JP2000210845A - Production control device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production control device and its method, capable of quickly coping with personal changes and the change of production equipment and the like, and of being used in a multipurpose manner for a production line different in the kind of a product to be manufactured. SOLUTION: A cost computing part 15 and the like are provided, capable of computing the cost of a part while referring to the capacity of equipment to manufacture a product, the ability of operators working for manufacturing the product, and the price of parts making up the product upon receiving the order slip 13 of the product, and an alternation part 19 is also provided, capable of accepting the alternation of the housed contents of ability data base 11 and member data base 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a production management apparatus and a production management method for managing a series of operations from product planning to delivery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a conventional production management apparatus. In FIG. 26, reference numeral 1 denotes a delivery date for storing a cost calculation program for calculating the cost of a product and for calculating a delivery date of the product. A storage unit for storing a calculation program, 2 is an ordering slip in which the type and number of products to be manufactured are described, and 3 is an ordering slip 2 which inputs the ordering slip 2 and analyzes the type and number of products to indicate the type and number of products. A slip receiving unit that outputs product information, a cost / delivery date calculation unit that executes a cost calculation program and calculates a product delivery date by executing a cost calculation program, and a cost / delivery date calculation unit that executes a delivery date calculation program. A display control unit for displaying the cost and delivery date of the product calculated by the calculation unit 4 on the CRT 6, and the display control unit 6 is a CRT.

Next, the operation will be described. For example, when a member of the planning department of the manufacturing company inputs the order slip 2 to the slip receiving section 3, the slip receiving section 3 analyzes the type and number of products described in the order slip 2, and analyzes the type of the product (for example, And product information indicating the operation panel of the ship) and the number (for example, 10).

[0004] Upon receiving the product information indicating the type and number of products from the slip receiving unit 3, the cost / delivery calculation unit 4 executes the cost calculation program and the delivery date calculation program stored in the storage unit 1.

[0005] That is, by executing the cost calculation program, the cost required for designing the product (personnel cost) and
Calculate the costs required for the manufacture and inspection of the product (personnel costs and equipment usage costs) and the price of the components that make up the product,
Calculate the cost of the product. Also, by executing the delivery date calculation program, the number of days required for the design of the product, the number of days required for the manufacture and inspection of the product, and the number of days for procurement of components constituting the product are calculated, and the delivery date of the product is calculated. Is calculated.

When the cost / delivery calculation unit 4 calculates the cost of the product and the delivery date of the product, the display control unit 5 displays the cost and delivery date of the product on the CRT 6. As a result, members of the planning department of the manufacturing company can check the cost and delivery date of the product.

[0007]

Since the conventional production management apparatus is configured as described above, the cost and delivery date of the product can be confirmed by inputting the order slip into the slip receiving section 3. When personnel changes or fluctuations in production equipment occur, there is a problem that the cost and delivery date of a product cannot be accurately calculated unless a cost calculation program or a delivery time calculation program that requires labor for repair is modified. In addition, since the same cost calculation program and delivery date calculation program cannot be used for production lines with different types of products to be manufactured, there is a problem that the production management device cannot have versatility. Furthermore, even if personnel changes or changes in production equipment occur after the product design starts, and the cost and delivery date of the product differ from the planning stage, the fact is notified to the planner, etc. There was also a problem that the initial plan could not be changed according to the situation.

Further, the master data referred to in making a plan does not become the latest information unless it is manually maintained by a system administrator or the like. Therefore, a production plan created based on the master data is subject to recent changes in various circumstances. (Changes in values of components, resource capabilities, etc.), and there was a problem that accuracy was lacking. In addition, there is a problem that it is not possible to accurately make a plan, such as resource allocation in each process, unless a person who has detailed knowledge of the process is required. In addition, there is also a problem that it is necessary to design and estimate costs from the beginning as a new product in planning a product that is almost the same in specifications as an existing product.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to quickly cope with personnel changes and fluctuations in production equipment, etc., and to provide a production line in which the types of products to be manufactured are different. An object of the present invention is to obtain a production management device and a production management method that can be used for general purposes. Another object of the present invention is to provide a production management apparatus capable of notifying a planner or the like when a situation occurs in which the cost and delivery date of a product are different from the planning stage.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A production management apparatus according to the present invention, when receiving a product order slip, configures the capabilities of facilities for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in manufacturing the product, and the product. A cost calculation means for calculating the cost of the product with reference to the price of the member is provided, and a change means for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage means and the member data storage means is provided.

[0011] When a production management device according to the present invention receives an order slip for a product, it refers to the capability of the facility for manufacturing the product, the capability of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the number of days of procurement of members constituting the product. A delivery date calculation means for calculating the delivery date of the product is provided, and a change means for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage means and the member data storage means is provided.

[0012] When the production management device according to the present invention receives an order slip for a product, it refers to the capabilities of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the prices of the members constituting the product. Cost calculation means for calculating the cost of the product, and, upon receiving the order slip for the product, the capacity of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of the human beings involved in the manufacture of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product , A delivery date calculation means for calculating a delivery date of the product is provided, and a change means for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage means and the member data storage means is provided.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of parts classified as the same member, the cost of the product is calculated by referring to the price of the cheapest part. is there.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of parts classified as the same member, the delivery date of the product is calculated by referring to the number of days of procurement of the part having the shortest number of days of procurement. Things.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when the total cost of each member selected by the delivery date calculation means exceeds the specified cost, the cost of the product is specified by referring to the prices of other parts. It is recalculated to fit within.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when the procurement delivery date of each member selected by the cost calculation means exceeds the designated delivery date, the number of procurement days of the product is designated by referring to the procurement days of other parts. It is recalculated to be within the range.

In the production management device according to the present invention, the storage contents of the capability data storage means or the member data storage means are changed by the change means during the period from the design of the product to the manufacture of the product until the delivery of the product is completed. If so, the cost of the product is recalculated.

In the production management device according to the present invention, the storage contents of the capability data storage means or the member data storage means are changed by the change means during the period from the design of the product to the manufacture of the product until the delivery of the product is completed. In such a case, the delivery date of the product is recalculated.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when storing the human ability of the design department, it is stored separately for the ability to design an existing product and the ability to design a new product.
In calculating the design capability of the ready-made product, the actual design data of the ready-made product is referred to and used as needed.

[0020] The production management apparatus according to the present invention, when referring to the ability in designing an ordered product, when an ordered product is an existing product or a product similar to a new product designed in the past, The cost is lower than the cost of designing a new product, and the cost data of the existing product is referred to and used as needed when calculating the cost.

[0021] The production management device according to the present invention, when referring to the ability when designing a new product, when the product pertaining to the order is an existing product or a product similar to an order product designed in the past, It is used when calculating the delivery date by referring to the completed result data of the ready-made product as necessary.

A production management apparatus according to the present invention calculates a product cost by referring to a purchase price, which is the price of a member specified by the supplier, when the supplier of the member is specified. .

[0023] A production management apparatus according to the present invention calculates a delivery date of a product by referring to a lead time, which is the number of days of material procurement from a supplier to a production base, when a material supplier is designated. It is.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when the cost of the product calculated by the cost calculation means exceeds the designated cost, a message indicating that the designated cost is exceeded is presented.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when the delivery date of the product calculated by the delivery date calculation means exceeds the designated delivery date, a message indicating that the specified delivery date cannot be met is presented.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when the cost of the product calculated by the cost calculation means is recalculated, the cost of the product after the recalculation is presented, and the fact that the situation is different from the planning stage is indicated. The message is presented.

According to the production management apparatus of the present invention, when the delivery date of a product calculated by the delivery date calculation means is recalculated,
The delivery date of the product after recalculation is presented, and a message indicating that the situation is different from the planning stage is presented.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention updates the capability of the equipment and the capability of the human in consideration of the operation results of the equipment and the employment performance of the human input by the process manager, and informs the concerned parties of the update. Notify.

When the production management apparatus according to the present invention receives a request for changing the price or the number of days of procurement of a member including a new registration of a member from a supplier of the member, the production management device updates the price or number of days of procurement of the member and plans to that effect. This is to notify the person in charge of planning.

[0030] The production management apparatus according to the present invention, when notified by the person in charge of the plan, sends the changed member only when the member is applicable to the product being planned by the person in charge. It is something to be done.

The production management device according to the present invention is adapted to receive a change request from a member supplier via the Internet.

