JP2010244489A - Business management system directly connected to field site - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cope with such a problem that business in a severely changing business environment requires business decision that responds to change and speed and is directly connected to field site of productive activity, however there is no business management mechanism directly connected to field site that enables business information with immediacy to be shared at an on-site level, thus a management system for integrating with on-site management is required. <P>SOLUTION: In the business management system directly connected to the field site, words of the field site are modelled, and unique information thereof is added as on-site data so that an event message is created. A dictionary mission server, which has a network infrastructure for transmitting event data with immediacy when an event occurs and selects and collects a required event message from the dictionary of on-site data and collection conditions, incorporates conversion software, and qualitatively converts the collected event message to a business information message to transmit the same to a network. The field site shares the business information message with immediacy and can directly make a business decision at an on-site level. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  Generally, business management related to manufacturing is performed by a hierarchical information processing system of a production management system and a higher-level information system. The present invention relates to a new business management method for realizing business management directly connected to a site by directly sharing business management information generated from production activities at the site level.

  FA information collecting method and apparatus registration number 3205538   FA information collecting method and apparatus Registration No. 3300676   On-site data immediate information platform system Japanese Patent Application 2008-270295   Integrated information infrastructure system that integrates on-site data and management data Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-270296

  When business management related to manufacturing is performed using a hierarchical information processing system, only the management layer knows business management information, and management information is not shared at the site level, and the site and management tend to be liberated.

  In the hierarchical information processing system, the time lag is large, and it takes time until the change in the site situation is reflected in management, and management judgment is delayed. In addition, the response to changes in the market and customer situation will be delayed because there is a time lag between the production activities on site.

  In business management where the management environment is changing drastically, direct management that integrates production activities and management information is required, but there is no management management information at the site level, or there is a time delay in production activities and management decisions. It is difficult if there is.

  In management management related to manufacturing, it is based on the recognition that the starting point of management is on-site, shares management management information at the site level, and can directly make management decisions without time lag by integrating the management level with the site level. Business management is required.

Means to solve the problem

Production site data is modeled on the words used in production activities.The terms used on site are production quantity, work completion, failure, quality defect, line stoppage, operation rate, work start, It is a language that everyone involved in the production of the company understands and is familiar with, and deeply reflects the company's history, culture, and products it produces. This wording is quantitative so that it can be handled as information, and the definition is rigorous, the ambiguity is eliminated, and the data is modeled so as to have uniformity.

  Production site data is generated at a timing when an event occurs or a change occurs in the production activity. This timing is called an event. When an event occurs, the data essentially has information as to what event occurred, when, where and how, and what the event content is. This essential information is called unique information of field data. A collection of this unique information for each event is referred to as event data.

  Event data has the background of the occurrence of that data. Combine the event data with the background of what standards / standard work, which worker worked, which process was used, what kind of production plan was born. In this way, it is possible to make the information highly useful. An event message is obtained by adding this background information to event data and collecting it in one information message.

  In this way, when an event occurs, on-site data is combined with specific information to form event data, and then an information message with background information added to form an event message, which is highly useful information. It can be a unity.

  Give a name to the event message, identify and organize the various event messages that occur in the field activity, and systematically organize it to create a dictionary (catalog) that represents the entire field activity. When creating a catalog, define the registrant, registration history, purpose of use, origin, management meaning, and necessary explanations as the attributes of the event message to complete the catalog. This catalog is stored in the management device and connected to the network transmission network as a management device capable of interpreting event messages.

  The event message is immediately sent to the network from a plurality of field data generating devices connected to the network transmission network and shared when the event occurs. In addition, it is temporarily stored for a certain period of time, assuming that it is used.

  In a management apparatus having a dictionary, by inputting a mission, event messages that meet the purpose of collection are selected using a catalog, and collection conditions are determined and collected.

  Pre-defined messages in this event message are embedded in the management information as background information from the management information such as cost information, personnel data, quality information, etc. in the database separately stored in advance by conversion software. Auto-generate new messages.

