System and method for a demand driven lean production control system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a database storing production control data associated with one or more entities;
a production control system coupled with the database and configured to model a production control framework of the one or more entities, the production control system comprising;
one or more work centers authorizing one or more tasks for one or more parts;
one or more demand authorization signals generated when a demand is received at the one or more entities;
one or more work center-specific material authorization signals;
one or more site-specific material authorization signals;
one or more pull-based production control signals; and
one or more manufacturing processes that produce one or more finished parts using the one or more parts.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed providing visualization of a production control framework. The system includes a database storing production control data associated with one or more entities and a production control system coupled with the database and configured to model a production control framework of the one or more entities. The production control system includes one or more work centers authorizing one or more tasks for one or more parts and one or more manufacturing processes that produce one or more finished parts using the one or more parts.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a database storing production control data associated with one or more entities; a production control system coupled with the database and configured to model a production control framework of the one or more entities, the production control system comprising; one or more work centers authorizing one or more tasks for one or more parts; one or more demand authorization signals generated when a demand is received at the one or more entities; one or more work center-specific material authorization signals; one or more site-specific material authorization signals; one or more pull-based production control signals; and one or more manufacturing processes that produce one or more finished parts using the one or more parts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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storing, by a computer, production control data associated with one or more entities in a database; authorizing, by the computer, one or more tasks for one or more parts at one or more work centers; generating, by the computer, one or more demand authorization signals generated when a demand is received at the one or more entities, one or more work center-specific material authorization signals, one or more site-specific material authorization signals, and one or more pull-based production control signals; and producing, by the computer, one or more finished parts using the one or more parts at one or more manufacturing processes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodied with software which when executed using one or more computers is configured to:
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store production control data associated with one or more entities in a database; authorize one or more tasks for one or more parts at one or more work centers; generate one or more demand authorization signals generated when a demand is received at the one or more entities, one or more work center-specific material authorization signals, one or more site-specific material authorization signals, and one or more pull-based production control signals; and produce one or more finished parts using the one or more parts at one or more manufacturing processes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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