JP2000263383A - Process control system and computer-readable medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process control system which can eliminate any input mistake almost perfectly, even if the number of work processes is huge. SOLUTION: In a daily report result control system 2, a hard disk 26 for storing a daily report result data base related to a job card NO., result man hour, result start date and result finish date, line printer 23, bar code reader 24 and key board 27 are connected per each job. On the job card issued per each job advancely from the line printer 23, the job card NO. of the job is printed as a bar code. When this bar code is read by the bar code reader 24, the data related to this job card NO. can be input through the key board 27.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention distributes one upper working process to lower working processes of one or a plurality of occupations required to complete the upper working process, and separates each lower working process into separate work processes. The present invention relates to a process management system used when performing work process management assigned to a subject, and a computer-readable medium that causes a computer to function as such a process management system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a work process for manufacturing a product includes, from the highest hierarchy, which roughly divides the work contents, to the lowest work unit, which is actually assigned to each workplace or subcontractor. It can be categorized at various levels, up to the hierarchy. Specifically, for example, the work process roughly classified as “painting of A block” in the upper hierarchy is called “assembly work of scaffold”,
It requires a plurality of work steps such as "actual painting work", that is, a plurality of works to be assigned to different types of work entities (department or subcontractor). Therefore, the work processes of the upper hierarchy classified as “painting of A block” are distributed to the work processes of lower hierarchy such as “assembling a scaffold to A block” and “painting of A block”.

[0003] The person in charge of managing such a work process is:
To determine remuneration for individual workplaces and subcontractors, to adjust overall work schedules and workplace allocations to account for delays and advances in individual work processes, and for various other purposes. Therefore, the schedule (planned start date, planned work time [man-hours], planned end date), progress, and results (actual start date, actual work time) of each work process are provided for each layer having a hierarchical structure as described above. Man-hours] and the actual end date) must be managed.

Conventionally, input of data (plan data, actual data) for performing such work process management for each hierarchy has been performed in various forms as described below. That is,
In a first example of conventional data input, an input field for inputting identification information of an individual work process in each hierarchy is provided on a computer input screen, and an operator inputs identification information of an input target work process in the input box. And then enter specific data and store it in a database.
It uses normal database technology.

In a second example of the conventional data input, a flow of a work process is programmed in advance, and when the end of a specific work in the middle of the flow of the work process is input, a program is executed. In accordance with a certain rule determined by the above, actual data of each work process before that is automatically generated and stored in a database.

A third example of conventional data input is to install sensors for automatically detecting the end of work at various points on a production line and store performance data collected by these sensors in a database. is there.

[0007]

However, none of these conventional data inputs are suitable for a work process of manufacturing a single product or a small-volume product having a large number of work processes. That is, the first of the conventional data input described above.
According to the example of the above, the operator must correctly obtain the identification information of the work process assigned to these workplaces or subcontractors from the section supervisor of each department or subcontractor, and input the information correctly on the input screen. However, in reality, the number of identification information that can be input is enormous, so that it was statistically impossible to make an input error 0. Also,
According to the above-described second and third examples in the related art, input errors can be mechanically prevented, but when the flow of the work process and the belt conveyor line are fixedly determined as in a line for mass production, However, it is impossible to apply the method to a single product or a small-volume product in which the flow of the work process has to be set individually because the specifications are different for each product.

Accordingly, the present invention is a process management system suitable for managing a work process for manufacturing a single product or a small-volume product, and capable of almost completely eliminating input errors even when the number of work processes is enormous. Another object is to provide a computer-readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as such a process management system.

[0009]

The present invention has the following features to attain the object mentioned above.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, one higher-level operation step is performed by one of the steps necessary to complete the upper-level operation step.
Or, a process management system for supporting work process management that assigns each lower work process to a different work subject by allocating to lower work processes of a plurality of occupations, and identifying information and performance information for each upper work process And a lower database that stores identification information and performance information for each lower operation process in association with each other, and an upper operation process and a lower operation process that have an upper and lower relationship with each other. An association definition unit that associates identification information with each other, a reading device that reads the identification information of a form issued in a state of carrying the identification information for each lower-level work process, and an input device that receives data input by an operator, The identification information of the lower work step is read from the form by the reading device, and data input is received by the input device. When the result is updated, the result information stored in the lower database in association with the identification information of the lower operation process is updated by the content of the data input, and the upper operation associated with the identification information of the lower operation process is updated. A data processing device for retrieving the process identification information from the association definition unit, and updating the performance information stored in the upper database in association with the identification information of the upper operation process by the content of the data input; It is characterized by having.

[0011] With this configuration, when it becomes necessary to register the results of a specific lower-level work process in the lower-level database, the operator creates a form issued for the lower-level work process. The identification information received from the person in charge of the lower-level work process and carried on the form is read using a reading device. At the same time, when the operator inputs necessary data using the input device, the data processing device updates the result information associated with the identification information in the lower database in accordance with the input data. Further, the data processing device searches for the identification information in the upper database associated with the identification information by the association definition unit, and records the performance information associated with the identification information specified by the search in the upper database. Is updated according to the data input. In this way, the identification information of a specific lower-level work process is input by reading the identification information carried on the form issued for this lower-level work process by the reading device, so that there is no input error of the identification information. Become closer to In addition, only by inputting the results of the lower-level work processes, the lower-level database that manages the lower-level work processes is, of course,
The result information managed in the upper-level database for the upper-level work process that is higher than the lower-level work process is also updated, so that data input is simplified.