  New messages created are sent to the network and shared by another mission of the management device, so that event-specific information and management information are integrated, so analysis and judgment from a management perspective Can be used.

  New messages are taken into another device connected to the network, and are immediately used at the site level to enable on-site business management.

The invention's effect

  As a direct effect, on-site data can be shared on the network with immediateness, making it possible to handle atypical work required for changing production activities that could not be handled by conventional systems, and to change the external environment. It can respond quickly.

  Since the entire names of various on-site data are registered as a dictionary (catalog), the desired data can be freely selected and combined from the catalog, the collection conditions can be determined and collected, and the accumulated results can be obtained. You can obtain both on-site data and business management information that you want to manage directly.

  Which information to extract from the database, such as cost information and personnel information, can be freely defined and changed by the conversion software, so you can select the management information you want on the job site according to changes in the situation. Can be changed.

  As a network transmission network, Ethernet will be installed on site, and multiple on-site data generators will be connected to Ethernet. As the field data generator, a personal computer is used, field data is fetched from the sequencer and the field terminal to the personal computer at the timing of generation, edited into an event message with background information built in the personal computer, and then sent to the network.

  On the other hand, a server having a dictionary (catalog), collection conditions (mission), and conversion software is connected to the network, and a plurality of data collection management servers are connected for users of field data.

  The data collection management server selects the event / message name of the desired field data, determines the collection conditions, and sends a data collection request to a server having a dictionary, collection conditions, and conversion software.

  A conversion key that adds background information to a specific message is incorporated in a server having a dictionary and a mission in advance, and a search key that can search various management information from a database is defined. It is possible to define a search key and a definition for a specific message from the outside.

  A management apparatus that requests data collection can collect a new message with background information added by the mission input.

  The overall system configuration is shown in FIG. The conversion software is a software package incorporated in the dictionary mission server.

  As shown in the best mode for carrying out the invention, a plurality of server groups and a plurality of personal computers are Ethernet-connected to constitute a system.

  On-site data collection / editing software is built into the PC to enable sending of events and messages. The dictionary mission server pre-defines and stores the types and attributes of event messages as a dictionary.

  The data collection server selects the necessary collection condition from the collection condition (mission) menu and requests data collection.

  The dictionary mission server collects and accumulates the requested data, converts the message using conversion software, and sends a message with management information added as background information to the requester.

  An embodiment centering on the dictionary mission server is shown in FIG. Mission definition and data collection requests are made using a mission definition terminal or data collection management device.

  The dictionary mission server captures event data, temporarily stores it in the journal, collects data by referring to the mission, converts it into a message with management information added by conversion software, and selects it as a new message according to the mission. Collect data.

  The present invention lies in an information infrastructure system and a business management system directly connected to the site using the system, and can usually be configured by a system using an Ethernet, a server, a personal computer, a sequencer, and a field terminal. All of them are industrial equipment, information processing devices, and general-purpose network devices, and are readily available, so that industrial applicability is sufficient.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a network system to which a method according to the present invention is applied. The specific Example of the dictionary mission server based on this invention is shown.

10 Network transmission network (Ethernet)
11 Field Equipment 12 Field Terminal 13 Sequencer 14 Personal Computer 15 Dictionary (Catalog)
16 Collection conditions (mission)
17 Dictionary Mission Server 18 Data Collection Management Device 19 Management Information Message Screen Display Device 20 Management Information Message Form Printing Device 21 Conversion Software 22 Management Information Data Base 23 Event Message Journal 24 Mission Definition Terminal 25 Catalog Management Terminal 26 Various Business Management Operations application

Claims (2)

  When on-site events occur, on-site data sent in the form of a message with its name and unique information in the form of a message is collected by setting a collection condition by entering a mission using the on-site data dictionary that is the aggregate. , Add the corresponding information from the business management information to the predefined message as background information by conversion software, and have a function to automatically generate a new message so that it can be directly used for business management on site Characteristic on-site management management system   An on-site business management system comprising the method of claim 1

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