JP2003187046A - Initial flow control method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speed up the implementation of a countermeasure against a problem caused in an initial flow period by reducing miscellaneous activities such as inquiries. <P>SOLUTION: A schedule planning system 1 make a basic schedule plan as a basic system, and department systems 11, 12, and 13 reduce inquiry business by commonly owning information via a common system 10. A supplier can be determined early by a new part control system 30 on a new part in the preparation for mass production of a product advanced stepwise in the initial flow period, and lead time is secured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an initial flow management method and system for supporting progress management during the initial flow period from planning to preparation for mass production when developing industrial products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, general industrial products have been developed through a plurality of steps as shown in FIG. Typical stages of development are divided into product planning, trial manufacture, quantity trial, PP and mass production. Product planning decides what kind of industrial product should be developed based on market marketing and the like. Usually, the product already on the market is often improved, but it may be a completely new product. In the trial production, a small number of prototypes are manufactured in advance in order to confirm and improve the performance of the product, etc. by using the drawings for trial production. The volume test is based on the results of the trial production, and the trial production such as for product testing is performed with the specifications considering mass productivity as much as possible. PP is a precursor to mass production,
Produce a certain number of products such as display samples for introducing products to the market. For mass production, we will continue to efficiently produce products to be put on the market at a low production cost.

The period from the start of design work after the product to be developed in the product plan shown in FIG. 13 is started to the end of the volume test is called the initial flow period. During the initial flow period, tasks such as pre-screening, defect occurrence, quality problem follow-up, countermeasures, and standardization are carried out between related departments at each development stage. Typically, each department is involved in multiple products.

FIG. 14 shows an outline of management work performed in the initial flow period. In product planning, a schedule plan is created for managers and management departments. In FIG. 14, each stage of development, for example, a prototype is abbreviated as “M”, and a volume test is “G”.
Is abbreviated. In the design department and the production department, the schedule is posted and each work is performed. The design department considers whether or not new parts need to be used, and if they need to be used, creates a new parts management table and informs the procurement department and the evaluation department. The new parts can be used after they are arranged by the purchasing department such as purchasing and have passed the test of the evaluation department, so that the parts certification test management table is created. The design department and the production department post the relevant parts of the schedule when creating a new parts management table, and the items described in the created parts management table are in accordance with the inquiry from the management or the management department. Will be posted to. In the new parts management table, a column for parts certification is provided, and information is posted by inquiries to the procurement department and the evaluation department. When creating a parts certification test management table,
Inquiries are made to the design department and production department.

In order to shift to the mass production stage, it is necessary to solve problems in terms of quality and cost, and to meet the timing of market introduction. After moving to the mass production stage,
For example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-254838, a plurality of orders, which are production demands for products, are appropriately managed, and management is performed to allow a sufficient delivery time and efficiently perform production. Be seen.

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In the initial flow period before shifting to mass production, as shown in FIG. 14, many departments are involved and it is necessary to cooperate with each other to promote the progress of product development. If the initial liquidity period is long, products may become obsolete when they are brought to the market, and the desired sales may not be obtained. During the initial flow period, it is necessary to expose as many defects as possible and take measures. Of course, it is necessary to eliminate the possibility of defects in the preliminary examination, but the occurrence of unexpected defects is inevitable. It is necessary to make unavoidable defects appear as early as possible in the development stage in order to secure time for countermeasures.

Since many departments are involved in the initial flow period, cooperation between departments is necessary for countermeasures against defects. In the schedule plan shown in FIG. 14, unless a sufficient lead time is set for an important item, there is a possibility that the implementation may be missed. In addition, it is necessary to increase the frequency of inquiries between departments for cooperation. However,
Increasing the frequency of inquiries means that many inquiries that are only indirect operations, rather than direct operations, must be made, which increases the burden on each department. The reduction of this burden is a problem to be solved by the present invention.