The upper database and the lower database may be constructed in the same computer system, or may be constructed in separate computer systems connected via a network. Further, the upper database and the lower database may be configured as two tables managed by the same database program. Further, the association definition unit may be constructed as original data, or may be a key for associating the other database in the upper database or the lower database. As the reading device, a bar code reader is used when identification information is carried as a bar code on a form, and a magnetic head is used when the identification information is carried as magnetic data. When electronic information is stored in the IC, a dedicated drive device is used. The input device is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. Further, the process management system according to the present invention may be constructed using one computer system, or may be constructed by being distributed to a plurality of computer systems connected via a network.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a work form issuing device for issuing a work form bearing identification information on each of the high-order work steps stored in the high-order database; A work form reading device that reads the identification information, and a form issuing device that issues a form bearing the identification information for each of the lower work steps stored in the lower database, the data processing device comprising: When the identification information of the higher-order work process carried by the work form is read by the work form reading device,
The identification information of the lower operation step is generated, the identification information of the lower operation step and the initial value of the performance information are stored in the lower database, and the identification information of the lower operation step is read by the operation form reader. It is specified by associating with the identification information of the higher-order work process and defining it in the association definition unit.

With this configuration, when a plurality of lower-level work steps are required for a specific higher-level work step, the operator issues a work slip in advance with the work-sheet issuing device for the higher-order work step. If the data processing device performs a simple operation of reading the identification information carried on the work form using a work form reading device, the data processing device automatically generates the identification information of the lower work process and outputs the identification information of the upper work process. After associating the identification information with the identification information, the identification information of the lower work process and the initial value of the performance information are stored in the lower database in association with each other. As a result, the form bearing the new identification information is automatically issued from the form issuing device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the identification information of the lower-level work process of the first aspect is carried on the form in the form of a bar code, and the reading device reads the bar code of the form. By having a reader, it is specified.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the identification information of the high-order operation step of the second aspect is carried on the work form in the form of a bar code, and the work form reading device includes a bar code of the work form. By having a barcode reader that reads
It is specified.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the association definition section of the first aspect has a data structure in which the identification information of the lower operation step is associated with the identification information of the upper operation step in the lower database. It is specified.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process management system for supporting work process management for managing each of a large number of work processes for achieving a specific purpose. A database for storing performance information in association with each other, a reading device for reading the identification information of a form issued in a state where the identification information is assigned to each work process, an input device for receiving data input by an operator, When the identification information of the work process is read from the form by the reading device and data input is received by the input device, the record information associated with the identification information of the work process is stored in the database. And a data processing device that updates the data according to the contents of the data input.

With this configuration, when it becomes necessary to register the results of a specific work process in the database, the operator writes the form issued for the work process into the work process. And reads the identification information carried on the form using a reader. At the same time, when the operator inputs necessary data using the input device, the data processing device updates the record information associated with the identification information in the database in accordance with the data input. As described above, the input of the identification information of the specific work process is performed by reading the identification information carried on the form issued for this work process by the reading device, so that there is almost no input error of the identification information. Become.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bar code reader in which the identification information of the work process of the sixth aspect is carried on the form in the form of a bar code, and wherein the reading device reads a bar code of the form. Has been specified.

According to the present invention, one high-level operation process is performed for a computer connected to a reading device for reading identification information carried on a form and an input device for receiving data input by an operator. In order to support work process management in which work processes are allocated to lower work processes of one or more occupations necessary for completing the work process and each lower work process is assigned to a different work subject, identification information is provided for each upper work process. And a lower database that stores the identification information and the performance information in association with each other for each lower work process, and has an upper and lower relationship with each other. The identification information of the upper-level work process and the lower-level work process is associated with each other. When the identification information is read using the reading device, the identification information of the lower-level work process is read from the form using the reader, and data input is received by the input device. The associated information stored in the lower-level database is updated by the content of the data input, and the identification information of the upper-level operation associated with the identification of the lower-level operation is searched from the association definition unit. A computer-readable medium storing a program for updating performance information stored in the higher-level database in association with the identification information of the higher-level operation process according to the contents of the data input.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a computer which is connected to a reading device for reading identification information carried on a form and an input device for receiving data input by an operator. In order to support work process management for managing each of the work processes, a database that stores identification information and performance information in association with each work process is accessed, and the work process is performed using the reading device. A program that reads the identification information from the form and updates the performance information stored in the database in association with the identification information of the work process according to the content of the data input when data input is received by the input device. , A computer-readable medium having stored therein.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Hardware Configuration of Process Management System) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the process management system. As shown in FIG. 1, the process management system includes a production plan management system 1 and a daily report management system 2 communicably connected to each other via a computer network NW such as a LAN (local area network). It is configured. The production plan management system 1 ends the production from the production planning stage of the ordered one-product product (or the small-quantity product) every time the manufacturer who is the operator of the production of the one-product product (or the small-quantity product) receives an order. It is a computer system that manages the production up to that point. Further, the daily report performance management system 2 includes a minimum management unit (here, “section”) of an employee in a manufacturing department of a manufacturer, and a work process assigned to a subcontractor who has concluded a manufacturing subcontracting contract with the manufacturer. It is a computer system that manages work performance and calculates rewards and the like. In the following, sections and subcontractors are collectively referred to as “workers”, and section supervisors and subcontractors on-site supervision are collectively referred to as “workers” supervisors.

The production plan management system 1 mutually communicates with the bus B
Communication interface 10 and CPU 1 connected by
1, RAM 12, simple printer 13, bar code reader 14, hard disk 1 for storing production plan database
5, a hard disk 16 for storing programs, and a keyboard 17. The communication interface 10 communicates with the daily report system 2 via the computer network NW.
The data sent to the daily report system 2 is edited and divided into a packet format suitable for distribution in the computer network NW, and then transmitted to the daily report system 2 and transmitted to the computer network NW.
This is a device that edits and combines packet format data received from the daily report performance system 2 through the CPU 11 into a format that can be processed by the CPU 11, and then notifies the CPU 11 of the edited data.

