DESIGN MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20100217422A1
• Filed: 10/07/2008
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Takahashi, Hiroki
• Granted Patent: US 8,406,910 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/107
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A design management device for managing data for the design of a final produced product has a unit design storage section for storing unit design data for a unit of assembled parts produced using a plurality of minimum unit parts together with corresponding part design data for the minimum unit parts, a product design storage unit for storing product design data for the final produced product produced using a plurality of units of assembled parts together with the corresponding unit design data, a data transmission unit for sending the product design data to the production management device for managing data for the production of the final produced product together with the unit design data and the part design data, a transmission determination unit for determining whether or not the unit design data for the product design data sent to the production management device was transmitted in the past; and a transmission control unit that does not transmit corresponding part design data when the unit design data determined to have been transmitted in the past is sent.

Claims

1. A design management device managing data for the design of a final produced product, comprising:

a unit design storage section storing unit design data for a unit of assembled parts produced so as to include at least one minimum unit part together with corresponding part design data for said minimum unit part(s);

a product design storage unit storing product design data for said final produced product produced so as to include at least one unit of assembled parts together with said corresponding unit design data;

a data transmission unit sending said product design data to said production management device managing data for the production of said final produced product together with said corresponding unit design data and said part design data;

a transmission determination unit determining whether or not said unit design data for said product design data sent to said production management device was transmitted in the past; and

a transmission control unit that does not transmit corresponding part design data when said unit design data determined to have been transmitted in the past is sent.

2. The design management device according to claim 1, further comprising a standard registration unit registering said unit design data as said standard design data,

wherein said transmission determination unit determines whether or not said unit design data for said product design data is sent to said production management device is said standard design data, and

said transmission control unit omits transmission of corresponding part design data when said unit design data determined to be said standard design data is transmitted.

3. A design management device according to claim 1, wherein said unit design data includes identification information specifying said unit of assembled parts, and said transmission control unit sends corresponding identification information when sending unit design data determined to have been sent in the past.

4. The design management device according to claim 1, further comprising a design updating unit updating said unit design data by receiving changes to said unit design data,

wherein when said unit design data is updated, said data transmission unit sends said updated unit design data to said production management device together with said updated part design data.

5. The design management device according to claim 1, wherein said unit design storage section stores information indicating an assembled structure of said unit of assembled parts constructed from said minimum unit part(s), and said product design storage unit stores information indicating an assembled structure of said final produced product constructed from said unit of assembled parts.

6. A design management method for managing data for the design of a final produced product, comprising:

storing unit design data for a unit of assembled parts produced so as to include at least one minimum unit part together with corresponding part design data for said minimum unit part(s);

storing product design data for said final produced product produced so as to include at least one unit of assembled parts together with said corresponding unit design data;

sending said product design data to a production management device for managing data for the production of said final produced product together with said corresponding unit design data and said part design data;

determining whether or not said unit design data for said product design data sent to said production management device was transmitted in the past; and

ensuring that corresponding part design data is not transmitted when said unit design data determined to have been sent in the past is sent.

7. (canceled)

8. A production management device managing data for the production of said final produced product, comprising:

a unit production storage section storing unit production data for a unit of assembled parts produced so as to include at least one minimum unit part together with corresponding part production data for said minimum unit part(s);

a product production storage unit storing product production data for said final produced product produced so as to include at least one unit of assembled parts together with said corresponding unit production data;

a data receiving unit receiving corresponding unit design data for at least one unit of assembled parts together with product design data for said final produced product from said design management device managing data for the design of said final produced product;

a product production registration unit registering said received product design data in said product production storage unit as said product production data;

a unit production registration section registering part design data in said unit production storage section as said part production data when said part design data for at least one minimum unit is received together with said unit design data, and registering said unit design data in said unit production storage section so as to be unit production data that includes part or all of said unit design data;

a registration determination unit determining whether or not said unit design data for said newly received product design data is registered as unit production data including part or all of said unit design data; and

a data interpolation unit acquiring said part production data corresponding to said unit production data determined to be registered from said unit production storage section for interpolation of said product design data.

9. The production management device according to claim 8, further comprising a part production storage unit for storing said part production data in a manner correlated with the number of items of said minimum unit parts based on said received product design data.