The production management device according to the present invention includes a product name,
There is provided a creating means for allowing a planner to input data which are basic elements of a production plan such as quantity and delivery date, and for creating a plan instruction based on the data.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention has a simulation function, and has a function of calculating the production cost and the required number of days of a product according to a plan.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention activates cost calculation means in calculating a manufacturing cost, calculates an optimum component configuration obtained therefrom, and uses it as a simulation result.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, in calculating the required number of days, the delivery date calculation means is activated, the optimum component configuration obtained from the means is calculated, and this is used as a simulation result.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, in the calculation of the manufacturing cost, the simulation result may be an average value of the manufacturing costs of each product belonging to the same type as the product.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, in the calculation of the required days, the simulation result may be an average value of the required days of each product belonging to the same type as the product.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention has a workflow function for distributing the planning instructions created by the creating means to the departments involved in the manufacture of products and inquiring concerned parties whether or not the contents are satisfactory. Having a distribution means.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention returns data indicating the approval or non-approval of the plan instruction from the department involved in the manufacture of the product to the distribution source of the plan instruction. The reason for the approval and the alternatives will be returned, while if it is approved, the content will be finalized as a formal planning instruction.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention inputs the progress of the related departments involved in the manufacture of products and reflects the input result in the plan instruction.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when the progress input means inputs the progress of the related department, it is determined whether there is a process delay.

The production management device according to the present invention determines whether or not the specified delivery date is due when the process delay is detected. If the specified delivery date is not met, a message indicating that the specified delivery date is not met is sent to the process manager. Is to be notified.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when a message indicating that the designated delivery date is not delivered is notified, the cause of the failure to meet the designated delivery date and the number of days expected to be delayed are notified.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, when a process manager who has received a notification of a process delay by the progress management means inputs an alternative to deal with the process delay, the alternative is sent to a department involved in the manufacture of the product. It distributes and inquires whether this alternative is good or not in a workflow.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention is configured to change a plan instruction when an alternative is approved by a related department.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention receives an order for a product from a customer via the Internet and creates an order slip.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention transfers the contents of an order from a customer to a sales department by e-mail or the like. As a result, when the sales department approves the order, the customer determines whether or not there is an order based on the data. The answer is.

The production management apparatus according to the present invention, when receiving a request for changing the order from a customer, distributes the change to a related department such as a sales department.

[0049] The production management apparatus according to the present invention, when receiving data indicating approval or non-approval of a change content from a related department, replies to the customer whether or not the change has been accepted based on the data. .

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, the plan instruction is changed when approval of the change is received from the related department.

In the production management apparatus according to the present invention, the human ability stored in the ability data storage means is transmitted to a personnel evaluation database.

In the production management method according to the present invention, when a product order slip is received, the capacity of facilities for manufacturing products stored in the database, the capabilities of humans involved in manufacturing the products, and the members constituting the products. With reference to the price, the cost of the product is calculated, and at the same time, a change in the stored contents of the database is accepted.

According to the production management method of the present invention, when a product order slip is received, the capacity of the equipment for manufacturing the product stored in the database, the ability of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the members constituting the product. With reference to the number of procurement days, a delivery date of the product is calculated, and a change in the content stored in the database is received.

In the production management method according to the present invention, when a product order slip is received, the capacity of the equipment for manufacturing the product stored in the database, the capacity of the human being involved in the manufacture of the product, and the members constituting the product The cost and the number of days of procurement of the product are calculated with reference to the price of the product and the number of days of procurement of the components constituting the product, and changes in the contents stored in the database are accepted.

In the production management method according to the present invention, information such as equipment and personnel related to a certain process previously input by a planner or the like is stored in the master DB as actual data, and these data are used when a similar plan is made thereafter. This data can be reused as a business model.

[0056]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a production management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an ability to store the capabilities of facilities for manufacturing products and the ability to store human abilities related to manufacturing of products. A database (capacity data storage means), 12 is a member database (member data storage means) for storing prices and procurement days of parts constituting the product, and 13 is an order describing the kind, number, designated delivery date, etc. of the product to be manufactured. A slip 14 is a slip receiving unit that inputs the order slip 13 to analyze the type, number, and designated delivery date of the product, and outputs product information indicating the type of the product.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a cost calculation unit (cost calculation means) for calculating the cost of the product by referring to the capacity of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the human ability involved in the manufacture of the product, and the price of the members constituting the product. ), 16 is a delivery date calculation unit (delivery date calculation means) for calculating the delivery date of the product by referring to the capacity of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the human ability involved in the manufacturing of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product. ) And 17 are display control units (presentation means) for displaying on the CRT 18 the product cost calculated by the cost calculation unit 15 and the product delivery date calculated by the delivery time calculation unit 16, 18 is a CRT (presentation means), and 19 is When a request for changing the price or the number of days for procurement of a member is received from a member supplier, or when the delivery of a product is completed and an update command is received, the capability database 11 and the member database 1 A changing unit for changing the stored content (changing means).

FIG. 2 is an overall view of a production management system including a production management apparatus, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operations of a cost calculation section and a delivery date calculation section, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an overall flow of the production management apparatus. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a basic business flow.

Next, the operation will be described. For example, when a member of the planning department of the manufacturing company inputs the order slip 13 into the slip receiving section 14, the slip receiving section 14 analyzes the type, number, designated delivery date and the like of the product described in the order slip 13 and outputs the product. (For example, the operation panel of a ship) and the number (for example, 10
And product information indicating a designated delivery date (for example, December 24) and the like (step ST1).

When receiving the product information from the slip receiving unit 14, the cost calculation unit 15 calculates the cost of the product by referring to the storage contents of the capability database 11 and the storage contents of the member database 12 (step). ST2).
That is, in the ability database 11, as shown below,
The capacity of the equipment to be manufactured (for example, the manufacturing time of the product) and the human abilities related to the manufacturing of the product (for example, the design time of the product, the inspection time of the product) are stored, and the member database 1 is stored.
2 stores the prices of the components that make up the product, and substitutes them into the following equation to calculate the cost of the product.

(1) Capacity of manufacturing equipment

[Table 1] (2) Human abilities related to product manufacturing

[Table 2]

(3) Price of components that make up the product ・ Product → Operation panel of ship Member A 100,000 yen Member B 80,000 yen ・ ・ ・ Member F 300,000 yen ・ Product → Distribution board of power plant Member G 50,000 yen Material H 70,000 yen ・ ・ ・ Material K 120,000 yen

[Table 3]

(4) Cost per product Cost = design time × a + manufacturing time × b + inspection time × c +
Total price of all parts a, b, c are arbitrary constants

For example, when manufacturing the operation panel of a ship, the total price of the members A to F is substituted into the above-mentioned arithmetic expression. If there is not one but a plurality of parts classified as the member A and the price of each part is stored, the calculation is performed with reference to the price of the cheapest part (the price of the part A2). .・ Parts classified as member A Part A1 110,000 yen Part A2 90,000 yen Part A3 100,000 yen

When the cost of the product is calculated, the cost calculation unit 15 outputs the calculation result to the delivery date calculation unit 16. When the cost of the product exceeds the designated cost, the cost calculation unit 15 sends the result to the display control unit 17. Then, a notice to the effect that the designated cost is exceeded is output, and the fact is displayed on the CRT 18 (steps ST3 and ST4).

When the cost calculation unit 15 calculates the cost of the product, the delivery date calculation unit 16 calculates
1 and the stored content of the member database 12 to calculate the delivery date of the product (step ST).
5). That is, the capability database 11 stores the capability of the equipment to be manufactured (for example, the manufacturing time of the product) and the human abilities related to the manufacturing of the product (for example, the design time of the product and the inspection time of the product). 12 stores the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product, and substitutes them into the following formula to calculate the delivery date of the product.

(5) Procurement days for components that make up the product ・ Product → Operation panel of ship Member A 5 days Member B 3 days ・ ・ Member F 4 days ・ Product → Power distribution board of power plant Member G 1 day Member H 3 Day ・ ・ ・ Material K 7th

(6) Required days per product Cost = design time + manufacturing time + inspection time + procurement days of the member with the slowest procurement days of all members

For example, when manufacturing the operation panel of a ship, if the number of days of procurement of the member A is the latest among the members A to F, the number of days of procurement of the member A is substituted into the above equation. However, as described above, there is a case where there is not one component classified as the member A but a plurality of components classified as the member A, and the number of days of procurement of each component is stored.