An object of the present invention is to provide an initial flow management method and system capable of reducing indirect operations such as inquiries and speeding up countermeasures for problems occurring during the initial flow period.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an initial flow management method for managing the progress of a plurality of operations required during the initial flow period from the development of an industrial product to the planning to the preparation for mass production. , Schedule information including drawing drawings and parts procurement, quality information including evaluation of parts and prototypes, and cost information, aggregate the information, and share the database among multiple departments related to development. It is an initial flow management method characterized by being constructed and displaying the progress status of work in a plurality of forms predetermined according to each department based on a database.

According to the present invention, during the initial flow period from the development of industrial products to the preparation of mass production, schedule progress information including drawing drawings and parts procurement, and quality including evaluation of parts and prototypes. Information and cost information are collected, and the progress status of the work is displayed in a plurality of forms predetermined according to each department. To display the progress, collect information and
Build a database to be shared among multiple departments related to development, and perform based on the built database. In order to proceed with the development of industrial products as planned, it is necessary to reliably follow the progress and status of the plan. Depending on the progress and state, it may be a big factor of design change,
It will have a great impact on the development schedule. It collects schedule progress information, quality information and cost information and makes them management items.
Detailed information on management items can be aggregated by linking between departments, and the aggregated information can be compiled into a database to build an environment that can be shared between departments, reducing indirect operations such as inquiries, and occurring during the initial flow period. It is possible to speed up the countermeasure against the problem that occurs.

Further, in the display of the progress status of the present invention, it is characterized in that it is expressed by summing up for each management hierarchy associated in advance with a product number as a minimum unit to which information is added.

According to the present invention, according to the association between the product number and the product number as the minimum unit to which information is added, the progress status is managed by hierarchizing for each management object such as project, product, product number, etc. You can According to the information such as new parts or intermediate finished products given to the product number, the progress status can be managed for each performance. It is also possible to manage the progress status depending on whether it is necessary or not depending on the condition whether the product number is required or not.

Further, in the invention, it is characterized in that the management hierarchy is divided into management targets including the schedule progress information, the quality information or the cost information.

According to the present invention, the schedule progress information, the quality information and the cost information are totalized and managed, so that the progress status and state can be displayed in various ways to solve the problem quickly.

Further, in the present invention, in the collection of the schedule progress information, detailed information is acquired as a start and completion schedule and a record of the start and completion, and in the display of the progress status, the schedule is expressed with a range. It is characterized by

According to the present invention, the schedule and the achievement are managed for each management item at the time of starting and completing, and the progress status is displayed with a range of schedules. Can leave room for recovery.

Further, in the collection of the quality information of the present invention, the evaluation information including at least a part of the number of evaluation items, the number of evaluations or the results is acquired for each predetermined management item, and the progress status is displayed as follows. The quality information is characterized by expressing evaluation information for each management item.

According to the present invention, the evaluation information for each predetermined management item is displayed with the quality information such as the number of evaluation items, the number of executions, and the result added, so that the progress of the evaluation of the quality information is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. can do.

In the collection of the cost information of the present invention, price information including at least either the purchase price or the estimated price is acquired for each predetermined management item, and the quality information is displayed in the progress status display. It is characterized by expressing price information for each management item.

According to the present invention, the price information such as the purchase price and the estimated price is acquired and displayed for each management item, so that the cost information that accompanies the manufacture of the product can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner.

Furthermore, the present invention is an initial flow management system for managing the progress of a plurality of operations required during the initial flow period from the development of an industrial product and the planning to preparation for mass production. A plurality of information terminals respectively arranged in the department in charge of collecting information, an information communication network connecting the plurality of information terminals, and a plurality of information terminals connected to the plurality of information terminals via the information communication network, The information storage device for constructing the database, the display device for displaying the progress status, the plurality of information terminals, the information communication network, the information storage device, and the display device are controlled, An initial flow management system, comprising: a processing device that performs a process of executing the initial flow management method according to any one of the above.