The keyboard 17 has a number of keys that are pressed by an operator. When any key is pressed, a code corresponding to the key is input to the CPU 11. Hereinafter, the operator simply presses a key on the keyboard in an order that makes a predetermined meaning, and the keyboard 17 inputs a code string corresponding to the predetermined meaning to the CPU 11 by simply saying “data is input via the keyboard. Input ".

The production plan database storage hard disk 15 stores a production plan database whose schematic structure is shown in a table form in FIG. In the production planning database, when a production of a single product or a small production is planned, a record (row) is generated for each work process (upper work process) classified in a higher hierarchy of each product. This is a database as a higher-level database. In each record, the “work name”, “work card No.”, “planned work time”, “actual work time”, “planned start date”, “planned end date”, “actual start date” Items such as “date”, “actual end date”, and “planned work place” are included. The “work name” is information that expresses, in words, what work is performed for which block (module) in the product of which serial number the managed upper work process is. Therefore, the “work name” includes the serial number of the product to be finally produced, the identification information of the work target block, and the work content. The “work card No.” is identification information of a work card (see FIG. 4) as a work slip issued based on this record. Each record is uniquely identified by using the work card No. as a key. Specified. The “planned work time” is a planned value of the total work time that is set at the planning stage for the upper management work process to be managed. The “actual work time” is the actual total work time of the superordinate work process to be managed, that is, the result information, and thus is an initial value (zero) in the planning stage (before the start of construction).
The “planned start date” is the date of the start date set at the planning stage for the management-target upper-level work process, but is information that can be changed at any time according to a change in circumstances thereafter. The “plan end date” is the date of the work end date set at the planning stage for the management-target higher-level work process, but is information that can be changed at any time according to changes in circumstances thereafter. The “actual construction start date” is the date on which the supervised work process to be managed was actually started, that is, the actual information, and thus is left blank at the planning stage. The “result end date” is the date when the managed upper-level work process was actually completed, that is, the result information, and thus is left blank at the planning stage. The “planned work place” is the place (factory name, workshop room name, dock name, etc.) of the managed upper-level work process set at the planning stage, but can be changed at any time according to changes in circumstances thereafter. Information.

The hard disk 16 for storing programs is
A computer-readable medium that stores various programs that are read and executed by the CPU 11. The programs stored in the program storage hard disk 16 include, in addition to the operation system, a production plan input processing program (see FIG. 6) for adding a new upper-level operation process management record to the production plan database, and a production plan database. 4. A work card issuance processing program (see FIG. 7) for issuing the work card shown in FIG. 4 based on each record of FIG. (See FIG. 8), a database reference program (not shown) for searching the production plan database, calculating statistics, and the like.

The simple printer 13 is a printer that is controlled by the CPU 11 and that prints on paper based on image data generated by the CPU 11 as a work form issuing device. In this simple printer 13, FIG.
Are printed on the work card, and paper having the size and paper quality for the work card is set in advance. As shown in FIG. 4, on the surface of the work card, a serial number column 31, a work name column 32, a planned start date column 3
3, a plan end date field 34, a planned work time field 35, a planned work place field 36, a work card number field 37, a work content and required parts description field 38 are set. In the serial number column 31,
The production number included in the “work name” in the record in the production plan database corresponding to this work card (hereinafter simply referred to as “corresponding record”) is printed. In the work name column 32, the full text of the "work name" is printed. In the planned start date column 33, “planned start date” in the corresponding record is printed. In the plan end date column 34, “plan end date” in the corresponding record is printed. In the planned work time column 35, “planned work time” in the corresponding record is printed. In the work card No. column 37,
“Work card No.” in the corresponding record is printed in barcode format. The work content and necessary parts description column 38 includes information described in a column (not shown) in the corresponding record, information stored in another database (not shown),
Alternatively, based on the information input by the operator via the keyboard 17, the work contents and necessary parts of the management target higher-order work process by the corresponding record are printed in detail.

Returning to FIG. 1, the bar code reader 14 is an optical scanning device for reading the bar code printed on the work card No. column 37 of the work card once issued.

The CPU 11 is a central control unit which forms a part of a data processing device for controlling the entire production plan management system 1.
By reading and executing the various programs stored in the storage device, the production plan management using the production plan database, the simple printer 13, and the barcode reader 14 is performed as described later. The RAM 12 is a main storage device in which a work area of the CPU 11 is expanded.

On the other hand, the daily report management system 2 includes communication interfaces 20 and C connected to each other by a bus B.
It comprises a PU 21, a RAM 22, a line printer 23, a barcode decoder 24, a hard disk 25 for storing a daily report database, a hard disk 26 for storing programs, and a keyboard 27. The communication interface 20 includes a CPU for communicating with the production management system 1 via the computer network NW.
21 is edited and divided into a packet format suitable for distribution in the computer network NW and transmitted to the production management system 1 from the production management system 1.
And edits and combines the packet format data received from the production management system 1 via the computer network NW into a format that can be processed by the CPU 21, and then notifies the CPU 21 of the edited data.

The keyboard 27 as an input device has a large number of keys pressed by an operator, and when any key is pressed, a code corresponding to the key is transmitted to a CP.
Input to U11.