Parts classified as member A Part A1 5.3 days Part A2 5.1 days Part A3 4.8 days In this case, the part (part A2) selected by the cost calculator 15 as the cheapest part ) Is substituted into the above formula to calculate the delivery date of the product.

After calculating the delivery date of the product, the delivery date calculation unit 16 displays the delivery date and cost of the product on the display control unit 17.
To be displayed on the CRT 18 (step ST
8) If the delivery date of the product exceeds the designated delivery date of the customer, a notification that the designated delivery date is not delivered is output to the display control unit 17, and the fact is displayed on the CRT 18 (step ST6). ST7). However, the member A described above
In the case where information (price, number of days of procurement) of a plurality of parts is stored instead of one part classified as the same member as in After instructing the calculation, the delivery date of the product is calculated again.

For example, when using the part A2, if the result that the delivery date of the product is not in time comes out,
After calculating the cost of the product by referring to the price of the second cheapest part A3, the delivery date of the product is calculated by referring to the number of days of procurement of the part A3. If the delivery date of the product exceeds the delivery date specified by the customer, a cost recalculation command is further output to the cost calculation unit 15. If the delivery date of the product meets the delivery date specified by the customer, the cost is re-calculated. Display control unit 1 for calculation results
7 is output. On the other hand, when there is no longer a part whose delivery date of the product is within the designated delivery date of the customer, a notification indicating that the product cannot be delivered in time for the designated delivery date is output, and the fact is displayed on the CRT 18 (the cost calculation unit 15 and the delivery date calculation unit). 16 is also displayed).

As a result, the cost of the product, the delivery date of the product,
Since information such as a message indicating that the designated cost cannot be secured and a message indicating that the designated delivery date cannot be delivered is displayed on the CRT 18, a member of the planning department of the manufacturing company can manufacture the ordered product based on the information. The decision will be made. A plan instruction (see FIG. 6) in which these pieces of information are described, that is, an instruction object is created by the creating unit, and the instruction object is shared between the related departments (see FIG. 7). Note that FIG. 7 includes a description of a product configuration cost master, etc.
Is described in. For example, the instruction object is shared by the design department, the material department, the manufacturing department, the inspection department, etc. (all of the design and parts procurement are performed based on the instruction object), and the process from product design to delivery is performed. It is managed centrally (see Embodiments 6 and 7 for details).

When the manufacture of the ordered product is permitted, the product is designed based on the instruction object. For example, the manufacture of the product is completed and the product is delivered to the customer. Then, in order to maintain the contents stored in the capability database 11 in the latest state, the capability of the facility and the capability of the human are updated in consideration of the operation results of the facility and the human employment results. That is, the change unit 19 receives the update instruction after the delivery of the product is completed, or as shown in FIG.
Refers to the recent progress history and process capability master, and if there is a change in capacity (when a steady change in the processing capacity of various resources such as persons in charge, organization, facilities, etc. is confirmed), operation of the facility The storage contents of the ability database 11 are updated in consideration of the results and the employment results of humans.

Specifically, after the manufacture of the product has been approved,
Enter and change the person's latest capabilities. The progress status and the functions of various resources input by the process manager or the like are recorded as a progress log. These are monitored by the change unit 19 and dissociated compared to the value of the process capability master of the resource. If the status continues for more than a certain period of time, that is, if the person in charge improves the performance for a certain period of time through regular overwork, for example, when a process manager etc. Update the data of the resource part of the process capability master. If the person in charge of the process is outsourced instead of in-house, the in-house process manager cannot input the progress status every day.
The request date and completion date are entered by a person in the company. An average value of the performance is calculated from the result, and the average value is treated as data of the process capability master outsourced. The value at that time is the overall process capability of the outsourcing company.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the change unit 19 is provided, for example, in response to a personnel change or a change in production equipment.
When a request for changing the capability of the equipment and the capability of the human is generated, the storage content of the capability database 11 is changed according to the request. For example, it occurs when equipment used in a certain process breaks down and a substitute model is purchased, or when an unexpected accident or the like occurs and the request destination is changed. All of these are events that may occur in the process of executing the plan, and in order to take these measures, it is necessary for the process manager to ask the relevant persons. When approval is obtained as a result of the inquiry by the operation of the distribution means and the return means, master information such as resources related to the plan instruction is updated.

Even if a change request is received before the product is delivered, the contents stored in the capacity database 11 are changed. In this case, the situation differs from the planning stage of the product, and the cost and delivery date calculated earlier are different. Is meaningless, the cost and delivery date of the product are calculated again with reference to the changed capacity (current capacity), and the calculation result is displayed on the CRT 18. At this time, a message or the like indicating that the planning stage and the situation have changed due to a personnel change or the like is also displayed on the CRT 18.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), when the change unit 19 receives a request for changing the price or the number of days of procurement of the component from the supplier of the component via the Internet (for example, with the improvement of the component, etc.) In the case where the price of the member or the number of days of procurement changes, the contents stored in the member database 12 (the price of the member or the number of days of procurement) are changed according to the request (FIG. 1).
0).

For example, when member data is automatically downloaded from a supplier that supplies members, the corresponding parts of the member master and the product master are updated. At this time, the updated latest date is stored, and when this date is updated, the member monitoring means notifies the relevant person of the fact to ask whether or not to reconsider a new component.

Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the member monitoring means keeps a master DB (part master, product master) related to the part for creating the target product specified in the plan instruction. If the part information newer than the part information used in the plan instruction exists in the master DB, the related person is notified. The notification to the related persons is made by e-mail or the like to the related persons specified in the plan instruction.

Even with a new part, it is difficult to use the part to affect the overall function of the product. Therefore, when judging the part information, refer to the use of the part, the target product, the part specification, and the like. , Ensure that only those which are identical to the current part are picked up. If you search for a new product that can be replaced, you will be informed by email or other information to the relevant person whether or not to use this part. At that time, information on the merits brought by using the new part will be provided. I do. The merit is determined by, for example, referring to each item of the component data and performing a comparison calculation with the existing component data (for example, how much the price is reduced, the procurement time is reduced, and many related products are reduced). And other advantages).

As shown in FIG. 9D, when there is a change in the design or the basic specifications, the change unit 19 changes the corresponding master data or plan instruction, which will be described later (see FIG. 9D). See Embodiment 9).

As is apparent from the above, the first embodiment
According to the above, upon receiving the order slip 13 for a product, the cost of the product is determined by referring to the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the prices of the members constituting the product. Upon receiving the cost calculation unit 15 for calculating the product and the order slip 13 for the product, referring to the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product, the capacity of human beings involved in the manufacture of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product, A delivery date calculation unit 16 for calculating the delivery date of the product is provided, and a change unit 19 for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability database 11 and the member database 12 is provided. If this occurs, it is possible to deal with it simply by changing the storage contents of the capability database 11 and the member database 12, and as a result, personnel changes and production An effect that can be addressed quickly relative to the fluctuation. In addition, the present invention can be applied to production lines with different types of products to be manufactured by simply changing the storage contents of the capability database 11 and the member database 12, so that the versatility of the apparatus can be improved. .

Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment, the cost calculation unit 15 calculates the cost of the product, and then the delivery date calculation unit 16 calculates the delivery date of the product. However, after the delivery date calculation unit 16 calculates the delivery date of the product, The cost calculator 15 may calculate the cost of the product. However, in this case, the cost calculator 15 calculates the cost of the product, and when the cost exceeds the designated cost, outputs a recalculation command of the delivery date to the delivery date calculator 16. Thereby, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

Embodiment 3 In the first embodiment, when storing the human ability of the design department in the ability database 11, the ability to design an existing product and the ability to design a new product are stored without distinction. Although shown, the capacity for designing an existing product and the capacity for designing a new product may be stored separately as shown below.

(7) Human abilities related to the manufacture of products (human abilities of the design department) ・ Ability to design ready-made products 100 hours ・ Ability to design custom products 200 hours

Thus, the cost and delivery date of a product are calculated in consideration of the fact that the time required for designing an existing product and the time required for designing a new product are different, so that the calculation accuracy of cost and delivery date is improved. The effect is obtained.

Embodiment 4 In the above-described third embodiment, the case where the capacity for designing an existing product and the capacity for designing a new product are separately stored has been described.
The ability to design an off-the-shelf product or a similar product similar to an order product designed in the past may be stored.