According to the present invention, the control device is arranged in each of the departments in charge of a plurality of jobs, a plurality of information terminals for collecting information, an information communication network for connecting the plurality of information terminals, and a plurality of information terminals. Connected to an information terminal via an information communication network, control an information storage device for constructing a database and a display device for displaying the progress status to develop industrial products and prepare for mass production from planning The schedule progress information including drawing drawings and parts procurement, quality information including parts and prototype evaluation, and cost information are automatically collected during the initial flow period until Can be displayed in a plurality of predetermined forms. The progress status is displayed by collecting information, constructing a database shared among a plurality of departments related to development, and based on the constructed database.
Information is collected in the database as management items, detailed information on management items is aggregated by cooperation between departments, and an environment is shared between departments to reduce indirect operations such as inquiries and occur during the initial flow period. It is possible to speed up problem countermeasures.

Further, according to the present invention, the plurality of information terminals and the information communication network form a basic system for controlling all departments and a department system for each department, and the processing device includes the basic system and the department system. It is characterized in that each department system is regularly accessed to obtain information necessary for managing the initial flow and re-counting is performed in each system.

According to the present invention, it is possible to periodically access the core system and the department system, automatically acquire the information necessary for the initial flow management, and perform the re-counting. It is possible to reduce the labor required for indirect work such as inquiries.

Further, in the present invention, the processing device calculates the schedule of the schedule progress information by subtracting the standard turn from the deadline based on the standard turn and the deadline input from the information terminal. Is characterized by.

According to the invention, a standard turn is set,
When determining the schedule of the schedule progress information, the standard turn is calculated by subtracting the standard turn from the deadline, so that the schedule of the schedule progress information can be automatically set if the deadline is set. By correcting the standard turn, it is possible to collectively revise the schedule of the schedule progress information.

Further, in the invention, it is characterized in that the processing device sends an alarm to the information terminal of each department based on the schedule progress schedule, according to the advance or delay of the schedule.

According to the present invention, a scheduled alarm before the scheduled implementation, a current day alarm, a delayed alarm for a delay from the scheduled implementation date, or the contents and range depending on the number and degree of delays are changed. Scheduled information such as a delay alarm can be notified to the department in charge and the schedule progress can be secured.

Further, in the present invention, the processing device is characterized in that information about a schedule plan regarding an initial flow is registered in the information storage device, and data that can refer to a registration history is generated.

According to the present invention, it is possible to register information such as a schedule plan relating to the initial flow and a medium schedule plan based on the schedule in the information storage device and refer to the registration history.
You can check the validity of the schedule.

Further, according to the present invention, the processing apparatus may create information about new parts required for the preparation for the mass production by using the preparation information of the trial production stage prior to the preparation for the mass production. Characterize.

According to the present invention, by using the preparation information at the trial production stage which precedes the preparation for mass production, information about new parts required for preparation for mass production is automatically predicted and created. It is possible to increase the lead time for arrangement and effectively manage new parts that are prone to malfunctions.

Further, in the present invention, the processing device can notify each information terminal of a predetermined special notice, and when each information terminal detects the notice of the special notice, the information display screen is displayed. Is temporarily switched to the highlighted display of the special note.

According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically perform the emphasized expression that attracts the attention of the person in charge of each department who uses the information terminal to the existence of the special item.

Further, in the present invention, the processing device searches a database constructed in the information storage device and divides information similar to each other into main information and similar information, and only main information is obtained. It is characterized by displaying.

According to the present invention, only the main information of the information similar to each other is displayed and the similar information is not displayed. Therefore, the complicated display can be avoided and the management can be optimized.

Further, in the present invention, the processing device holds the location information about the location of the detailed information with respect to the aggregated information that is aggregated and stored in the database constructed in the information storage device. It is characterized in that the detailed information can be displayed by using the.

According to the present invention, the location information such as a hyperlink via the information communication network makes it possible to display the overall status and the detailed information about the progress status even if the information existing location is distant, and the progress status can be displayed as a whole. It can be managed in detail.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an initial flow management system which is an embodiment of the present invention. In the initial flow management system of the present embodiment, the schedule planning system 1 arranged in the management department serves as a basic system, and a plurality of operations required during the initial flow period from the development of industrial products to the planning to mass production preparation. To manage the progress of
The database 2 is constructed in a large-capacity storage device, and information such as schedule progress status is collected and stored. Information retrieval, use, correction, and the like are performed via information terminals 3 and 4 such as workstations and personal computers. The schedule planning system 1 is connected to a shared system 10 via an information communication cable 5 and a communication interface (hereinafter, abbreviated as “communication I / F”) 6. In the sharing system 10,
Multiple department systems 11, 12, 1 arranged in each department
3 are connected. An information communication cable 15 and a communication I / F 1 are provided between one department system 11 and the shared system 10.
And 6 through. Also, one department system 1
1, one or more information terminals 21 and a database 22 constructed in a mass storage device are connected. The other department systems 12 and 13 are similar to the one department system 11, but are shown in a simplified manner in the drawing.