The hard disk 25 for storing a daily report database stores a daily report database whose schematic structure is shown in a table format in FIG. This daily report performance database stores individual work processes (higher work processes) classified by lower hierarchy (hierarchy of work assigned to the work subject) in each product when a production of one product or a small production is planned. Sub-operations required to complete
Here, it is a database as a lower database in which a record (row) is generated for each “job”. Each record contains “work card No.”, “job card No.”, “serial number”, “actual man-hour”, “budget man-hour”, “section name”, “job type”, “trader name”, “ Contract N
O. "," Segment "," Actual construction start date "," Actual end date ",
Each item such as “completion flag” is included. The “work card No.” is a work card No. assigned to an upper work process corresponding to a higher hierarchy of the job to be managed. Therefore, the daily report performance database constitutes a production plan database and a relational database using the “work card No.” functioning as a relation definition unit as a key. “Job card No.” is an identification code of a job card (see FIG. 5) as a form issued based on this record. Each record is uniquely identified by using this job card No. as a key. Is done. The “serial number” is a serial number included in the “work name” given for the upper work process corresponding to the upper hierarchy of the job to be managed. Further, the “actual man-hours” is the total man-hours (work time corrected by a predetermined coefficient) performed by the work subject (composed of a plurality of workers) to which the managed job is assigned, for the managed job. Value), that is, actual information.
The “section name” is the name of the section when the management target job is assigned to the section. In addition, "occupation type"
Is the type of work performed by the operator (eg, painting,
Assembly, welding, scaffolding, etc.). In addition, "business name"
Is the name of the subcontractor when the managed job is assigned to the subcontractor. Also, "Contract NO."
Is identification information of a subcontract contract with the subcontractor when the managed job is assigned to the subcontractor. The “section” is identification information of a higher-level department to which the section belongs when the job to be managed is assigned to the section. Also, the “actual construction start date” is the date when the managed job was actually started, that is, the actual information, and thus is left blank at the planning stage. The “actual end date” is the date when the managed job was actually ended, that is, the actual information, and thus remains blank at the planning stage. The “completion flag” is a flag that is set when the managed job ends.

The hard disk 26 for storing programs is
A computer-readable medium that stores various programs that are read and executed by the CPU 11. The program stored in the program storage hard disk 26 is a job card issuance processing program for issuing a job card (see FIG. 5) by adding a new job management record to the daily report performance database in addition to the operation system. (See FIG. 9), and a result input processing program (see FIG. 10) for registering the result information of the managed job in each record of the daily report result database.

The line printer 23 is a printer which is controlled by the CPU 21 and performs printing on both sides of a sheet based on image data generated by the CPU 21 as a form issuing device. Note that this line printer 23
Then, the job card shown in FIG. 5 is printed.
Paper with the size and paper quality for this job card
It is set in advance. As shown in FIG. 5A, the surface of this job card has a serial number column 41, a section name column 42, a trader name column 43, a contract number column 44, a job card N
O. column 45, classification column 46, work name column 47, work card N
An O. column 48, an occupation type column 49, an actual start date column 50, and an actual end date column 51 are set. In the serial number column 41, “serial number” in a record (hereinafter simply referred to as “corresponding record”) in the daily report result database corresponding to this job card is displayed.
Is printed. In the section name column 42, "section name" in the corresponding record is printed. In the supplier name column 43, “trader name” in the corresponding record is printed. Also, contract N
In the O. column 44, “Contract No.” in the corresponding record is printed. The “job card No.” in the corresponding record is printed on the job card No. 45 in a barcode format. In the section column 46, "section" in the corresponding record is printed. In the work name column 47, “work name” in the corresponding record is printed. In the work card No. column 48, “work card No.” in the corresponding record is printed by a numeral. Also, the occupation type column 49
Is printed with "job type" in the corresponding record. Also,
In the actual start date column 50, when a management target job based on the corresponding record is started, the date of the start is entered by the supervisor of the work subject to which the management target job is assigned. Similarly, when the job to be managed by the corresponding record is completed, the date and time of completion is entered in the performance end date column 51 by the supervisor of the work subject to which the managed job is assigned. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, a frame of an actual man-hour entry column 53 is printed in advance on the back surface of the job card. The actual man-hour intake section is a lattice-shaped frame including a large number of rows and columns, each row corresponding to each worker belonging to the work subject, and each column corresponding to the work execution date. Accordingly, on the left side of the actual man-hour entry column 53, a name column 52 in which the name of the worker corresponding to each row of the actual man-hour entry column 53 is entered is printed. Above the actual man-hour entry column 52, a date column 54 in which a date corresponding to each column of the actual man-hour entry column 53 is entered is printed. Returning to FIG. 1, the barcode reader 24
Is an optical scanning device for reading the barcode of the work slip and the barcode printed on the job card No. column 45 of the once issued job card, and functions as a work slip reading device and a reading device.

The CPU 21 is a central control unit which forms a part of a data processing device for controlling the entire daily report management system 2.
By reading and executing various programs stored in the database, the daily report result database and the line printer 2 are read.
3 and the bar code reader 24 are used to manage daily report results. The RAM 22 is a main storage device in which a work area of the CPU 21 is expanded. (Processing in the process management system)
Next, the contents of the processes respectively executed by the CPU 11 of the production plan management system 1 and the CPU 21 of the daily report management system 2 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, the CPU of the production plan management system 1
The processing (production plan input processing) executed by the program 11 based on the production plan input processing program will be described with reference to FIG.
This production plan input processing is started when an operator inputs a production plan input command via the keyboard 17. After the start, the first S00
In 1, the CPU 11 adds a new record to the production plan database. At this point, the entry fields for each item of the new record remain blank.

In the next step S002, the CPU 11 automatically generates a new work card number which does not overlap with other records, and writes the new work card number in the new record added in step S101.