(8) Human abilities related to the manufacture of products (human abilities in the design department) ・ Ability to design ready-made products 100 hours ・ Ability to design custom products 200 hours ・ Similar Ability to design products Design time 150 hours

As described above, in general, the time required for designing a ready-made product is the shortest, the time required for designing a similar product is short, and the time required for designing an ordered product is the longest. Since the cost and delivery date of the product are calculated in consideration of the above, the effect of further improving the calculation accuracy of the cost and delivery date is obtained. Needless to say, the cost of designing a similar product is lower than the cost of designing an ordered product, and the delivery time of designing a similar product is shorter than the delivery time of designing an ordered product. Generally, it is often shorter.

Here, it is determined whether or not the ordered product is similar to a ready-made product or the like. Conceptually, the drawing of the ordered product is compared with the drawing of the ready-made product. If similarity is found in the basic specifications, the members used, or the shapes of the two, it is determined that they are similar (see FIG. 13).

More specifically, when the cost calculation unit 15 or the delivery date calculation unit 16 calculates the cost or the delivery date, the basic specifications and the product classification of the ordered product are input, and the load module for executing the similarity determination is called. By this, product information master, parts information master, past design instructions (completed results)
The similarity determination is executed with the product data recorded in the file or the like as a search target. However, the product data to be searched is not the product data recorded in the product information master or the like, but the product data of products belonging to the same product category as the ordered product.

The similarity is determined according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13. The criteria for determining the similarity include search parameters such as the basic specifications of the product, specification parts, and the manufacturer name. When the parameters are satisfied, it is determined that there is a similarity. However, for example,
If only the manufacturer names match and the basic specifications and the like are different, it cannot be said that they are similar, so it is inappropriate to recognize similarity in such a case. Therefore, a weight value is assigned to these search parameters (a large weight value is assigned to a search parameter having a higher priority), and when the sum of the weight values of the search parameters satisfying the condition exceeds a threshold value, a similarity relationship is established. Judge that there is.

The basic data (for example, product information) of a similar product having a similar relationship is displayed on the CRT 18 (the display format can be specified by the user. Therefore, the similar relationship has been recognized). All basic data of similar products may be displayed, or only basic data of similar products satisfying the search criteria with high priority may be displayed), and past planning instructions of the similar products are also displayed. CRT18
Will be displayed. Thereby, it is possible to analogize how much cost and construction period are required. Further, in addition to providing data of individual similar products, an average value between searched products may be calculated and provided to a user or the like (for example, a source of used materials, an average price, Average delivery time).

Incidentally, the similarity determination module is called by the cost calculation unit 15 or the delivery date calculation unit 16 when calculating the cost or the delivery date of the product to assist in the preparation of the planning instruction. When a basic factor value for defining a product is input, the similarity determination module can be started alone.

Embodiment 5 In the first embodiment and the like,
Although the supplier of the parts is not particularly mentioned, usually, the material department of the manufacturing company calculates the cost and the delivery date by the cost calculation unit 15 and the delivery date calculation unit 16, and then sets the component used as the basis for the calculation. (The supplier is selected by referring to the supplier data indicating the parts supplier.) For example, if the parts supplier is designated by the customer or the planning department, By referring to the supplier data, a component provided by the supplier is determined, and then the cost and delivery date of the product are calculated by referring to the price and the number of days of the component stored in the component database 12. It may be. As a result, there is an effect that the cost and the delivery date of the product can be calculated even when the supplier of the member is determined.

Embodiment 6 FIG. In the first embodiment and the like,
Although the design instruction, the materials department, the manufacturing department, the inspection department, and the like are shared by the planning instructions and the processes from product design to delivery are centrally managed, this embodiment is described.
Now, creation of the planning instruction will be described. FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating a planning instruction.

The planning instruction is created by, for example, the planning department of the manufacturing company, and is completed when the approval is obtained by the workflow between the related departments related to the production of the product (FIG. 4).
), And plays a central role in manufacturing management in this system, and includes all data related to manufacturing of a product (in addition to data such as a product name and a delivery date input by a planner, pointer information to each master DB). ).
Further, the object has, in addition to the above data, a pointer to a processing module that executes each processing (information about a reference destination) and a pointer of each processing unit in the present system.

When creating the planning instruction, the customer order information and the detailed information (for example,
Reference is made to basic specifications, used materials, and various master information (capacity of facilities for manufacturing products, human abilities related to manufacturing of products, and reference costs). In this case, it is also possible to create the data while referring to the actual data (instruction object in which all processes are completed), whereas if there is no past data on the target product, simply input basic information such as the product name and delivery date. It is also possible to create a planning instruction simply by doing so. It is also possible to create a planning instruction using data on similar products or the like as reference information.

The departments involved in the manufacture of the product input the following data (data for creating a planning instruction) in consideration of the contents of the work in charge (see FIGS. 15 and 16). 1. Planner Specify the contents related to the overall plan. For example, the request destination of the main process such as design, material procurement, and manufacturing, the cost, the delivery date of the product (target deadline), and the like are specified.

2. For a new or improved product, enter detailed information on basic specifications and parts used. In the case of an off-the-shelf product, there is generally no need to design, so no special information is input. However, when a slight design is required, the information necessary for the design is input. When designing an improved product (similar product), it is time-consuming to create a drawing or the like from scratch like a new product. Create etc. At this time, the similarity determination module that supports the search for the original product or a similar product is executed.

3. Manufacturing staff The process of manufacturing products, the equipment used, the person in charge of each process,
Enter the operating time of the equipment in each process. However,
Assignment of equipment and staff is as follows.・ Specify the process to assign.・ Display a list of resources (equipment and staff) involved in the process.・ Displays the suitability of each resource and the current free time status. -Assignment is determined in consideration of the work suitability and load status of each resource. As for the resource list, the result is displayed by referring to information from a master DB such as a process capability master. As for the free time status, the value of the process capability master and the actual working time of the resource (input daily by the process manager) are calculated, and the calculated time is referred to the manufacturing staff.

4. Planning instructions that have been approved by the relevant departments, such as accounting staff and materials,
Finally, the workflow is sent to the accounting department. The accounting department determines whether or not to approve the plan instruction in consideration of the budget amount. If approved, specify payee / payment method.

5. Designate the material supplier, etc. (Because the person in charge of planning and design generally does not know the information on the procurement of used materials) The order is performed after the input of the detailed information on the used members by the person in charge of design and manufacture is completed (because the material department does not know which members to procure based on the product information alone). Also, get a quote from the determined material supplier,
Enter this information.

Here, the creation of the plan instruction will be specifically described. The planning instruction is completed when the consent is obtained through the workflow between the related departments (details will be described later), but as a pre-stage, referring to the data of the product master and past planning instructions, Delivery time and the like can be simulated. Since the simulation result is displayed to the user, if the user is not satisfied with the plan, the user can input the parameters again and request a re-execution of the simulation. Here, the input parameters include items such as a target product group (major category, product name), basic specifications, desired budget, and delivery date.

When the input of the parameters is completed, the input contents are compared with the past data. If the dissociation is large, a warning or the like is issued assuming that the input contents are inadequate, and processing for prompting the re-input of the parameters is performed. Execute on the other hand,
If there is no deficiency in the input contents, a plan instruction is created based on the input contents unless the user re-enters them.
However, at this stage, in consideration of the fact that the plan may be unreasonable, in order to obtain the approval of the stakeholders, the stakeholders are caused to work on the plan instruction form (for details, see Embodiment 7
See).

In the simulation described above, if the product is a ready-made product, the product master and past completion results (if the product is a ready-made product, the past planning instructions relating to the manufacture of the product are stored in the central server). Data is provided, while if it is a new product, data that is relatively close to the product in terms of basic specifications, etc., in terms of basic specifications, etc. among products belonging to the same product category (for example, TV, washing machine) It is also possible to calculate the average value (average cost, construction period, most frequently used members, etc.) between those products and provide the information to the user as reference material. Based on such reference materials, the user can input detailed data such as basic specifications, specification parts, manufacturing requestees in addition to general parameters in the plan (product name, quantity, delivery date, etc.) ), Which can be used as a planning instruction (draft).

Incidentally, when manufacturing products, the business flow differs for each product. However, the basic flow is almost the same for all products (the phase of overall planning → design → manufacturing, etc.), and individual business items in the basic flow are generally different. In the sixth embodiment, a part corresponding to the basic flow is defined as a business template, and a detailed business in the business template is freely defined by a user and can be used in an actual business scene. I will provide a.