In the initial flow management system of this embodiment,
A new parts management system 30 is installed to secure the lead time required for arranging new parts. The configuration of the new parts management system 30 is the same as that of the department systems 11, 12, and 13, and the information terminal 31 and the database 32 are connected.

As described above, in the schedule planning system 1, the department systems 11, 12, 13 and the new parts management system 30, the information terminals 3, 4; 21; 31 are respectively connected by the information communication network and serve as processing devices. Performs control for initial flow management. An information communication network is formed by the schedule planning system 1 which is a basic system for controlling all the departments and the department systems 11, 12, 13 for each department, and the information terminals 3, 4;
Regularly access each of the core system and departmental system, acquire the information necessary to manage the initial flow, and perform recounting within each system. Since it is possible to periodically access the core system and department system, automatically obtain the information required for initial flow management and re-aggregate, it is necessary to perform indirect operations such as inquiries between departments. Can be reduced.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic processing procedure of the schedule planning system 1 and the department systems 11, 12, and 13 of FIG. 1, respectively. The processing procedure of the schedule planning system 1 shown in FIG. 2A starts from step a0, and a product plan is made at step a1. Product planning also determines the overall product development schedule. In step a2, schedule progress information including drawing drawings and parts procurement, quality information including evaluation of parts and prototypes, and cost information are collected. In step a3, the collected information is aggregated and a database shared by a plurality of departments related to development is constructed. In step a4, the schedule management system 1 accesses the database 20 of the shared system 10 to manage the schedule so that the development progresses according to the schedule plan. At step a5, it is determined whether or not there is an inquiry about progress from any of the information terminals 3, 4; 21; 31 via the sharing system 10. If there is an inquiry, in step a6,
Information on the progress display in response to the inquiry is provided via the sharing system 20. After step a6 is completed, or when it is determined in step a5 that there is no inquiry, the process returns to step a4 and the procedure up to step a6 is repeated.

FIG. 2B shows each department system 11, 1.
2 and 13 show processing procedures. The procedure is started from step b0, and the schedule is received from the schedule planning system 1 in step b1. The following operations are performed according to the schedule plan, and it is determined in step b2 whether or not there is an inquiry about the actual results from the schedule planning system 1. As a part of the schedule management in step a4, if an inquiry about the actual results is made, step b
In 3, the result is reported to the schedule planning system 1 via the sharing system 10. After step b3 is completed, or when it is determined in step b2 that there is no performance inquiry, it is determined in step b4 whether or not a display request regarding the progress status via the information terminal 21 is made. When it is determined that the display request is made, a request is made to the schedule planning system 1 in step b5, and when the progress display is provided in step a6, the progress display is displayed in the information terminal 21.
Displayed on the screen. After step b5 is completed, or when it is determined in step b4 that there is no display request, the process returns to step b2 and the procedure up to step b5 is repeated.

FIG. 3 shows the flow of information regarding the databases 2, 20, 22 constructed by the initial flow management system of FIG. First, in step c1, the schedule planning system 1
The schedule is entered and registered in the database of. When the schedule is registered, the schedule sharing system 10
To the database 20 of. The database 20 of the shared system 10 is also supplied with information such as newly required parts from the database 32 of the new parts system 30. The schedule transmitted to the database 20 can be referred to in step c2 by the information terminals 3 and 4 of the schedule planning system 1 and the information terminal 31 of the new parts system 30. The schedules stored in the database 20 of the shared system 10 are:
12 and 13, and is registered in the database 22. At step c3, the department systems 11, 12,
13 information terminals 21 are displayed.

