ASC (Automatic Supervisor and Control system)
First Claim
1. Automatic supervision and control system for a company comprising a plurality of tasks, characterized by comprising:
- a) a first plurality of ASC units, each ASC unit being associated to a corresponding task of the company, wherein each ASC unit comprises data acquisition means configured for detecting when a task has been finished;
b) a second plurality of ASC units configured for allowing quality inspectors to enter quality data on the tasks;
c) a central server connected to the first and second pluralities of ASC units, the central server comprising;
a processing unit configured for calculating the efficienciy and/or quality level of each task, either individually or in a grouped fasion; and
a database configured for storing the data on the tasks sent by the ASC units, as well as the efficiencies and quality levels calculated by the processing unit; and
d) at least one managing station connected to the central server, the managing station being configured for receiving the efficiency and quality levels calculated by the processing unit.
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Abstract
The invention describes a system and method for monitoring in a real-time manner the efficiency and/or internal quality level of a company down to the level of individual tasks, the system comprising: a) first plurality of ASC units comprising data acquisition means configured for detecting when each task has been finished; b) second plurality of ASC units allowing quality inspectors to enter quality data on each task; c) a central server connected to the first and second pluralities of ASC units having a processing unit configured for calculating the efficiency and/or quality level of each task, either individually or in a grouped fashion; and d) at least one managing station connected to the central server, the managing station being configured for receiving the efficiency and quality levels calculated by the processing unit.
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19 Claims
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1. Automatic supervision and control system for a company comprising a plurality of tasks, characterized by comprising:
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a) a first plurality of ASC units, each ASC unit being associated to a corresponding task of the company, wherein each ASC unit comprises data acquisition means configured for detecting when a task has been finished; b) a second plurality of ASC units configured for allowing quality inspectors to enter quality data on the tasks; c) a central server connected to the first and second pluralities of ASC units, the central server comprising; a processing unit configured for calculating the efficienciy and/or quality level of each task, either individually or in a grouped fasion; and a database configured for storing the data on the tasks sent by the ASC units, as well as the efficiencies and quality levels calculated by the processing unit; and d) at least one managing station connected to the central server, the managing station being configured for receiving the efficiency and quality levels calculated by the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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9. A method for supervising and controlling a company comprising a plurality of tasks, comprising the following steps:
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obtaining, by means of a first plurality of ASC units associated to the tasks, an identification of each specific task, the time when that task is finished, the stoppage times and the reason for these stoppages; obtaining, by means of a second plurality of ASC units associated to quality inspectors, information relating to the quality of the tasks; sending the identificatin of the tasks, the tasks finish times, the tasks stoppage times and the reason for these stoppages, and the tasks quality information to a central server by means of a LAN; calculating, in the central server, the current efficiency of each task by comparing its duration with a standard duration associated to said task, as well as the quality of each task; and sending efficiency and quality level reports from said central server to at least one managing station by means of said LAN. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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