Specifically, when a certain large process name (for example, design, manufacture) is designated, a general downstream process name corresponding to the name is displayed (for example, in the case of manufacture, material input, processing, assembly) etc). Each of the displayed downstream process names is selected, and the user inputs the equipment and the person in charge of these.
When the input is completed, the content is registered in each master (resource master, process capability master, business master, etc.),
Thereafter, this information can be used in planning. In other words, what kind of process is involved in the manufacture of each product,
Since it is possible to know what resource allocation is appropriate based on past data, there is an effect that even a person unfamiliar with planning can make a production plan. In addition, it is general that the definition of the business content is input and defined by the person in charge of planning at the stage of planning, but only the definition of the business content is independently executed regardless of whether or not there is a customer order. You can also.

Embodiment 7 FIG. In the sixth embodiment, a method of creating a planning instruction has been described. For example, a planning department of a manufacturing company distributes the planning instruction to relevant departments involved in product manufacturing, and the relevant department issues a planning instruction. Approval regarding the contents of the document may be received (see FIG. 17). FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the workflow of the plan instruction.

The planning department of the manufacturing company, as described above,
Since simulation can be executed, the cost and delivery time of the product can be generally recognized.However, for example, the congestion status of the manufacturing equipment is not always constant, and the cost and delivery time of the simulated product can be kept. Since there is no limitation, the created planning instruction is distributed to the relevant departments related to the manufacture of the product (the relevant department that distributes the planning instruction can be designated by a person in charge of planning or the like).

The relevant departments involved in the manufacture of the product
Upon receiving the distribution of the plan instruction, the contents of the plan instruction are confirmed, approval or non-approval of the plan instruction is determined, and data indicating approval or non-approval is returned to the distribution source of the plan instruction. However, when returning the data indicating the non-approval, the related department should combine the reason for rejection with the alternative (for example, if the member B is used instead of the member A, the alternative such as to meet the desired delivery date). I will send it back.

When the planning department or the like of the manufacturing company receives the data indicating the approval from all the related departments, the planning department or the like notifies the customer that the production of the product is to be accepted, for example, through the sales department. Instruct related departments. On the other hand, if the planning department of the manufacturing company receives data indicating non-approval and alternatives from a part of the related departments, it receives approval of the planning instructions from all the related departments. Modify the planning instructions and distribute the planning instructions again to the relevant departments involved in product manufacturing.

With this, when the approval of the plan instruction is obtained from all the related departments, it is possible to reply to the order received for the customer and to instruct the production of the product. It is possible to solve the problems such as the fact that it is found that the request is not met, and to improve the production efficiency.

Embodiment 8 FIG. In the seventh embodiment, the case where the production instruction is instructed when the approval of the plan instruction is obtained has been described. However, after receiving the production instruction of the product, the progress of the related departments involved in the production of the product is input. May be provided to determine whether there is a process delay. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the role of the process manager, FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the determination of the progress,
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the issuance of a warning, and FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the process of approving / rejecting the alternative.

In other words, after receiving a product manufacturing order, if a person in charge changes due to sickness or relocation, equipment failure, etc., a process delay occurs. , Enter the progress of the relevant department.

The input items are quantitative data such as today's production quantity and the working hours of workers in the case of a production line, and quantitative data such as working hours in the case of design and planning. In addition to the above, for example, there is a numerical value of a degree of achievement of a certain goal (a degree indicating a degree of work achieved by a designer in a total work amount required in a process). As an interface, when a process name is designated, the progress of the process is displayed in a graph, and when the graph is selected, a person in charge of the process is displayed in a list. Therefore,
If such an interface is used, the progress status of each person in charge can be input.

When the progress of the related department is input, a progress management means (not shown) calculates the degree of achievement of the target by quantifying the progress, for example, and detects whether there is a process delay. (The process delay detection process may be performed immediately after the input process is completed or after a certain time has elapsed after the input process.)

More specifically, the judgment is made based on the input progress status of the concerned department and the reference information of the process capability master. For example, the work amount of the whole process is quantified, and the progress up to now is determined. The quantified values are compared, and the remaining quantity is determined based on the value obtained by dividing the remaining quantity by the sum of the current capacity values of the person in charge (process capability master value). Also,
Not only the person in charge but also the capacity of the operating equipment is similarly quantified and can be included in the above-mentioned division. Here, for example, if information on a faulty facility or the like is input, a value related to the facility in the process capability master becomes an abnormal value, so that this is reflected in the calculation. Has become.

When the progress management means detects a process delay,
The process manager (for example, a member of the planning department) is notified of the message indicating the fact and the number of days expected to be delayed, the name of the process, the element causing the delay, the possibility of alternative means, and the like. Is determined, and if it is not possible to meet the designated delivery date, a message indicating that the designated delivery date cannot be met is notified to the process manager. At this time, the user is notified together with the cause of the missed delivery date.

When the process manager receives a message indicating that a process delay has been detected or the number of days expected to be delayed from the progress management means, the process manager notifies the relevant department of the message and the number of days expected to be delayed. When a message indicating that the designated delivery date is not received is received, continuation of the manufacture of the product and alternatives (for example, extension of delivery date, addition of personnel, and equipment change) are considered.

When the process manager decides to continue the production of the product, the schedule coordinator (not shown) notifies the relevant departments of the fact. Distribute the alternatives to relevant departments involved in the manufacture of the product for approval. That is, the workflow document requesting approval of the alternative is sent to the relevant department (for example,
Post-process managers, planners, manufacturing control departments, sales representatives)
Deliver to.

When the plan adjustment means receives approval of the alternative from all the related departments, the plan adjusting means changes the plan instruction in consideration of the alternative. Therefore, thereafter, the manufacture of the product is performed according to the changed planning instruction. On the other hand, if the approval of the alternative is not received from all the related departments, the alternative is partially corrected and distributed again to the relevant departments related to manufacturing. Thus, for example, when an unexpected accident or the like occurs and a situation occurs in which the designated delivery date cannot be met, there is an effect that it is possible to take measures to meet the designated delivery date. In addition, even if the original plan has to be modified, there is an effect of eliminating the need to recreate the plan from the beginning.

Embodiment 9 FIG. In the first embodiment and the like,
A member of the planning department of the manufacturing company sends the order slip 13 to the slip receiving section 1
4, the slip receiving unit 14 constitutes a receiving means, and the slip receiving unit 14 may receive an order for a product from a customer via the Internet and create the order slip 13. .

For example, when a customer accesses a homepage of a manufacturer using a WWW browser, an input screen for ordering a product is displayed on the terminal of the customer as shown in FIG. It should be noted that the slip receiving unit 14 receives HTTP or the like from outside the company.
A process for receiving WWW access by a protocol transparent to network security is installed. Also, there is no need to install the client module or the like of the present system at the customer, and anyone can access by inputting the URL of the central server of the system using a WWW browser. For example, there is a method in which a link is created on a company's PR homepage, and when this link is clicked with a mouse, an order reception screen as shown in FIG. 23 is displayed at the customer.

As a result, the customer can determine the product name, quantity, delivery date,
When a desired budget, an important item in ordering (for example, quality, aftercare, price, completed delivery date) and the like are input, the slip receiving unit 14 determines the validity of the input content, and if there is a problem, a message prompting re-input. indicate. On the other hand, if there is no defect in the input contents, an order slip 13 is created based on the input contents, and the order slip 13 is distributed to the sales representative. We do not calculate costs or delivery dates immediately after receiving customer orders. The cost calculation unit operates when the simulation function is used in order reception → creation of the planning instruction (temporary) → creation.

When the slip receiving unit 14 receives data indicating approval or non-approval of the plan instruction from the relevant department as described above, the slip receiving unit 14 determines whether or not there is an order based on the data as shown in FIG. To the customer. That is, when the slip receiving unit 14 receives the data indicating the approval of the plan instruction,
Responds to the customer with a message indicating that the product will be manufactured,
Upon receiving the data indicating the non-approval of the planning instruction, a message indicating that production of the product cannot be received is returned to the customer. Further, the message is also transmitted to related departments such as the accounting and manufacturing management departments.

When receiving a request for changing the product from the customer after the start of the production of the product, the slip receiving unit 14 distributes the content of the change to the departments involved in the production of the product. And
When data indicating approval or non-approval of the change is received from the related department, a response is made to the customer as to whether or not the change has been accepted based on the data.