In the next step S003, the CPU 11 displays a dialog for prompting the operator to input various items on a display (not shown), and stores the data of each item input by the operator in accordance with the dialog in S001. , Respectively, in the corresponding entry fields of the new record added. In this way, when the data is entered in all the entry columns except the “actual work time (zero is initially set)”, the “actual construction start date” and the “actual end date” in the new record, the CPU 11 This production plan input processing ends.

Next, the CPU 1 of the production plan management system 1
The processing (work card issuance processing) executed on the basis of the work card issuance processing program by the user 1 will be described with reference to FIG. This work card issuance processing is started when an operator inputs a work card issuance command via the keyboard 17. After the start, in the first step S101, the CPU 11 displays on the display (not shown) a dialog prompting the operator to input the range of the record in which the work card is to be issued. Range of records
Read from the production plan database.

In the next step S102, the CPU 11 executes the processing in step S10.
The data of each record read in 1 is edited into the format of the work card, and image data of the work card to be transmitted to the simple printer 13 is generated.

In the next step S103, the CPU 11 executes the processing in step S10.
The image data of each work card generated in step 2 is transmitted to the simple printer 13, and the simple printer 13 is instructed to print (print out the work card) based on the image data. Simple printer 13 receiving this command
Is based on each image data received from the CPU 11,
Print out each work card. When all the work cards in the range specified by the operator are printed out in this way, the CPU 11 ends the work card issuing process.

Next, the CPU 1 of the production plan management system 1
The processing (operation end processing) executed by the computer 1 based on the operation end processing program will be described with reference to FIG. This work end processing is started when the operator inputs a work end command via the keyboard 17. After the start, in the first step S201, the CPU 11 of the production plan management system 1 issues a dialog prompting the operator to read the barcode printed in the “work card No.” column of the work card with the barcode reader 14. , On a display (not shown). When the operator reads the barcode using the barcode reader 14 in response to this dialog, the CPU 1
1 analyzes the data input from the barcode reader 14 and acquires a work card number.

In the next step S202, the CPU 11 proceeds to step S20.
1. The production plan database is searched based on the work card No. acquired in step 1, and the input date (ie, the date when this work end process is executed) is added to the record including this work card No. Write as "Result end date". When the writing is completed, the CPU 11 ends the work end processing.

Next, the processing (job card issuing processing) executed by the CPU 21 of the daily report performance system 2 based on the job card issuing processing program will be described with reference to FIG. This job card issuance processing is started when an operator inputs a job card issuance command via the keyboard 27. After the start, in the first step S301, the CPU 21 displays a dialog on the display (not shown) for prompting the operator to read the barcode printed in the “work card No.” column of the work card by the barcode reader 24. To be displayed. When the operator reads the barcode using the barcode reader 24 in response to this dialog, the CPU 2
1 analyzes the data input from the barcode reader 24 and obtains the work card number of the upper work process to which a job is to be added.

In the next step S302, the CPU 21 proceeds to step S30.
A new record relating to the work card No. acquired in step 1 is added to the daily report performance database. At this point, the new record does not include any data other than the work card number.

Next, the CPU 21 executes a loop process from S303 to S309 in order to write necessary data in the added new record and issue a job card. In the first step S303 after entering this loop processing, the CP
U21 automatically generates a new job card number that does not overlap with another record, and writes it in the new record added in S302 or S309.

In the next S304, the CPU 21 proceeds to S30.
Request the production plan management system 1 to read the record including the work card No. acquired in Step 1 from the production plan database.

In the next step S305, the CPU 21 proceeds to step S30.
The required information is extracted from the data (work card information) of the record including the work card No. transmitted by the production plan management system 1 in response to the request in step S4, and is added to the new record added in step S302 or S309. Write. Specifically, the serial number in the “work name” of the work card information is written as “serial number”, and the “planned work time” of the work card information is written as “budget man-hour”.

In the next step S306, the CPU 21 displays a dialog for prompting the operator to input various items on a display (not shown), and according to the dialog, the data of each item input by the operator (job card attached). ) Is written in the new record added in S302 or S309. Specifically, the "section name" and "division" of the work subject or the "contractor name" and "contract number" and "job type" of the work subject input by the operator are written.
If the higher-level operation process indicated by the operation card number read in S301 is allocated to a plurality of jobs,
In this step, the operator adjusts the value of “budget man-hour” as necessary.

In the next step S307, the CPU 21 executes
The content of the new record added in step 2 or S309 and supplemented with necessary data is edited into a format on the front side of the job card, and image data of the job card to be transmitted to the line printer 23 is generated. And CPU2
1 transmits this image data to the line printer 23,
It instructs the line printer 23 to print (print out the job card) based on the image data.
The line printer 23 receiving this instruction prints out the job card based on the image data received from the CPU 21. In the next S308, the CPU 21
A dialogue is displayed on a display (not shown) for prompting the operator to input an instruction as to whether or not a job of another job type is necessary to complete the higher-level work process corresponding to the work card number acquired in S301. indicate. In response to this dialog, when the operator inputs an instruction that a job of another occupation is required, the CPU 21 proceeds to S30.
Proceed to 9. In this S309, the CPU 21
A new record relating to the work card No. acquired in step 1 is added to the daily report performance database. At this point, the new record does not include any data other than the work card number. Upon completion of S309, C
The PU 21 returns the process to S303 in order to perform data writing on the new data and issue a job card. On the other hand, when the operator inputs an instruction in S308 that a job of another job type is not necessary,
No. 1 ends the job card issuing process.

Next, processing (result input processing) executed by the CPU 21 of the daily report / result system 2 based on the result input processing program will be described with reference to FIG. The result input processing is started when the operator inputs a result input command via the keyboard 27. Then, after the start, in the first S401, the CPU 21
Displays on the display (not shown) a dialog prompting the operator to read the barcode printed in the “job card No.” column of the job card by the barcode reader 24. When the operator reads the barcode using the barcode reader 24 in response to the dialog, the CPU 21 analyzes the data input from the barcode reader 24 and prints the job card of the job to which the result information is to be input. Get NO.