10. The production management device according to claim 8, wherein said data information for said unit design data is received, and said unit production data is updated based on said received update information.

11. A production management method for managing data for the production of a final produced product, comprising:

storing unit production data for a unit of assembled parts produced so as to include at least one minimum unit part together with corresponding part production data for said minimum unit part(s);

storing product production data for said final produced product produced so as to include at least one unit of assembled parts together with said corresponding unit production data;

receiving corresponding unit design data for at least one unit of assembled parts together with product design data for said final produced product from said design management device managing data for the design of said final produced product;

registering said received part design data in said product production storage unit as said product production data;

registering said product design data as said part production data when part design data for at least one minimum unit is received together with said unit design data, and registering said unit design data so as to be unit production data that includes part or all of said unit design data;

determining whether or not said unit design data for said newly received product design data is registered as unit production data including part or all of said unit design data; and

acquiring said part production data corresponding to said unit production data determined to be registered for interpolating said product design data.

12. (canceled)

13. A production management system where a design management device for managing data for the design of said final produced product and a production management device for managing data for production of a final produced product are connected via a network,

said design management device comprising:

a part design storage unit for storing part design data for minimum unit parts;

a unit design storage section for storing unit design data for a unit of assembled parts produced so as to include at least one minimum unit part together with corresponding part design data for said minimum unit part(s);

a product design storage unit for storing product design data for said final produced product produced so as to include at least one unit of assembled parts together with said corresponding unit design data;

a data transmission unit for sending said product design data to said production management device together with said corresponding unit design data and said product design data;

a transmission determination unit for determining whether or not said unit design data for said product design data sent to said production management device was transmitted in the past; and

a transmission control unit that does not transmit corresponding part design data when said unit design data determined to have been transmitted in the past is sent, and

said production management device comprising;

a unit production storage section for storing unit production data for a unit of assembled parts together with corresponding part production data for said minimum unit part(s);

a product production storage unit for storing product production data for said final produced product together with said corresponding unit production data;

a data receiving unit for receiving corresponding unit design data for at least one unit of assembled parts together with product design data for said final produced product from said design management device;

a product production registration unit for registering said received product design data in said product production storage unit as said product production data;

a unit production registration section for registering said part design data in said unit production storage section as said part production data when said part design data for at least one minimum unit is received together with said unit design data, and registering said unit design data in said unit production storage section so as to be unit production data that includes part or all of said unit design data;

a registration determination unit for determining whether or not said unit design data for said newly received product design data is registered as unit production data including part or all of said unit design data; and

a data interpolation unit for acquiring said part production data corresponding to said unit production data determined to be registered from said unit production storage section for interpolating the product design data.

14. A production management system where a design management device for managing data for the design of said final produced product and a production management device for managing data for production of a final produced product are connected via a network,

said design management device comprising:

a part design storage means for storing part design data for minimum unit parts;

a unit design storage means for storing unit design data for a unit of assembled parts produced so as to include at least one minimum unit part together with corresponding part design data for said minimum unit part(s);

a product design storage means for storing product design data for said final produced product produced so as to include at least one unit of assembled parts together with said corresponding unit design data;

a data transmission means for sending said product design data to said production management device together with said corresponding unit design data and said product design data;

a transmission determination means for determining whether or not said unit design data for said product design data sent to said production management device was transmitted in the past; and

a transmission control means that does not transmit corresponding part design data when said unit design data determined to have been transmitted in the past is sent, and

said production management device comprising;

a unit production storage means for storing unit production data for a unit of assembled parts together with corresponding part production data for said minimum unit part(s);

a product production storage means for storing product production data for said final produced product together with said corresponding unit production data;

a data receiving means for receiving corresponding unit design data for at least one unit of assembled parts together with product design data for said final produced product from said design management device;

a product production registration means for registering said received product design data in said product production storage unit as said product production data;

a unit production registration means for registering said part design data in said unit production storage section as said part production data when said part design data for at least one minimum unit is received together with said unit design data, and registering said unit design data in said unit production storage section so as to be unit production data that includes part or all of said unit design data;

a registration determination means for determining whether or not said unit design data for said newly received product design data is registered as unit production data including part or all of said unit design data; and

a data interpolation means for acquiring said part production data corresponding to said unit production data determined to be registered from said unit production storage means for interpolating the product design data.