That is, when receiving the data indicating the approval of the change, the slip receiving unit 14 returns a message indicating that the change is accepted to the customer and changes the plan instruction.
On the other hand, upon receiving the data indicating the rejection of the change, a message indicating that the change cannot be accepted is returned to the customer. As a result, even after the production of the product is started, there is an effect that the change request of the customer can be accepted to some extent.

Embodiment 10 FIG. In the above-described first embodiment and the like, an example has been described in which the cost of a product is calculated with reference to the human ability related to the manufacture of a product. However, the human ability stored in the ability database 11 is used as a database for personnel evaluation. (See FIG. 25). This has the effect that the personnel manager can obtain objective information that can be used for personnel assessment in real time.

The transmission timing of the human ability is generally transmitted when the manufactured product is delivered and the human ability is updated. However, the transmission timing is not limited to this, and transmission may be performed every time a predetermined time elapses, or may be transmitted when the ability of a person fluctuates by a specified value or more.

Incidentally, the database for personnel evaluation includes:
The data of the person in charge in each process is recorded.
That is, in addition to salary information, work-related factors (for example,
Information on what characteristics it has with respect to speed, politeness, and degree of effort is quantified and recorded.

The data referred to when creating the planning instruction is data relating to a person or an organization recorded in the process capability master or the reference cost master, and the database for personnel evaluation is referred to when creating the planning instruction. Although it is not usually performed, if data related to humans or organizations changes significantly in the progress after the process is implemented, for example, if the working time or the work speed for a certain time changes due to routine overwork, The effect is reflected in the personnel evaluation database, and the information is notified to the personnel manager.

Here, the means by which the system recognizes a change in the business speed is as follows. (1) The process manager inputs the daily progress status (how the person works). (2) The input contents are written in the plan instruction and the progress log file. (3) The process of periodically monitoring the plan instruction sheet and the progress log file is based on the operation results of each resource (person in charge, equipment) and the information in the master DB (resource master, process capability master) of the resource Compare with (4) If a difference is found between the master DB and the operation results in the above comparison, the result is reflected in the master, and a notification to that effect is sent to a personnel manager or the like by e-mail or the like.

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As described above, according to the present invention, when an order slip for a product is received, the capabilities of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the members of the product are described. A cost calculation means for calculating the cost of the product with reference to the price is provided, and a change means for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage means and the member data storage means is provided. There is an effect that it is possible to promptly deal with fluctuations in equipment and the like, and to be able to use the product line for production lines of different types in general.

According to the present invention, when a product order slip is received, referring to the capabilities of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacturing of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product, A delivery date calculation means for calculating the delivery date of the product is provided, and a change means for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage means and the member data storage means is provided. In addition to this, there is an effect that it can be used promptly, and can be used for general purpose for production lines of different types of products to be manufactured.

According to the present invention, when an order slip for a product is received, by referring to the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product, the ability of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the price of the members constituting the product, Upon receiving a product ordering slip, the cost calculation means for calculating the cost of the product, and referring to the capacity of the equipment that manufactures the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the procurement days of the components that make up the product Means for calculating the delivery date of the product, and a change means for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage means and the member data storage means. Etc. can be promptly dealt with, and there is an effect that it can be generally used for production lines with different types of products to be manufactured.

According to the present invention, when there are a plurality of parts classified as the same member, the cost of the product is calculated by referring to the price of the cheapest part. There is an effect that the cost can be presented.

According to the present invention, when there are a plurality of parts classified as the same member, the delivery date of the product is calculated by referring to the number of days of procurement of the part having the shortest number of days of procurement. There is an effect that the shortest delivery date can be presented.

According to the present invention, when the total cost of each member selected by the delivery date calculation means exceeds the specified cost, the cost of the product falls within the specified range by referring to the prices of other parts. So that it is recalculated as follows
This has the effect of presenting the cost of the product in time for the specified delivery date.

According to the present invention, if the procurement delivery date of each member selected by the cost calculation means exceeds the designated delivery date,
Since the configuration is such that the procurement days of the product are recalculated so as to be within the specified range by referring to the procurement days of other parts, it is possible to present the delivery date of the product that is less than the specified cost.

According to the present invention, when the storage contents of the capability data storage means or the member data storage means are changed by the change means during the period from the design of the product to the manufacture of the product to the completion of the delivery of the product. Since the cost of the product is recalculated, if a situation different from the product planning stage occurs, the cost of the product that matches the current situation can be presented again.

According to the present invention, when the storage contents of the capability data storage unit or the member data storage unit are changed by the change unit during the period from the design of the product to the manufacture of the product to the completion of the delivery of the product. Since the delivery date of the product is recalculated, if a situation different from the product planning stage occurs, the delivery date of the product that matches the current situation can be presented again.

According to the present invention, when the human capacity of the design department is stored, the capacity for designing an existing product and the capacity for designing a new product are stored separately, and the design capacity of the existing product is calculated. In this case, the actual product design data is referred to and used as necessary, so that the time required for designing the ready-made product and the time required for designing the ordered product are different. As a result of calculating the cost and the delivery date, there is an effect that the calculation accuracy of the cost and the delivery date is improved.

According to the present invention, when referring to the capability in designing an ordered product, if the product to be ordered is a product that is similar to an existing product or a new product designed in the past,
In general, the cost of designing a new product is lower than the cost of designing a new product, and the cost data of the existing product is referred to and used when calculating the cost. The cost of the product is calculated, taking into account the fact that it takes less time to design similar products, and secondly, it takes the longest to design an order.
This has the effect of further improving the cost calculation accuracy.

According to the present invention, when referring to the ability to design a new product, if the product to be ordered is an existing product or a product similar to an ordered product designed in the past, the In general, the time required for designing a ready-made product is the shortest, and the time required for designing a similar product is the shortest. The delivery time of the product is calculated in consideration of the fact that it is short and the time required for designing the ordered product is the longest, and as a result, the calculation accuracy of the delivery time is further improved.

According to the present invention, when the supplier of a member is designated, the cost of the product is calculated by referring to the purchase price which is the price of the member designated at the supplier. There is an effect that the cost of the product can be calculated even when the supplier of the member is determined.

According to the present invention, when a supplier of a member is designated, the delivery date of a product is calculated by referring to a lead time, which is the number of days of material procurement from the supplier to the production base. Therefore, there is an effect that the delivery date of the product can be calculated even when the supplier of the member is determined.

According to the present invention, when the cost of the product calculated by the cost calculation means exceeds the specified cost, a message indicating that the specified cost is exceeded is presented. And the like have the effect that it can be determined whether or not the production of the product should be permitted.

According to the present invention, when the delivery date of the product calculated by the delivery date calculation means exceeds the designated delivery date, a message indicating that the delivery date cannot be met is presented. There is an effect that a member or the like can determine whether or not to permit production of a product.

According to the present invention, when the cost of the product calculated by the cost calculating means is recalculated, the cost of the product after the recalculation is presented and a message indicating that the situation is different from the planning stage is presented. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not to continue manufacturing the product.

According to the present invention, when the delivery date of the product calculated by the delivery date calculation means is recalculated, the delivery date of the product after the recalculation is presented, and a message indicating that the situation is different from the planning stage is presented. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not to continue manufacturing the product.

According to the present invention, taking into account the operation results of the equipment and the results of human labor input by the process manager,
The system is configured to update the capabilities of the equipment and the capabilities of human beings and notify the concerned parties of the update, so that the contents stored in the capability data storage means can be kept up to date, and as a result, the cost of the product and the delivery date There is an effect that calculation accuracy can be improved.

According to the present invention, when a request for changing the price or the number of days of procurement of a member including a new registration of a member is received from the supplier of the member, the price of the member or the number of days of procurement is updated, and this is being planned. Since the configuration is such that the person in charge is notified, there is an effect that the situation of the member supplier can be reflected.

According to the present invention, in the configuration in which the changed member is notified only when applicable to the product being planned by the person in charge, the notification is made by the person in charge of planning. Therefore, it is possible to recognize that the present invention is applicable to the product under planning.

According to the present invention, since a change request is received from the supplier of the member via the Internet, even if the supplier of the member is located in a remote place, the price of the member can be changed quickly. There is an effect that can be.

According to the present invention, the data, which is a basic element of the production plan, such as the product name, quantity, and delivery date, is input by the planner, and the plan instruction is created based on the data. As a result of sharing the instructions between the related departments, the process from product design to delivery is centrally managed, which has the effect of improving the efficiency of production management.

