Method to improve requirements, design manufacturing, and transportation in mass manufacturing industries through analysis of defect data
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1. A computer-implemented method of optimizing at least one of a design, production or testing process in a mass manufacturing process, the method comprising steps of:
- collecting error data relating to a product at a plurality of points along its design, production and distribution chain, wherein the error data comprises both test data found during production testing of the product, as well as post production customer service events;
classifying the error data into categories of errors to provide classified error data;
analyzing relationships among the classified error data; and
recommending modifications to an end user for at least one of the design, production, delivery, or testing processes based on the analysis, the recommending step comprising steps of;
recommending modifications to the design of the product if the error data is collected after design but before manufacture of the product, and if a design error is found;
recommending modifications to the delivery process if the error data is collected after delivery, and if an error is found;
recommending modifications to the production process if the error data is collected after producing part of the product and if a part error is found;
recommending modifications to the process of making a subsystem of the part if the error data is collected after producing the subsystem of the product comprising the part; and
recommending modifications to the mass manufactuing process if the error data is collected after mass manufacturing, but before delivery, and if a mass manufacturing error is found.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of optimizing at least one production or testing processes in a mass manufacturing industry, includes steps of: collecting error data relating to a product at a plurality of points along its production and distribution chain; classifying the error data into categories of errors to provide classified error data; analyzing relationships among the classified error data; and suggesting modifications to at least one of the production or testing processes based on the analysis.
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1. A computer-implemented method of optimizing at least one of a design, production or testing process in a mass manufacturing process, the method comprising steps of:
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collecting error data relating to a product at a plurality of points along its design, production and distribution chain, wherein the error data comprises both test data found during production testing of the product, as well as post production customer service events; classifying the error data into categories of errors to provide classified error data; analyzing relationships among the classified error data; and recommending modifications to an end user for at least one of the design, production, delivery, or testing processes based on the analysis, the recommending step comprising steps of; recommending modifications to the design of the product if the error data is collected after design but before manufacture of the product, and if a design error is found; recommending modifications to the delivery process if the error data is collected after delivery, and if an error is found; recommending modifications to the production process if the error data is collected after producing part of the product and if a part error is found; recommending modifications to the process of making a subsystem of the part if the error data is collected after producing the subsystem of the product comprising the part; and recommending modifications to the mass manufactuing process if the error data is collected after mass manufacturing, but before delivery, and if a mass manufacturing error is found. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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