As the initial flow period elapses, step c
4 is the information terminal 22 of each department system 11, 12, 13
The record information is input from, is registered in the database 22, and is also transferred to the database 22 of the shared system 10. The database 22 of the sharing system 10 is
The progress status is displayed on the information terminal 21 or the like of the department system 11 in the form of comparison between the schedule and the actual result. In step a6,
The record information is transferred to the database 2 of the shared system 10 and can be displayed on the information terminals 3 and 4 of the schedule planning system 1.

FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively show the outline of the effect of using the initial flow control system of this embodiment. FIG. 4 shows that the progress status can be grasped in real time, and timely countermeasures can be taken when the progress is delayed. The schedule, which is the basis for progress management, manages the progress of the entire product development project. For new parts, progress management is performed by the new parts system 30 of FIG. 1 and a new parts list is created. In the new parts list, the product number as the minimum unit of information about the intermediate parent and new parts, schedules and results such as drawing, parts qualification, production preparation, parts consolidation, etc., and information such as the number of objects are set. It The information of the new parts list is linked to the detailed information of each department, and the progress management based on the schedule and the actual result is performed for each department.

FIG. 5 shows the introduction of the initial flow management system.
Shows a state where duplicate work such as inquiries is abolished in order to improve the efficiency of progress management work. Since the shared system 10 handles the database 20 as a database (DB) common to the entire company, the posting work in each department is eliminated, and the data can be freely used according to the use of each department.

The information terminals 3 and 4 can also send an alarm to the information terminals 21 of the respective departments based on the schedule progress schedule, in accordance with the advance or delay of the schedule.
As an alarm, a scheduled alarm before the implementation schedule, a current day alarm on the scheduled implementation date, a delay alarm for a delay from the scheduled implementation date, or a delay alarm by changing the content or range depending on the number and degree of delays For example, schedule information can be notified to the department in charge to ensure the progress of the schedule. FIG. 5 shows an example in which the output delay alarm is transmitted to the design department and the production scheduled alarm is transmitted to the manufacturing technology department.

FIG. 6 shows the effect that the lead time necessary for arranging new parts can be secured. In the conventional procurement work, as shown in the upper row, for example, the first trial production (1M)
After that, the supplier of new parts must be decided, and the delivery must be started at the start of the first mass production trial (1G), which is set according to the procurement of mold parts. Therefore, a short delivery time is forced. In the decision of the supplier, it is necessary to adjust the decision of the supplier with the purchasing department, to discuss the mold relation with the supplier, and to manage the drawing-out management and the aggregate management list in the production department. The reason why the supplier is delayed in this way is that accurate new part information from the design department is late. In this embodiment, as shown in the lower stage, the first trial production (1M)
Based on the information that determines the specifications of the first mass production trial (1
G) It is possible to predict the specifications of new parts and the like that will be required after that, and determine the supplier. It is possible to secure the lead time in advance of such post-process work.

FIG. 7 is a display of the progress status. As an example in which the management level associated with the product number as the minimum unit to which the information is added is aggregated and expressed, as an example, each project, each product, and each management target. The state of managing the progress status in layers is shown. According to the information such as new parts or intermediate finished products given to the product number, the progress status can be managed for each performance. It is also possible to manage the progress status depending on whether it is necessary or not depending on the condition whether the product number is required or not. In the status display by product, the status of overseas factories is also displayed. It also manages the progress of software development. Furthermore, not only the progress status but also the follow-up status of quality problems are displayed.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the display of the quality problem follow-up status is interlocked with the quality problem follow-up system to display the details of the progress status graphically and the contents of the profit and loss status. Further, in the detailed progress status, the contents of the product reliability evaluation can be displayed in detail as an evaluation status report.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the progress status of the work can be displayed in a plurality of forms predetermined according to each department based on the databases 2, 20, 22. During the initial flow period from the development of industrial products to the preparation of mass production, schedule progress information including drawing drawings and parts procurement, quality information including parts and prototype evaluation, and cost information are collected. The progress status of the work is displayed in a plurality of forms predetermined according to each department. To display the progress status, collect information and build a database 20 that is shared among multiple departments related to development.
It is performed based on the constructed database 20. In order to proceed with the development of industrial products as planned, it is necessary to reliably follow the progress and status of the plan. Depending on the progress and status, it will be a major factor of design change, which will greatly affect the development schedule. Schedule progress information,
Quality information and cost information are collected as management items, detailed information about management items is aggregated by cooperation between departments, and the aggregated information can be stored in a database to build an environment for sharing between departments. It is possible to reduce the number of indirect operations and speed up countermeasures for problems that occur during the initial liquidation period.