According to the present invention, since the apparatus is provided with a simulation function and a function of calculating the production cost and the required number of days of the product according to the plan, the production cost and the required number of days are grasped. There is an effect that can be.

According to the present invention, in the calculation of the manufacturing cost, the cost calculation means is started, the optimum component configuration obtained from this is calculated, and this is used as a simulation result. There is an effect that the component configuration can be grasped.

According to the present invention, in the calculation of the required number of days, the delivery date calculation means is started, the optimum component configuration obtained from the calculation is calculated, and this is used as a simulation result. There is an effect that the component configuration can be grasped.

According to the present invention, in the calculation of the manufacturing cost, the simulation result may be the average value of the manufacturing costs of the products belonging to the same type as the product, so that the optimum parts can be easily obtained. There is an effect that the configuration can be obtained.

According to the present invention, in the calculation of the required number of days, the simulation result may be an average value of the required number of days of each product belonging to the same type as the product. There is an effect that the configuration can be obtained.

According to the present invention, the distribution means having a workflow function of distributing the planning instruction created by the creation means to the related departments involved in the manufacture of the product and inquiring the concerned parties whether or not the contents are satisfactory. Is provided, there is an effect that approval of the plan instruction can be obtained from the related department.

According to the present invention, the data indicating approval or non-approval of the plan instruction is returned from the relevant department related to the manufacture of the product to the distribution source of the plan instruction. In the case of approval, on the other hand, in the case of approval, a return means shall be provided to confirm this content as a formal planning instruction.
This has the effect of eliminating problems such as finding that the cost and delivery date do not meet the customer's wishes.

According to the present invention, the progress status of the relevant department related to the manufacture of the product is input and the input result is reflected in the plan instruction, so that the process manager can grasp the progress status of the relevant department. There is an effect that can be.

According to the present invention, when the progress status of the related department is input by the progress status input means, the presence or absence of the process delay is determined, so that the occurrence of the process delay can be detected. is there.

According to the present invention, after inputting the progress status, it is determined whether or not the work in the process is in time for the designated delivery date, and if not, a message indicating that the work is not in time for the designated delivery date is sent to the process. Since the system is configured to notify the administrator, for example, when an unexpected accident or the like occurs and a situation occurs in which the designated delivery date cannot be met, it is possible to take measures to meet the designated delivery date.

According to the present invention, when a message indicating that the designated delivery date is not delivered is notified, the cause of the failure to meet the designated delivery date and the number of days expected to be delayed are notified. There is an effect that can be obtained.

According to the present invention, when the process manager who has received the notification of the process delay by the progress management means inputs an alternative to deal with the process delay, the alternative is distributed to the department involved in the manufacture of the product. Since the configuration is such that an inquiry is made in a workflow as to whether or not this alternative is OK, there is an effect that the approval of the alternative can be obtained from the related department.

According to the present invention, when the alternative section is approved by the relevant department, the plan instruction is changed, so that the product can be manufactured according to the changed plan instruction. effective.

According to the present invention, a product order is received from a customer via the Internet and an order slip is created, so that the product can be easily ordered regardless of the customer's location. effective.

According to the present invention, the contents of the order from the customer are transferred to the sales department by e-mail or the like, and as a result, when the sales department approves the order, the customer is notified of the presence or absence of the order based on the data. With such a configuration, there is an effect that the customer can recognize whether or not the desired product is ordered as requested.

According to the present invention, when a request for changing the order is received from the customer, the change is distributed to the related departments such as the sales department. There is an effect that can be.

According to the present invention, when data indicating approval or non-approval of the change is received from the relevant department, the customer is informed of whether or not the change has been accepted based on the data. There is an effect that it is possible to recognize whether or not the change is made as requested.

According to the present invention, the configuration is such that the plan instruction is changed when the change is approved by the related department, so that the product can be manufactured according to the changed plan instruction. effective.

According to the present invention, since the capability of the human being stored by the capability data storage means is transmitted to the database for personnel evaluation, the personnel personnel can be objectively used for personnel evaluation. There is an effect that information can be obtained in real time.

According to the present invention, when a product order slip is received, the capacity of facilities for manufacturing products stored in the database, the capabilities of humans involved in manufacturing the products, and the prices of members constituting the products are reduced. By referring to and calculating the cost of the product, it is configured to accept changes in the contents stored in the database, so that personnel changes and changes in production equipment can be dealt with promptly,
This has the effect that it can be used universally for production lines with different types of products to be manufactured.

According to the present invention, upon receiving an order slip for a product, the capacity of the equipment for manufacturing the product stored in the database, the capacity of the human being involved in the manufacture of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product , While calculating the delivery date of the product, while accepting changes in the contents stored in the database, it is possible to quickly respond to personnel changes and fluctuations in production equipment, etc., and manufacture There is an effect that it can be generally used for production lines with different types of products.

According to the present invention, when a product order slip is received, the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product stored in the database, the capacity of human beings involved in the manufacture of the product, the price of members constituting the product, and the like. By referring to the procurement days of the components that make up the product and calculating the cost and expected construction time of the product, the system is configured to accept changes in the contents stored in the database. In addition to this, there is an effect that it can be used promptly, and can be used for general purpose for production lines of different types of products to be manufactured.

According to the present invention, information such as equipment and personnel related to a certain process previously input by the planner or the like is stored in the master DB as actual data, and these data are used when making a similar plan thereafter. Since it is configured to be reusable as a business model, there is an effect that the accuracy of planning is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a production management device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall view of a production management system including a production management device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating operations of a cost calculation unit and a delivery date calculation unit.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an overall flow of the production management device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a basic business flow.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a plan instruction.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of creating an instruction book object.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram describing the meaning of a product configuration cost master and the like.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an update process of a change unit.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of changing a member price and the like.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a monitoring process of a member monitoring unit.

FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of checking the similarity of products.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating similarity determination processing.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating a plan instruction.

FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram showing a flow of creating a plan instruction.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram showing a business flow and the like.

FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing a workflow of a plan instruction.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a process of approving / rejecting a plan instruction.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the role of a process manager.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a determination of a progress situation.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing issuing of a warning.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a process of approving / rejecting an alternative.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an input screen for ordering a product and the like displayed on the terminal of the customer;

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a process for replying to the customer whether or not an order has been received.

FIG. 25 is a conceptual diagram showing a transmission example of human capabilities.

FIG. 26 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional production management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ability database (capability data storage means), 12
Member database (member data storage means), 15 cost calculation section (cost calculation means), 16 delivery date calculation section (delivery date calculation means), 17 display control section (presentation means), 18
CRT (presenting means), 19 changing unit (changing means).

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Claims (46)

