SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE SELECTION, INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION
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1. An apparatus operable in an industrial automation environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory that retains instructions related to;
acquiring one or more of financial information from a corporate entity'"'"'s business systems or product schedules from a production facility associated with the corporate entity, the financial information acquired from at least one of an internal source or an external source;
analyzing variable costs associated with the financial information or the product schedules to optimize profitability of the production facility;
projecting one or more visual instrumentation associated with the optimized profitability of the production facility onto a display; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory.
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Abstract
The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having computer-controlled equipment, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and/or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation over a time horizon.
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1. An apparatus operable in an industrial automation environment, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory that retains instructions related to; acquiring one or more of financial information from a corporate entity'"'"'s business systems or product schedules from a production facility associated with the corporate entity, the financial information acquired from at least one of an internal source or an external source; analyzing variable costs associated with the financial information or the product schedules to optimize profitability of the production facility; projecting one or more visual instrumentation associated with the optimized profitability of the production facility onto a display; and a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions for:
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acquiring one or more of financial information from a corporate entity'"'"'s business systems or product schedules from a production facility associated with the corporate entity; analyzing variable costs associated with the financial information or the product schedules to optimize profitability of the production facility; and projecting one or more visual instrumentation associated with the optimized profitability of the production facility onto a display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system operable in an industrial automation environment, comprising:
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means for acquiring one or more of financial information from a corporate entity'"'"'s business systems or product schedules from a production facility associated with the corporate entity; means for analyzing variable costs associated with the financial information or the product schedules to optimize profitability of the production facility; and means for projecting one or more visual instrumentation associated with the optimized profitability of the production facility onto a means for displaying. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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