Production control system
First Claim
1. A production control system, comprising:
- a plurality of facilities including parts mounters for processing a plurality of products using a plurality of processes;
a plurality of cell controllers controlling said facilities;
transporting means for transporting the products between said facilities; and
a line control system including means for preparing a first schedule of a relatively short period extracted from a second schedule of a relatively long period, and an execution schedule by considering, in real time, finishing conditions of the products in a line, and actual events, said line control system controlling said cell controllers, said parts mounters, and said transporting means according to the execution schedule.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a production control system for dealing with the demand of producing many kinds of products in small quantities within a short delivery period by improving productivity of production lines and unmanned operation of the lines. The production control system has a plurality of facilities (1) including parts mounters (14) for processing products through processes, cell controllers (2) for controlling the facilities, a line control system (3) for centrally controlling all the cell controllers, and a transporting unit (4) controlled by the line control system to transport the products between the facilities. The line control system (3) comprises a unit (401) for preparing a detailed execution schedule by considering, in real time, a schedule of a relatively short period extracted from a schedule of a relatively long period, half-finished conditions of the products in a line, and actual events. The line control system controls the cell controllers, parts mounters, and transporting unit according to the prepared execution schedule.
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1. A production control system, comprising:
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a plurality of facilities including parts mounters for processing a plurality of products using a plurality of processes; a plurality of cell controllers controlling said facilities; transporting means for transporting the products between said facilities; and a line control system including means for preparing a first schedule of a relatively short period extracted from a second schedule of a relatively long period, and an execution schedule by considering, in real time, finishing conditions of the products in a line, and actual events, said line control system controlling said cell controllers, said parts mounters, and said transporting means according to the execution schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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