Further, since it is possible to perform hierarchical progress management by dividing into management objects including schedule progress information, quality information, or cost information, the progress status and state can be displayed at various points to promptly solve problems. Can be planned. Further, in the collection of the schedule progress information, detailed information is acquired as the start and completion schedules and the achievements of the start and completion, and the schedule can be expressed with a wide range in the display of the progress status.
Schedules and achievements are managed for each management item at the time of starting and completing each, and the progress status is displayed with a range of dates, so there is room for recovery even if there is a gap in the schedule. You can Further, in the collection of quality information, evaluation information including at least the number of evaluation items, the number of implementations, or a part of the results is acquired for each predetermined management item. In the display of the progress status, regarding the quality information, the evaluation information for each management item is expressed. Since the evaluation information is displayed with the quality information such as the number of evaluation items, the number of implementations, and the result added, the progress of the evaluation of the quality information can be easily displayed. In the collection of cost information, price information including at least either the purchase price or the estimated price is acquired for each predetermined management item, and the display of the progress status represents the price information for each management item for the quality information. You can also Since the price information such as the purchase price and the estimated price is acquired and displayed for each management item, it is possible to easily display the cost information generated by the product manufacturing.

FIG. 9 shows the concept of the product configuration list necessary for securing the lead time of the new part as shown in FIG. In the product configuration list, the lowest intermediate parent and new parts are displayed as the product structure. For example, "panel S" is an intermediate parent between "screw" and "circuit S". "Circuit S" is "PC board",
It is an intermediate parent of "diodes" and "switches".
"Diode" and "Switch" are new parts,
It manages plans, results, completion, number of objects, etc. for drawing and parts certification.

As described above, the new parts management system 30
The processing terminal 31 of (1) creates information about new parts required for mass production preparation by using the preparation information at the trial production stage performed prior to mass production preparation. By using the preparation information at the trial production stage, which precedes mass production preparation, to automatically predict and create information about new parts required for mass production preparation, the lead time for parts arrangement can be increased. do it,
It is possible to effectively manage new parts that are prone to malfunctions.

FIG. 10 shows the effect of clarifying the parameter to be managed in the initial flow management system of FIG. On the new mark giving screen, a product number issuing process for giving a product number, which is the minimum unit information, is performed. If a check is put in the necessity determination column, the item is subject to management as an initial flow item, and the product number is displayed in the product configuration list as shown in FIG. By using the product configuration list, it is possible to manage schedules and achievements for each part and clarify the management target parameter.

FIG. 11 shows a state in which the departments are linked in the initial flow management system of FIG. Each department can share the schedule information database (DB) of the shared system to achieve company-wide cooperation.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which the progress of the product development project is managed by the initial flow management system of FIG. When a project is set in product planning, the project is registered and managed. Project mate By clarifying the target model, the progress of the entire project can be expressed. It is also possible to express the progress status of each product and each part and perform hierarchical progress management. When the project is completed, remove it from the targets of progress management.

In the schedule plan of the project, the standard turn is subtracted from the deadline based on the standard turn and the deadline input from the information terminals 3 and 4, and the schedule of the schedule progress information is calculated. When setting a standard turn and deciding the schedule of the schedule progress information, the standard turn is calculated by subtracting the standard turn from the deadline. Therefore, if the deadline is set, the schedule of the schedule progress information can be automatically set. By correcting the standard turn, it is possible to collectively revise the schedule of the schedule progress information. In the schedule planning system 1, the information about the schedule planning regarding the initial flow is registered in the database 2 and the data which can refer to the registration history is generated. Since it is possible to register information such as a schedule plan related to the initial flow and a medium schedule plan which is the basis thereof in the database 2 and refer to the registration history, it is possible to confirm the validity of the schedule plan and the like.