[Claims] 1. A capability data storage unit that stores the capability of a facility that manufactures a product and also stores the capabilities of humans involved in manufacturing the product, a member data storage unit that stores prices of members that make up the product, When you receive a product order slip,
Cost calculation means for calculating the cost of the product by referring to the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product, the human ability involved in manufacturing the product, and the price of the members constituting the product;
A production management device comprising: a presentation unit for presenting a product cost calculated by the cost calculation unit; and a change unit for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage unit and the member data storage unit. 2. A capability data storage unit for storing the capability of a facility for manufacturing a product and storing the capability of a human being involved in the manufacture of the product, and a member data storage unit for storing the number of days of procurement of members constituting the product. Upon receipt of an order slip for a product, the delivery date for calculating the delivery date of the product by referring to the capabilities of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the components that make up the product A production management apparatus comprising: a calculating unit; a presenting unit for presenting a delivery date of a product calculated by the delivery date calculating unit; and a changing unit for receiving a change in the storage contents of the capability data storage unit and the member data storage unit. 3. A capability data storage means for storing the capability of a facility for manufacturing a product and storing the capability of a person involved in the manufacture of the product, and a member data storage for storing the price and the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product. Upon receipt of the order form for the product, the cost of the product is calculated by referring to the capacity of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the prices of the components that make up the product. Upon receipt of the cost calculation means and the order slip for the product, the delivery date of the product is referred to by referring to the capabilities of the equipment for manufacturing the product, the capabilities of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the components constituting the product. Delivery time calculating means for calculating the cost of the product calculated by the cost calculating means and the delivery time of the product calculated by the delivery time calculating means; A production management device comprising: a change unit that receives a change in the storage content of the column and member data storage unit. 4. The cost calculating means, when there are a plurality of parts classified as the same member, calculates the cost of the product by referring to the price of the cheapest part. The production management device according to claim 1 or 3. 5. The delivery date calculation means, when there are a plurality of parts classified as the same member, calculates the delivery date of the product by referring to the number of days of purchase of the component having the shortest number of days of purchase. The production management device according to claim 2 or 3. 6. The cost calculating means, when the sum of the costs of each member selected by the delivery date calculating means exceeds a designated cost, refers to the price of another part and sets the cost of the product within the designated range. 5. The production management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the recalculation is performed so as to fit. 7. The delivery date calculation means, when the procurement delivery date of each member selected by the cost calculation means exceeds the designated delivery date,
6. The production management apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the procurement days of the product are recalculated with reference to the procurement days of other parts so as to fall within a specified range. 8. The cost calculation means, wherein the storage contents of the capability data storage means or the member data storage means are changed by the change means from the design of the product to the manufacture of the product to the completion of the delivery of the product. 4. The production management device according to claim 1, wherein the cost of the product is recalculated in the case. 9. The delivery date calculation means, wherein the storage content of the capability data storage means or the member data storage means is changed by the change means during the period from the design of the product to the manufacture of the product to the completion of the delivery of the product. 4. The production management device according to claim 2, wherein the delivery date of the product is recalculated in the case. 10. The ability data storage means, when storing the ability of a human in the design department, stores the ability when designing an existing product and the ability when designing a new product separately. The production management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein at the time of calculating the capacity, design performance data of the ready-made product is referenced and used as needed. 11. The cost calculation means, when referring to the ability in designing an ordered product, if the product to be ordered is an existing product or a product similar to a new product designed in the past, a new product 11. The production management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the cost is designed to be lower than the cost when designing, and the cost data of the off-the-shelf product is referred to and used as needed when calculating the cost. 12. The delivery date calculation means, when referring to the ability when designing a new product, when the product pertaining to the order is an existing product or a product similar to an order product designed in the past,
11. The production management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the production management apparatus refers to the completed result data of the ready-made product as needed and calculates the delivery date. 13. A cost calculating means, when a supplier of a member is designated, calculates a product cost by referring to a purchase price which is a price of the member designated at the supplier. The production management device according to claim 1 or 3. 14. A delivery date calculation means, when a supplier of a member is designated, calculates a delivery date of a product by referring to a lead time, which is the number of days of procurement of the member from the supplier to the production base. The production management device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: 15. The method according to claim 1, wherein the presenting means presents a message indicating that the cost of the product calculated by the cost calculating means exceeds the designated cost if the cost exceeds the designated cost. Production management equipment. 16. The method according to claim 2, wherein the presenting means presents a message indicating that the product cannot be delivered in time when the delivery time of the product calculated by the delivery time calculating means exceeds the designated delivery time. The production management device as described. 17. When the cost of the product calculated by the cost calculating means is recalculated, the presenting means presents the cost of the product after the recalculation and presents a message indicating that the situation is different from the planning stage. The production management device according to claim 8, wherein 18. The presenting means, when the delivery date of the product calculated by the delivery date calculating means is recalculated, presents the delivery date of the product after the recalculation and presents a message indicating that the situation is different from the planning stage. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein
The production management device as described. 19. The changing means updates the capacity of the equipment and the capacity of the human in consideration of the operation result of the equipment and the work performance of the human input by the process manager, and notifies the relevant person of the update. The production management device according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein: 20. The changing means, upon receiving a request for changing the price or the number of days of procurement of the member including the new registration of the member from the supplier of the member, updates the price or number of days of procurement of the member, The production management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein a person in charge is notified. 21. A notice of a planner, wherein the changed member is notified only when the member is applicable to the product under planning. The production management device according to claim 20. 22. The production management apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the change unit receives a change request from a member supplier via the Internet. 23. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of allowing a planner to input data as basic elements of a production plan, such as a product name, a quantity, and a delivery date, and preparing a planning instruction based on the data. 23. Any one of items 1 to 22
The production management device according to the item. 24. The production method according to claim 23, wherein the creation means has a simulation function, and has a function of calculating the production cost and the required number of days of the product according to the plan. Management device. 25. The production management system according to claim 24, wherein in the calculation of the manufacturing cost, a cost calculation means is started, an optimum component configuration obtained from the cost calculation means is calculated, and this is used as a simulation result. apparatus. 26. The production management system according to claim 24, wherein in the calculation of the required number of days, a delivery date calculation means is started, an optimum part configuration obtained from the means is calculated, and this is used as a simulation result. apparatus. 27. The production management apparatus according to claim 25, wherein in the calculation of the manufacturing cost, the simulation result may be an average value of manufacturing costs of each product belonging to the same type as the product. 28. The production management apparatus according to claim 26, wherein in the calculation of the required days, the simulation result may be an average value of the required days of each product belonging to the same type as the product. 29. Distributing means having a workflow function for distributing the planning instructions created by the creating means to the related departments involved in the manufacture of the product and inquiring concerned parties as to whether or not the contents are satisfactory. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein
The production management device as described. 30. Data related to approval or non-approval of the planning instruction is returned from the relevant department involved in the manufacture of the product to the distribution source of the planning instruction. If not approved, the reason for the non-approval and an alternative 30. The production management apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising a return unit for returning the information and, when the approval is granted, for confirming the contents as a formal plan instruction. 31. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a progress input means for inputting a progress status of a related department relating to manufacturing of the product and reflecting the input result in a plan instruction. The production management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. 32. The production management apparatus according to claim 31, further comprising a progress management means for judging whether or not there is a process delay when the progress input means inputs the progress of the related department. 33. The progress management means judges whether or not a designated delivery date is reached when a process delay is detected, and notifies the process manager of a message indicating that the designated delivery date is not met when the designated delivery date is not met. 33. The production management device according to claim 32, wherein: 34. The production method according to claim 33, wherein the progress management means, when notifying the message indicating that the designated delivery date cannot be delivered, notifies the cause of the missed delivery date and the number of days expected to be delayed. Management device. 35. When the process manager receives the notification of the process delay by the progress management means, and inputs an alternative to deal with the process delay, the alternative is distributed to the relevant department related to the manufacture of the product, and this alternative is used. 35. The production management apparatus according to claim 34, further comprising a plan adjustment unit for making an inquiry as to whether or not the workflow is good. 36. The production management apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the plan adjustment means changes the plan instruction when receiving the approval of the alternative from the related department. 37. The production method according to claim 1, further comprising a receiving means for receiving an order for a product from a customer via the Internet and creating an order slip. Management device. 38. Receiving means transfers the contents of an order from a customer to a sales department by e-mail or the like. As a result, when the sales department approves the order, the reception means responds to the customer based on the data whether there is an order. 38. The production management device according to claim 37, wherein: 39. The production management system according to claim 37, wherein the receiving means, upon receiving a request for changing the order from the customer, distributes the change to a related department such as a sales department. apparatus. 40. The apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the accepting means, upon receiving data indicating approval or disapproval of the change content from the related department, replies to the customer whether or not the change has been accepted based on the data. Production management equipment. 41. The production management apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the receiving means changes the plan instruction upon receiving approval of the change from the related department. 42. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising transmission means for transmitting the human ability stored in the ability data storage means to a database for personnel evaluation.
The production management device according to claim 1. 43. Upon receipt of a product order slip, referring to the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product stored in the database, the ability of humans involved in the manufacture of the product, and the price of the members constituting the product, A production management method that calculates the cost of the product, presents the cost of the product, and accepts a change in the storage content of the database. 44. Receiving a product order slip, referring to the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product stored in the database, the capacity of human beings involved in the manufacture of the product, and the number of days of procurement of the members constituting the product. , Calculate the delivery date of the product,
A production management method for presenting a delivery date of the product and receiving a change in the stored contents of the database. 45. Receiving an order slip for a product, the capacity of the facility for manufacturing the product stored in the database, the capacity of human beings involved in the manufacture of the product, the price of members constituting the product, and the configuration of the product A production management method for calculating the cost and the number of days of procurement of a product by referring to the number of days of procurement of a member to be provided, presenting the cost and the number of days of procurement of the product, and receiving a change in the stored contents of the database. 46. Information such as equipment and personnel related to a certain process previously input by a planner or the like is stored in a master DB as actual data, and these data are used as a business model when making a similar plan thereafter. A production management method characterized by being reusable.