OPERATION INSTRUCTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR INSTRUCTING OPERATION, AND OPERATION INSTRUCTING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An operation instructing system for a production system comprising a plurality of production lines at which production process including manual steps to be carried out by an operator is carried out, into which production system a number of production elements are successively put and in which production system the production elements are produced by the plurality of production lines, the operation instructing system notifying the operator of an instruction of a next manual step to be performed by the operator next, the operation instructing system comprising:
- a process information retaining section retaining process information about the production process of each of the plurality of production lines in advance;
an individual process information obtaining section obtaining, each time one of the production elements is put into the production system, the process information about one of the plurality of the production lines that is to produce the put production element;
a state information obtaining section obtaining, on the basis of the process information obtained by the individual process information obtaining section, state information about remaining production processes that are to be performed on the production elements for each of the production elements currently in the production system;
a completion report obtaining section obtaining an operation completion report representing that the operator has completed one of the manual steps;
a determining section determining, each time the completion report obtaining section obtains the operation completion report, the next manual step that is to be performed next by the operator, who has completed the one manual step, as a next operation step on the basis of the state information obtained by the state information obtaining section; and
a notifying section notifying the operator, who has completed the one manual step, of the next operation step determined by the determining section.
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Abstract
An operation instructing system includes an individual process information obtaining section obtaining, each time a production element is put into the system, the process information about one of the production lines to produce the put production element; a state information obtaining section obtaining, on the basis of the process information, state information about remaining production processes the production elements currently in the production system; a determining section determining, each time operation completion report is obtained, the next manual step by the operator completed a manual step as a next operation step on the basis of the state information; and a notifying section notifying the operator of the next operation step. Accordingly, even when preferential degrees of operations randomly vary, operation shares of respective operators are clearly determined and the next operation steps are accurately notified to respective operator, so that the production efficiency can be improved.
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12 Claims
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1. An operation instructing system for a production system comprising a plurality of production lines at which production process including manual steps to be carried out by an operator is carried out, into which production system a number of production elements are successively put and in which production system the production elements are produced by the plurality of production lines, the operation instructing system notifying the operator of an instruction of a next manual step to be performed by the operator next, the operation instructing system comprising:
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a process information retaining section retaining process information about the production process of each of the plurality of production lines in advance; an individual process information obtaining section obtaining, each time one of the production elements is put into the production system, the process information about one of the plurality of the production lines that is to produce the put production element; a state information obtaining section obtaining, on the basis of the process information obtained by the individual process information obtaining section, state information about remaining production processes that are to be performed on the production elements for each of the production elements currently in the production system; a completion report obtaining section obtaining an operation completion report representing that the operator has completed one of the manual steps; a determining section determining, each time the completion report obtaining section obtains the operation completion report, the next manual step that is to be performed next by the operator, who has completed the one manual step, as a next operation step on the basis of the state information obtained by the state information obtaining section; and a notifying section notifying the operator, who has completed the one manual step, of the next operation step determined by the determining section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for instructing operation in a production system comprising a plurality of production lines at which production process including manual steps to be carried out by an operator is carried out, into which production system a number of production elements are successively put and in which production system the production elements are produced by the plurality of production lines, the operation instructing system notifying the operator of an instruction of a next manual step to be performed by the operator next, the method comprising:
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retaining process information about the production process of each of the plurality of production lines in advance; obtaining, each time one of the production elements is put into the production system, the process information about one of the plurality of the production lines that is to produce the put production element; obtaining, on the basis of the process information obtained in the step of obtaining the process information, state information about remaining production process that are to be performed on the production elements for each of the production elements currently in the production system; obtaining an operation completion report representing that the operator has completed one of the manual steps; determining, each time the step of obtaining completion report obtaining obtains the operation completion report, the next manual step that is to be performed next by the operator, who has completed the one manual step, as a next operation step on the basis of the state information obtained in the step of obtaining state information; and notifying the operator, who has completed the one manual step, of the next operation step determined in the step of determining. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An operation instructing apparatus for a production system comprising a plurality of production lines at which production process including manual steps to be carried out by an operator is carried out, into which production system a number of production elements are successively put and in which production system the production elements are produced by the plurality of production lines, the operation instructing system notifying the operator of an instruction of a next manual step to be performed by the operator next, the operation instructing apparatus comprising:
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a process information retaining section retaining process information about the production process of each of the plurality of production lines in advance; an individual process information obtaining section obtaining, each time one of the production elements is put into the production system, the process information about one of the plurality of the production lines that is to produce the put production element; a state information obtaining section obtaining, on the basis of the process information obtained by the individual process information obtaining section, state information about remaining production processes that are to be performed on the production elements for each of the production elements currently in the production system; a completion report obtaining section obtaining an operation completion report representing that the operator has completed one of the manual step; a determining section determining, each time the completion report obtaining section obtains the operation completion report, the next manual step that is to be performed next by the operator, who has completed the one manual step, as a next operation step on the basis of the state information obtained by the state information obtaining section; and an output section outputting the next operation step determined by the determining step to an notifying section that notifies the operator, who has completed the one manual step, of the next operation step. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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