Further, in the schedule planning system 1, it is possible to notify the information terminal 21 of each department system 11, 12, 13 of a predetermined special note.
When the notice of the special notice is detected, the 1, 12, and 13 information terminals 21 temporarily switch the information display screen to the highlighted display of the special notice. With this, it is possible to automatically perform the emphasized expression that draws the attention of the person in charge of each department who uses the information terminal 21 to the existence of the special note.

Further, the schedule planning system 1 searches the database 2 and divides information similar to each other into main information and similar information, and displays only the main information. Since only the main information is displayed and the similar information is not displayed, it is possible to avoid complicated display and optimize the management. Further, the location information about the location of the detailed information with respect to the aggregated information aggregated and stored in the database is held, and the detailed information using the location information can be displayed. Location information such as hyperlinks via the information and communication network, and the overall status and detailed information about the status of aggregation of parts, etc.
It is possible to display information even if the information existing location is far away, and it is possible to manage the progress status as a whole and in detail.

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As described above, according to the present invention, schedule progress information, quality information, and cost information are collected during the initial flow period from the development of industrial products to the preparation for mass production. It is possible to support the person in charge of each department so that the progress status can be displayed in various ways and the indirect work such as inquiries can be reduced to grasp the progress status in real time. Create a database of information,
It is possible to build an environment that can be shared between departments, and speed up measures for problems that occur during the initial liquidation period.

Further, according to the present invention, according to the association between the product number and the product number as the minimum unit to which the information is added,
It is possible to manage the progress status in a hierarchy that is easy to understand for each management target.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to promptly solve a problem by displaying the schedule progress information and the like in the progress situation and the state with various cuts of the product.

Further, according to the present invention, since the progress status is displayed with a wide range of schedules and actual schedules, it is possible to leave room for recovery even if the schedules are misaligned.

Further, according to the present invention, the progress status of the quality information evaluation can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner by the evaluation information for each predetermined management item.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to display the cost information generated by manufacturing the product in an easily understandable manner.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, schedule progress information, quality information, and cost information are automatically collected during the initial flow period from planning to preparation for mass production, and the progress status of work is reported to each department. Accordingly, it can be automatically displayed in a plurality of predetermined forms. Detailed information on management items is aggregated among multiple departments related to development by cooperation between departments, and an environment is shared among departments as a database to reduce indirect operations such as inquiries and occur during the initial flow period. It is possible to speed up the problem countermeasure to be taken.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically obtain the information necessary for the initial flow management and re-aggregate by periodically accessing the backbone system and the department system.

According to the present invention, the schedule of the schedule progress information can be automatically set if the deadline is set, and the schedule of the schedule progress information can be collectively corrected by correcting the standard turn. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, schedule information can be notified to the department in charge as an alarm to ensure the progress of the schedule.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to confirm the validity and the like by referring to the registration history for the information such as the schedule plan regarding the initial flow.

Further, according to the present invention, information about new parts required for mass production preparation is automatically predicted and created, the lead time for arranging parts is increased, and management of new parts is effective. Can be done.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically perform the emphasized expression that attracts the display on the information terminal to the existence of the special item.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to display only the main information about the information similar to each other, avoid the complicated display, and optimize the management.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to display the overall status and detailed information about the progress status regardless of the information existence place, and it is possible to manage the progress status overall and in detail.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an initial flow management system that is an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing a schematic processing procedure of the schedule planning system and the department system of FIG. 1, respectively.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of information with respect to a database constructed by the initial flow management system of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a chart showing effects obtained by the initial flow management system of FIG. 1.

5 is a chart showing effects obtained by the initial flow management system of FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is a chart showing effects obtained by the initial flow control system of FIG. 1. FIG.

7 is a chart showing effects obtained by the initial flow management system of FIG. 1. FIG.

8 is a chart showing effects obtained by the initial flow management system of FIG. 1. FIG.

9 is a diagram showing the concept of a product configuration list used in the initial flow management system of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an input screen to the initial flow management system of FIG. 1 and a chart showing the obtained effects.