In the next S402, the CPU 21 proceeds to S40.
The record including the job card number acquired in step 1 is read from the daily report record database.

In the next step S402, the CPU 21 gives the operator a specific date of the “actual start date”, a specific numerical value of the “actual man-hour”, a specific date of the “actual end date”,
A dialog prompting the user to input “input completion for this job card” or “all termination” is displayed on a display (not shown). When the operator inputs a specific date of “actual construction start date” in response to this dialog, the process proceeds to S404, and when an operator inputs a specific value of “actual man-hour”, the process proceeds to S407. When a specific date of the "result end date" is input, the processing is performed in S4.
Proceed to step 10 and "End of input for the job card"
Is input, the process returns to S401, and when "all ends" is input, the result input process ends.

In S404, the CPU 21 determines in S4
02 in the “Actual construction start date” column of the record extracted in S2
At 03, a specific date input by the operator is set. In the next step S405, the CPU 21
In step 4, the record in which the specific date of the “actual construction start date” is set is overwritten in the schedule actual result database. Next S40
At 6, the CPU 21 writes the specific date of the "actual construction start date" input by the operator into the record in the production plan database including the same work card number as the record overwritten in S405, Request to the plan management system 1. When this S406 is completed, C
The PU 21 returns the process to S403.

In S407, the CPU 21 determines in S4
02 in the value of “actual man-hours” of the record extracted in step 02
At 03, a specific numerical value input by the operator is added. In the next step S408, the CPU 21 overwrites the record added to the “actual man-hour column” in S407 in the schedule result database. In the next S409, the CP
U21 adds the specific value of "actual man-hour" input by the operator to the value of the "actual work time" column of the record in the production plan database including the same work card number as the record overwritten in S408. Request the production plan management system 1 to write. Upon completion of S409, the CPU 21 returns the process to S403.

In S410, the CPU 21 determines in S4
02 in the "Result end date" column of the record extracted in S2
At 03, a specific date input by the operator is set. In the next S411, the CPU 21 proceeds to S40.
A completion flag is set in the record extracted in step 2. In the next step S412, the CPU 21 sets the specific date of the “result end date” in S410 and overwrites the record in which the completion flag is set in S411 in the schedule result database. In the next S413, the CPU 21
All records in the daily report database including the same work card number as the record overwritten in S412 are searched for,
It is checked whether or not the completion flag is set for all the found records. And the CPU 21
If the completion flag has not been set in any of the records, the process returns to S403, but if the completion flag has been set in all the found records, the process proceeds to S41.
Proceed to 4. In this S4114, the CPU 21
Write the specific date of the "actual end date" input by the operator in the "actual end date" column of the record in the production plan database including the same work card number as the record overwritten in step 12, Request to the production plan management system 1. When this S414 is completed, the CPU 21
Returns the process to S401. (Process Management Using Process Management System) Next, an example of process management using the process management system configured as described above will be described. Here, it is assumed that the manufacturer receives an order for a single product manufactured by serial number X, and the single product manufactured includes a block “Y”.

In this case, the design department of the manufacturer designs the production of this one product, and divides the production process into a plurality of work processes (upper work processes) at a higher hierarchical level. When each upper work process is defined in this way, the operator of the production plan management system 1 executes the production plan input process of FIG. 6 according to an instruction from the design department. Here, a description will be given of a production plan input process for a higher-level work process to which a work name “painting of block Y of serial number X” is given.

When the operator inputs a production plan input command from the keyboard 14 of the production plan management system 1,
A new record is added to the production planning database (S
001), the work card No. (18742) is automatically set (S002). Next, according to a dialog on a display (not shown), the operator selects “planned work time (100 hours)”, “planned start date (January 1, 1999)”, and “planned end date (March 31, 1999)”. , "Planned work place (first factory)", these data are written in a newly added record (S003), and the registration of the upper work process is completed. The work contents and necessary items in the upper work process are separately written in a column (not shown) of the production plan database or another database (not shown).

After the records of all the upper working processes are registered in the production plan database in this way,
When the planned start date approaches (for example, two months before), the operator sets a predetermined temporal range (for example, a one-month range).
A work card issuance command is input from the keyboard 14 of the production plan management system 1 in order to issue a work card for a higher-level work process that includes the planned start date. Then, the operator designates and inputs the range of the planned start date of the work card to be issued according to a dialog on a display (not shown). Then, a work card for a higher-level work process whose planned range includes the planned start date is
Issued from the simple printer 13 (S101 to S10
3). Each work card issued in this manner has a function as a work instruction because the work contents and necessary parts are described in the work contents and necessary parts description column 38. Then, each work card is distributed to a person in charge of managing the entire upper work process.

The person to whom this work card has been distributed examines the specific job contents (job type, required man-hours, etc.) necessary to carry out this higher-level work process and the work entity to which each of these jobs is to be assigned. . Here, the responsible person to whom the work card for “painting of the flock Y of the serial number X” has been distributed needs a job: painting job and a job: scaffolding assembly job in order to perform this higher-level work process. Judging that there is, and the painting job with the budget man-hours: 50 “painting 1 section”
It is determined that the job of scaffold assembly is to be assigned to the section having the section name of “Scaffolding section 1” with the budget man-hours: 50. The person responsible for making such a decision is:
Next, the work card is handed over to the operator of the daily report performance management system 2, necessary items are notified, and a job card issuance is requested.

