SYSTEM TO IMPROVE REQUIREMENTS, DESIGN MANUFACTURING, AND TRANSPORTATION IN MASS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES THROUGH ANALYSIS OF DEFECT DATA

• US 20080051924A1
• Filed: 10/22/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Weller, Scott, Thomas, John, Santhanam, Padmanabhan, Malkin, Peter, Kratschmer, Theresa, Perun, Stephen, Kostyk, Tim, Layton, Jeff, Pyra, Kenneth
• Granted Patent: US 8,126,581 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/109
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06395 Quality analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

A system for optimizing at least one of a design, production, or testing process of a product in a mass manufacturing process includes: a central processing unit; a network interface operatively connected to the central processing unit; a storage device; a memory including logic for execution by the central processing unit, wherein the logic includes: a server handler made up of a client applet and a client interface servlet which are configured for enabling authorized end-user communication; an error data collection handler configured for gathering error data; an error data classification handler; an analysis handler; a suggested actions report handler; and the system further includes a server database configured for storing, modifying, and deleting data.

Claims

1. An information processing system for optimizing at least one of a design, production, or testing process of a product in a mass manufacturing process, the system comprising:

a central processing unit;

a network interface operatively connected to the central processing unit;

a storage device; and

a memory comprising logic for execution by the central processing unit, wherein the logic comprises;

a server handler comprising a client applet and a client interface servlet configured for enabling authorized communication with an end user;

an error data collection handler configured for collecting error data relating to the product at a plurality of points along the product'"'"'s design, production, and distribution chain;

an error data classification handler configured for classifying the error data into categories of errors to produce classified error data;

an analysis handler configured for analyzing relationships among the classified error data; and

a suggested actions report handler configured for recommending modifications to the end user for at least one of the design, production, or testing processes based on the analysis.

2. The information processing system of claim 1 further comprising a server database configured for storing, modifying, and deleting data.

3. The information processing system of claim 1 wherein the system is an HTTP server.

4. The information processing system of claim 1 wherein the logic is executed from a remote source.

5. The information processing system of claim 1 wherein the error data is selected from a group consisting of:

defects found during product development, defects found after manufacturing but before delivery, defects found as a result of transportation, and defects found at the service provider.

6. The information processing system of claim 1 wherein the error data comprises test data found during production testing of the product.

7. The information processing system of claim 1 wherein the error data comprises post production customer service events.

8. The information processing system of claim 1 wherein the categories are selected from a group consisting of:

a scope of fix, action, duration of ownership, and phase of error injection.