11 is a diagram showing a state in which departments are linked in the initial flow management system of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a chart showing a state of managing the progress of a product development project in the initial flow management system of FIG. 1.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an initial flow period during development of an industrial product.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a problem to be solved in a conventional initial flow operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 schedule planning system 2,20,22,32 database 3,4,21,31 Information terminal 5,15 Information communication cable 6,16 Communication I / F 10 shared system 11, 12, 13 department system 30 New parts management system

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hidenori Yanagida             1-228 Goshodori, Hyogo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo               Within Fujitsu Ten Limited

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An initial flow management method for managing the progress of a plurality of operations required during the initial flow period from the development of industrial products to the planning to preparation for mass production. Collecting schedule progress information, quality information including evaluation of parts and prototypes, and cost information, aggregating the information, and building a database shared among multiple departments related to development, based on the database, An initial flow management method characterized by displaying the progress status of work in a plurality of forms predetermined according to each department. 2. The display of the progress status is summarized and expressed by management hierarchy associated in advance with a product number as a minimum unit to which information is added.
Initial flow management method described. 3. The initial flow management method according to claim 2, wherein the management hierarchy is divided into management targets including the schedule progress information, the quality information, or the cost information. 4. In the collection of the schedule progress information, detailed information is acquired as a start and completion schedule and a record of the start and completion, and in the display of the progress status, the schedule is expressed with a range. The initial flow control method according to claim 3. 5. In the collection of the quality information, the evaluation information including at least a part of the number of evaluation items, the number of implementations or the results is acquired for each predetermined management item, and the quality information is displayed in the progress status display. 5. The initial flow management method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the evaluation information for each management item is expressed. 6. In the collection of the cost information, price information including at least either a purchase price or an estimated price is acquired for each predetermined management item, and in the display of the progress status, the quality information is managed by the management item. The price information for each is expressed, The claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.
The initial flow control method according to any one of 5 above. 7. An initial flow management system for managing the progress of a plurality of operations required during the initial flow period from the development of industrial products to the planning to the preparation for mass production, which is in charge of the plurality of operations. A plurality of information terminals, which are respectively arranged in departments, collect information, an information communication network connecting the plurality of information terminals, and a plurality of information terminals connected to the information terminals via the information communication network to store the database. An information storage device for construction, a display device for displaying the progress status, a plurality of information terminals, the information communication network, the information storage device, and the display device are controlled to control the information storage device. An initial flow management system comprising: a processing device that performs a process for executing the initial flow management method according to any one of 1. 8. The plurality of information terminals and the information communication network form a basic system that controls all departments and a department system for each department, and the processing device includes the basic system and the department system. The initial flow management system according to claim 7, wherein the initial flow management system performs regular access to each of the systems, acquires information necessary for managing the initial flow, and performs recounting in each system. 9. The processing device calculates the schedule of the schedule progress information by subtracting the standard turn from the deadline based on the standard turn and deadline input from the information terminal. The initial flow management system according to claim 7 or 8. 10. The initial stage according to claim 9, wherein the processing device issues an alarm to the information terminal of each department based on the schedule progress schedule, in accordance with the advance or delay of the schedule. Flow management system. 11. The processing device registers information about a schedule plan regarding an initial flow in the information storage device,
The initial flow management system according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein data that can refer to a registration history is generated. 12. The processing apparatus creates information on new parts required for the preparation for mass production by using preparation information of a trial production stage performed prior to the preparation for mass production. The initial flow management system according to any one of claims 7 to 11. 13. The processing device is capable of notifying each of the information terminals of a predetermined special note, and when each of the information terminals detects the notification of the special note, the information display screen is temporarily displayed. 13. The initial flow management system according to claim 7, wherein the highlighted items are switched to the highlighted items. 14. The processing device searches a database built in the information storage device, divides information similar to each other into main information and similar information, and displays only the main information. The initial flow control device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that. 15. The processing device holds location information about the location of detailed information for the aggregated information stored in a database built in the information storage device, and uses the location information. The initial flow management system according to claim 1, wherein the detailed information can be displayed.