The operator who has received the request enters the keyboard 27
When the barcode reader 24 reads the barcode (work card No.) of the work card after inputting the job card issuance command from the server (S301), a new record is added to the daily report result database, and the work card NO.
(18742) is written (S302), and the job card No. (399787) is automatically set (S30).
3). Also, this work card from the production planning database
The record for NO. (18742) is read (S30)
4) “Production number (X)” and “Budget man-hours (100)” are automatically written in a newly added record in the daily report performance database (S305). However, since this budget man-hour (100) is automatically set on the assumption that there is only one job for the upper operation process, the operator
The value (50) specified by the person in charge of this budget man-hour (100)
Enter again. At the same time, the operator inputs the "section name (painting first section)" and the "job type (painting)" specified by the responsible person (S306). When the data input as described above is written in the newly added record in the daily report record database, the registration of the job is completed. When the registration of the job is completed in this way, a job card is issued from the line printer 23 based on the information of the record for this job (S307).

Next, the operator inputs from the keyboard 27 that another job is required according to a dialog displayed on a display (not shown) (S308).
Then, a new record is added to the daily report performance database, the work card No. (18742) is written (S309), and the job card No. (399788) is automatically set (S303). Further, a record for this work card No. (18742) is read out from the production plan database (S304), and "serial number (X)" and "budget man-hour (100)" are automatically stored in the daily report result database. The data is written to the newly added record (S305).
Next, the operator re-enters the budget man-hours (100) to the value (50) designated by the person in charge, and also enters the “section name (Scaffle 1st Section)” and “job type (scaffolding)” designated by the person in charge. "Assembly)" (S306). When the data input as described above is written in the newly added record in the daily report record database, the registration of the job is completed. When the registration of the job is completed in this way, a job card is issued from the line printer 23 based on the information of the record for this job (S307).

The person in charge of receiving these job cards from the operator of the daily report management system 2 gives the job card of job card No. (399787) to the supervisor of the painting department 1 and orders execution of the job. The job card of job card No. (399788) is handed over to the supervisor of the first section of the scaffold to instruct the execution of the job.

The supervisor who has received any job card firstly enters a name entry field 52 on the back of the job card.
Enter the names of all workers participating in the execution of the job. And when it becomes possible to start the ordered job,
The specific date of the start date is entered in the “actual start date” column 50 on the front surface of the job card. Since then, the supervisor
Every day until the job is completed, the work time (man-hours) that each worker performed on the job on that day is written in the actual man-hour entry column 53 on the back side of the job card. The date and time are entered in the “Result End Date” field 51 on the front of the job card) and the job card is handed to the operator of the daily report / result management system 2 every morning to request the input of the result of each worker on the previous day.

The operator who has received the request enters the keyboard 27
When the barcode reader 24 reads the barcode (job card No.) of the job card after inputting the result input command from (S401), the job card N
A record including O. is extracted from the daily report performance database (S402). Subsequently, the operator inputs items newly entered in the job card according to a dialog displayed on a display (not shown) (S403). For example, when the “actual construction start date” is first entered in the received job card, the operator
The specific date of the “actual construction start date” is input. Then, the actual record date is entered in the extracted record of the daily report record database (S404, S4).
05), the specific date of the “actual construction start date” is written in the record of the production plan database including the same work card number as this record (S406). However, when a job of the job type of scaffold assembly is started, since the record of the work card No. (18742) in the production plan database has already been written, the actual start date is already written, so no further writing is performed. .

If the previous day's performance is written in the received job card, the operator sets the name of each worker whose name is entered in the name entry field 52 on the back of the job card. The specific values of the actual man-hours of the work performed by the worker on the previous day are read out from the achievement entry column 53 and input in order. Each time a specific value of the actual man-hour is input for each worker in this way, the input specific value is added to the “actual man-hour” column in the extracted record of the daily report actual database, and ( S407, S
408), it is added to the "actual work time" column in the record of the production plan database including the same work card number as this record (S409).

When the "achievement end date" is entered in the received job card, the operator inputs a specific date of the "achievement end date". Then, the specific date of the "actual end date" is written in the extracted record of the daily report actual database, and the completion flag is set (S410 to S412). When the job of the scaffolding assembly job is completed, the job of the painting job has not been completed yet, so the actual end date is not written in the production plan database.
When the job of the paint job is completed, the job of the scaffold assembly job has already been completed, so the record in the production plan database containing the same work card number as this record contains The target date is written (S413, S414).

When the data input for the individual job cards described above is completed, if it is necessary to input data for another job card, the operator may input a message "input completion for the relevant card number". Enter Then, the barcode can be read for the other job card. When the input has been completed for all the job cards, the operator inputs "all ends". Then, the result input processing ends.

When the completion flag is set in any of the records as described above, the management by the record in the daily report performance database, that is, the management for the job to be managed ends. The production planning database 15
When the specific date is written in the "actual end date" of any record in the above, the management by the record, that is, the management for the upper management work process to be managed ends. In the meantime, the person in charge of the supervised work process to be managed can grasp the progress status of each job at the lower hierarchy level by searching the daily report result database, At the level of the hierarchy, it is possible to grasp the progress of each higher-level work process.

