or larger than N3.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one first criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the main devices to be operated between two of the workstations of the manufacturing line, a ratio of the main devices operated successfully and the main devices been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the manufacturing line, a ratio of the main devices first operated successfully and the main devices been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the manufacturing line, and a quantity of the main devices operated unsuccessfully by one of the workstations and the equipments of the manufacturing line.

3. The system of claim 1, at least one first repairing shop, which each corresponds to at least one of the workstations of the manufacturing line, being set up, each first repairing shop comprising a computer communicating with said system and collecting operation information associated with said one first repairing shop, and wherein the first recording module, based on the first identification code of each main device, also records the operation information, if any, associated with said one main device repaired by one of the first repairing shop(s).

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one first criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the main devices been repaired by one of the first repairing shop(s), and a ratio of the main devices repaired successfully and the main devices been repaired by one of the first repairing shop(s).

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one second criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the semi-products to be operated between two of the workstations of the assembling line, a ratio of the semi-products operated successfully and the semi-products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the assembling line, a ratio of the semi-products first operated successfully and the semi-products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the assembling line, and a quantity of the semi-products operated unsuccessfully by one of the workstations and the equipments of the assembling line.

6. The system of claim 1, at least one second repairing shop, which each corresponds to at least one of the workstations of the assembling line, being set up, each second repairing shop comprising a computer communicating with said system and collecting operation information associated with said one second repairing shop, and wherein the second recording module, based on the second identification code of each semi-product, also records the operation information, if any, associated with said one semi-product repaired by one of the second repairing shop(s).

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one second criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the semi-products been repaired by one of the second repairing shop(s), and a ratio of the semi-products repaired successfully and the semi-products been repaired by one of the second repairing shop(s).

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the main devices are circuit boards.

9. The system of claim 1, the N1 electronic products being, based on the information of the work order, further produced through a packing line comprising a plurality of workstations which each comprises at least one equipment for implementing a respective operation charged by said one workstation and at least one computer communicating with said system and collecting operation information associated with the corresponding equipment(s), each of the N1 electronic products being provided with a respective third identification code at the start of the packing line, said system further comprising:

a third recording module, based on the third identification code of each electronic product, for recording the operation information of said one electronic product produced through the equipments of the packing line;

a third querying module, according to at least one third criterion, for querying from the record of the third recording module; and

wherein the displaying module also displays the querying results of the third querying module.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one third criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the electronic products to be operated between two of the workstations of the packing line, a ratio of the electronic products operated successfully and the electronic products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the packing line, a ratio of the electronic products first operated successfully and the electronic products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the packing line, and a quantity of the electronic products operated unsuccessfully by one of the workstations and the equipments of the packing line.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the electronic products are wireless communication apparatus.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the third identification codes is a unique international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) code, respectively.

13. A data processing method for managing production information associated with N1 electronic products requested according to a work order, N2 main devices being prepared based on the information of the work order and produced through a manufacturing line to produce N3 semi-products, and further through an assembling line to produce the N1 electronic products, each of the main devices being provided with a respective first identification code at the start of the manufacturing line, each of the semi-products being provided with a respective second identification code at the start of the assembling line, the manufacturing line and the assembling line both comprising a plurality of workstations which each comprises at least one equipment for implementing a respective operation charged by said one workstation, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) successively collecting operation information associated with the equipments of the workstations of the manufacturing line and the assembling line;

(b1) based on the first identification code of each main device, recording the operation information associated with said one main device produced through the equipments of the manufacturing line;

(b2) based on the second identification code of each semi-product, recording the operation information of said one semi-product produced through the equipments of the assembling line;

(c1) according to at least one first criterion, querying from the record of step (b1);

(c2) according to at least one second criterion, querying from the record of step (b2);

(d) displaying the querying results of step (c1) and step (c2); and

wherein N1 is a natural number, N3 is an integer equal to or larger than N1, and N2 is an integer equal to or larger than N3.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one first criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the main devices to be operated between two of the workstations of the manufacturing line, a ratio of the main devices operated successfully and the main devices been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the manufacturing line, a ratio of the main devices first operated successfully and the main devices been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the manufacturing line, and a quantity of the main devices operated unsuccessfully by one of the workstations and the equipments of the manufacturing line.

15. The method of claim 13, at least one first repairing shop, which each corresponds to at least one of the workstations of the manufacturing line, being set up, and wherein step (a) is also to collect operation information associated with the at least one first repairing shop, and step (b1) is also, based on the first identification code of each main device, to record the operation information, if any, associated with said one main device repaired by one of the at least one first repairing shop.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one first criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the main devices been repaired by one of the first repairing shop(s), and a ratio of the main devices repaired successfully and the main devices been repaired by one of the first repairing shop(s).

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one second criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the semi-products to be operated between two of the workstations of the assembling line, a ratio of the semi-products operated successfully and the semi-products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the assembling line, a ratio of the semi-products first operated successfully and the semi-products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the assembling line, and a quantity of the semi-products operated unsuccessfully by one of the workstations and the equipments of the assembling line.

18. The method of claim 13, at least one second repairing shop, which each corresponds to at least one of the workstations of the assembling line, being set up, and wherein step (a) is also to collect operation information associated with the second repairing shop(s), and step (b2) is also, based on the second identification code of each semi-product, to record the operation information, if any, associated with said one semi-product repaired by one of the second repairing shop(s).

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one second criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the semi-products been repaired by one of the second repairing shop(s), and a ratio of the semi-products repaired successfully and the semi-products been repaired by one of the second repairing shop(s).

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the main devices are circuit boards.

21. The method of claim 13, the N1 electronic products being, based on the information of the work order, further produced through a packing line comprising a plurality of workstations which each comprises at least one equipment for implementing a respective operation charged by said one workstation, and wherein step (a) is also to collect operation information associated with the equipments of the workstations of the packing line, each of the N1 electronic products being provided with a respective third identification code at the start of the packing line, said method further comprises the steps of:

(b3) based on the third identification code of each electronic product, recording the operation information of said one electronic product produced through the equipments of the packing line;

(c3) according to at least one third criterion, querying from the record of step (b3); and

wherein step (d) is also to display the querying results of step (c3).

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one third criterion comprises one selected from the group consisting of a quantity of the electronic products to be operated between two of the workstations of the packing line, a ratio of the electronic products operated successfully and the electronic products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the packing line, a ratio of the electronic products first operated successfully and the electronic products been operated by one of the workstations and the equipments of the packing line, and a quantity of the electronic products operated unsuccessfully by one of the workstations and the equipments of the packing line.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the electronic products are wireless communication apparatus.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein each of the third identification code is a unique international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) code, respectively.