Production planning system

• US 6,597,962 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2002
• Issued: 07/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Nonaka, Naomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Gandhi, Jayprakash N.
• Application Number:
  US10/135,510
• Publication Number:
  US 20030083765A1
• Time in Patent Office: 447 Days
• Field of Search: 700/90, 700/95, 700/97, 700/99, 700/100, 700/106, 703/1, 705/7, 705/8, 705/28, 705/29, 294/30
• US Class Current: 700/97
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32088 Master production planning, highest level
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/02 Total factory control, e.g. smart factories, flexible manufacturing systems [FMS] or integrated manufacturing systems [IMS]

Abstract

A production planning system includes an equipment information data base, a product information data base, a quality historical information data base, an equipment priority calculation section, a line priority calculation section, a production history data base, and a production planning section. The equipment priority calculation section calculates priorities of kinds of equipment based on equipment information from the equipment information data base and product information from the product information data base. The line priority calculation section calculates priorities of production lines based on the product information and yields from the quality historical information data base. The production planning section arranges a production plan based on the priorities of kinds of equipment, the priorities of production lines, a delivery time of products and statuses of the production lines. As a result, a production plan in a production line for a wide variety of products can be arranged easily.

Claims

1. A production planning system selecting a production line suited for manufacturing on-order products from plural production lines each used for manufacturing a variety of products to arrange a production plan in the selected production line comprising:

an equipment priority calculation section calculating priorities of kinds of equipment that can be used for manufacturing said on-order products based on equipment information showing a kind of equipment applicable in each of said plural production lines; and

product information, including information on a kind of equipment suited for manufacturing said on-order products, and necessary for manufacturing said on-order products;

a line priority calculation section calculating priorities of production lines that can be used for manufacturing said on-order products based on quality information on each of a variety of products in each of said plural production lines and said product information; and

a production planning section determining a production line suited for manufacturing said on-order products based on said priorities of kinds of equipment calculated in said equipment priority calculation section, said priorities of production lines calculated in said line priority calculation section, the number of said on-order products and statuses of said plural production lines to assign equipment necessary for manufacturing said on-order products and capable of being used to the determined production line and to thereby arrange a production plan for said on-order products.

2. The production planning system according to claim 1, wherein said line priority calculation section calculates priorities of said production lines with additional consideration to said priorities of kinds of equipment calculated in said equipment priority calculation section.

3. The production planning system according to claim 1, wherein said equipment priority calculation section calculates priorities of said kinds of equipment with additional consideration to said priorities of production lines calculated in said line priority calculation section.

4. The production planning system according to claim 1, wherein said line priority calculation section calculates priorities of said production lines by referring to said quality information with a priority over said product information.

5. The production planning system according to claim 1, wherein said on-order products are manufactured through plural steps,

said equipment priority calculation section calculates priorities of said kinds of equipment in each of said plural steps,

said line priority calculation section calculates priorities of said production lines in each of said plural steps and

said production planning section assigns equipment necessary for manufacturing said on-order products and capable of being used to each of said plural steps in said determined production line.

6. The production planning system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an equipment information change section changing said equipment information; and

a quality information change section changing said quality information,

wherein said equipment priority calculation section calculates priories of said kinds of equipment with additional consideration to a result of the change in said equipment information obtained by said equipment information change section and

said line priority calculation section calculates priorities of said production lines with additional consideration to a result of the change in said quality information obtained by said quality information change section.