According to the process management system according to the present embodiment configured as described above, when a record of a job at a lower hierarchical level is registered in the daily report record database, the identification information (work Card N
O.) is read from the barcode printed on the work card distributed to the person in charge of managing the higher-order work process, so that there is almost no input error of this identification information (work card NO.). Similarly, when the performance data of each job is registered in the daily report performance database, the identification information of the job (job card No.) is stored in the job card distributed to the supervisor of the work subject who executes the job. Since the bar code is read from the printed bar code, there is almost no input error of the identification information (job card No.). Further, when the daily report result database is updated with the result data for each job, at the same time, the record of the production plan database for the upper working process corresponding to the upper hierarchy of the job is also updated with the result data. Therefore, even when the work process has a hierarchical structure, the input of the result data only needs to be performed for the job of the lowest hierarchy. Furthermore, even if it is found after the registration of the higher-level operation process in the production plan database that multiple jobs are required to complete the same upper-level operation process, the barcode of the operation card for the upper-level operation process is displayed. By simply reading the bar code reader 24 of the daily report performance management system 2 and inputting necessary items, records of a large number of jobs associated with the higher-order work process can be easily registered in the daily report performance database. Therefore, the process management system according to the present embodiment is most suitable for managing the manufacturing process of one-item products or small-quantity products that cannot fix the flow of the manufacturing process because the specifications are different for each product.

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According to the work management system of the present invention configured as described above, it is suitable for managing work processes for manufacturing one product or a small amount of product, and even if the number of work processes is enormous, input is possible. Errors can be almost completely eliminated.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a process management system as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data structure diagram of a production planning database.

FIG. 3 is a data structure diagram of a daily report performance database.

FIG. 4 is an image diagram of a work card.

FIG. 5 is an image diagram of a job card, where (a) shows a front surface and (b) shows a back surface.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing contents by a production plan input processing program;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing contents by a work card issuance processing program;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing contents by a work end processing program;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing processing contents by a job card issuance processing program;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing contents by a result input processing program;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Production plan management system 2 Daily report result management system 13 Simple printer 15 Hard disk for storing production plan database 21 CPU 23 Line printer 24 Barcode reader 25 Hard disk for storing daily report result database 26 Database for storing program 27 Keyboard

Claims (9)

[Claims] A work process management system in which one upper work process is assigned to one or more lower work processes required for completing the higher work process, and each lower work process is assigned to a different work subject. A process management system for supporting the upper level database, which stores the identification information and the result information in association with each higher level operation process, and the identification information and the result information for each lower level operation process. A lower-level database that stores the upper-level and lower-level work processes that have a higher-level and lower-level relationship with each other, and the identification information for each lower-level process. A reading device for reading the identification information of the form issued in a state, an input device for receiving data input by an operator, and the lower-order work process by the reading device When the identification information is read from the form and the data input is received by the input device, the result information stored in the lower-level database in association with the identification information of the lower-level work process is changed according to the content of the data input. While updating, the identification information of the upper operation step associated with the identification information of the lower operation step is searched from the association definition section, and the identification information of the upper operation step is stored in the upper database in association with the identification information of the upper operation step. And a data processing device for updating the actual result information according to the contents of the data input. 2. A work form issuing device for issuing a work form bearing identification information for each of the high-order work steps stored in the high-order database, and a work form reading device for reading the identification information of the work form And a form issuing device that issues a form bearing the identification information for each of the lower-level work steps stored in the lower-level database, wherein the data processing device performs a higher-level work performed on the work form. When the identification information of the process is read by the work form reading device, the identification information of the lower operation process is generated, and the identification information of the lower operation process and the initial value of the performance information are stored in the lower database. At the same time, the lower-level work process identification information is associated with the upper-level work process identification information read by the work form reading device, and is defined in the association definition unit. Process control system of claim 1, wherein. 3. A method according to claim 3, wherein the identification information of the lower-order work process is carried in the form in the form of a barcode, and the reading device has a barcode reader for reading a barcode of the form. Item 3. The process management system according to Item 1. 4. The work form identification information of the upper work step is carried on the work form in the form of a bar code, and the work form reading device has a bar code reader that reads a bar code of the work form. 3. The process management system according to claim 2, wherein: 5. The process management according to claim 1, wherein the association definition unit has a data structure in which the identification information of the lower operation process is associated with the identification information of the upper operation process in the lower database. system. 6. A process management system for supporting a work process management for managing each of a large number of work processes for achieving a specific purpose, wherein identification information and performance information are associated with each work process. A reading device that reads the identification information of a form issued in a state where the identification information is assigned to each work process, an input device that receives data input by an operator, When the identification information of the work process is read from the form and data input is received by the input device, the result information stored in the database in association with the identification information of the work process is referred to as the content of the data input. And a data processing device for updating the data. 7. The work process identification information is carried on the form in the form of a bar code, and the reading device has a bar code reader for reading a bar code of the form. 6. The process management system according to 6. 8. An upper working process is completed for a computer connected to a reading device for reading identification information carried on a form and an input device for receiving data input by an operator. In order to support work process management that allocates each lower work process to a separate work subject, the identification information and the performance information are assigned to each upper work process. And a lower-level database that stores identification information and performance information in association with each lower-level work process for each lower-level work process. The identification information of the lower-level work process is associated with each other, and the identification information of the form issued in a state where the identification information is assigned to each lower-level work process, Read using the reading device, read the identification information of the lower-level work process from the form using the reader, and when data input is received by the input device, is associated with the identification information of the lower-level work process. The result information stored in the lower database is updated by the content of the data input, and the identification information of the upper operation process associated with the identification information of the lower operation process is searched from the association definition unit. A computer-readable medium storing a program for updating the performance information stored in the upper database in association with the identification information of the upper operation process according to the contents of the data input. 9. A computer connected to a reading device for reading identification information carried on a form and an input device for receiving data input by an operator manages each of a number of work processes to achieve a specific purpose. In order to support the work process management, the identification information and the performance information are made to correspond to each other for each work process, and a database is stored therein. And a computer-readable program storing a program for updating the performance information stored in the database in association with the identification information of the work process when the data input is received by the input device. Medium.