JP2014126923A - Manufacturing process management device and manufacturing process management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily present whether or not an irregular work in the case of manufacturing a printed matter is possible.SOLUTION: A manufacturing process management device 20 includes: a process management information storage part 21 for storing process management information indicating the progress situation of each of a plurality of manufacturing processes in the case of manufacturing a printed matter; a condition information storage part 22 for storing condition information indicating conditions under which an irregular work in at least a part of the plurality of manufacturing processes is impossible; a process management information updating part 25 for updating process management information stored in the process management information storage part 21 in accordance with the progress situation of manufacturing; a determination part 26 for determining the possibility/impossibility of the irregular work in the predetermined manufacturing process on the basis of the latest process management information stored in the process management information storage part 21 and the condition information stored in the condition information storage part 22; and an output part 24 for outputting a determination result determined by the determination part 26.

Description

  The present invention relates to a manufacturing process management apparatus and a manufacturing process management method.

  From each terminal managed by each department involved in the production of printed matter, data indicating the progress status of the work including the manufacturing process for producing the printed matter is obtained and registered in the database. There is known a work progress management system that obtains data corresponding to a request from a database when confirmation is requested and supplies the data to a requesting terminal (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-345867 A

  In the manufacturing process of products such as printed matter, the manufacturing department requires a part of the work contents to be changed from the customer or sales department, etc., and the work contents after the change are requested to be repeated (irregular work). There is. Whether the work can be re-executed depends on the progress of the manufacturing process at that time. Thus, for example, when a manufacturing manager receives a request for reworking, it is necessary to check the progress of the manufacturing process at that time and determine whether the work can be reworked. In addition, since customers and sales departments requesting work re-execution do not know whether it is possible to redo the work or not, if the work cannot be redone, The request is wasted.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a manufacturing process management apparatus and a manufacturing process management method capable of easily presenting whether or not irregular work in manufacturing printed matter is possible. For the purpose.

  [1] In order to solve the above-described problem, a manufacturing process management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a process management information storage unit that stores process management information indicating a progress status of each of a plurality of manufacturing processes in manufacturing a printed matter. , A condition information storage unit for storing condition information indicating a condition that makes irregular work impossible for at least some of the plurality of manufacturing processes in the manufacturing of the printed material, and the progress of manufacturing the printed material In response, the process management information update unit that updates the process management information stored in the process management information storage unit, the latest process management information stored in the process management information storage unit, and the condition information storage unit Based on the stored condition information, a determination unit that determines whether or not irregular work for a predetermined manufacturing process is possible, and an output that outputs a determination result determined by the determination unit And, equipped with a.

  [2] In order to solve the above-described problem, a manufacturing process management method according to one aspect of the present invention is a process management that indicates a progress status of each of a plurality of manufacturing processes in manufacturing a printed matter, stored in a process management information storage unit The process management information update step for updating information according to the progress of manufacturing the printed material, the latest process management information stored in the process management information storage unit, and the printed material stored in the condition information storage unit The determination of whether or not an irregular work is possible for a predetermined manufacturing process based on condition information indicating a condition that makes irregular work impossible for at least some of the plurality of manufacturing processes in the manufacturing process And an output step for outputting the determination result determined in the determination step.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can be shown easily whether irregular work in manufacture of printed matter is possible.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire system to which a manufacturing process management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the process management information which a manufacturing process management apparatus memorize | stores. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the condition information which a manufacturing process management apparatus memorize | stores. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the manufacturing process management apparatus which is the embodiment. It is the figure which showed typically an example of the condition input menu which a manufacturing process management apparatus displays on the web browser started by the manufacturing department terminal. It is the figure which showed typically an example of the condition input menu which a manufacturing process management apparatus displays on the web browser started by the manufacturing department terminal. It is the figure which showed typically an example of the condition input menu which a manufacturing process management apparatus displays on the web browser started by the manufacturing department terminal. It is the figure which showed typically an example of the condition input menu which a manufacturing process management apparatus displays on the web browser started by the manufacturing department terminal. It is the figure which showed typically an example of the condition input menu which a manufacturing process management apparatus displays on the web browser started by the manufacturing department terminal. In the same embodiment, it is a flowchart which shows the operation procedure of the manufacturing department terminal in a system, a manufacturing process management apparatus, and a sales department terminal. In the same embodiment, it is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure with the customer terminal in a system, a manufacturing process management apparatus, and a sales department terminal.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire system to which a manufacturing process management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the system 1 is configured by connecting a manufacturing department terminal 10, a manufacturing process management apparatus 20, a customer terminal 30, and a sales department terminal 40 via a network 50.

  Each of the manufacturing department terminal 10, the customer terminal 30, and the sales department terminal 40 is realized by an information communication terminal such as a computer device, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone. Moreover, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 is implement | achieved by information processing apparatuses, such as a computer apparatus and a server apparatus, for example. Among the systems 1, for example, the manufacturing department terminal 10 and the manufacturing process management device 20 constitute a manufacturing process management system. In addition, you may include the sales department terminal 40 in this manufacturing process management system. Further, the function of the manufacturing department terminal 10 may be included in the manufacturing process management device 20.

  The network 50 is a communication network that connects the manufacturing department terminal 10, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20, the customer terminal 30, and the sales department terminal 40 so that they can communicate with each other. The network 50 includes a local area network and is also connected to the Internet.

  The manufacturing department terminal 10 is an information communication terminal managed by the manufacturing department. The manufacturing department terminal 10 is equipped with a web browser. The manufacturing department terminal 10 supplies and receives instructions and data to and from the manufacturing process management apparatus 20, for example, by operating a web browser by a product manufacturing manager (manufacturing manager). Do.

  Specifically, the manufacturing department terminal 10 inputs process management information and condition information on a web browser by operating an operation unit (for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, etc.) by a manufacturing manager, and the process management information and the condition information are input. This is supplied to the manufacturing process management device 20. The process management information is information indicating the progress status (progress status) of each of a plurality of manufacturing processes in product manufacture. The process management information is input to the manufacturing department terminal 10 for each product order (order), for example. The condition information indicates a condition that makes irregular work impossible for at least some of the plurality of manufacturing processes in the manufacture of the product. The irregular work is a special work (special work) different from the work (normal work) in a series of manufacturing processes indicated in the process management information. Irregular work is work which changed manufacturing process A in a series of manufacturing processes into manufacturing process Aa which changed the work contents and use material of this manufacturing process A, for example. Moreover, irregular work is work which performs once again the manufacturing process B once completed, for example. Hereinafter, a manufacturing process for performing irregular work is referred to as an irregular process.

  Further, the manufacturing department terminal 10 updates the process management information stored in the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 according to the operation of the operation unit by the manufacturing manager, for example, in accordance with the progress of manufacturing the product. That is, the manufacturing department terminal 10 updates the progress status of the manufacturing process in the process management information stored in the manufacturing process management device 20 so as to match the progress status of the product manufacturing.

  In addition, the manufacturing department terminal 10 acquires irregular process management information transmitted from the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 on a web browser, and displays the irregular process management information on a display device connected to the manufacturing department terminal 10. . The irregular process management information is information indicating whether or not an irregular work can be performed for each of all irregular processes indicated by the condition information stored in the manufacturing process management apparatus 20.

  The manufacturing process management device 20 is, for example, an information processing device managed by a manufacturing department. The manufacturing process management apparatus 20 stores process management information for each product order. In addition, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 stores the condition information in association with the product order. The manufacturing process management apparatus 20 follows the control on the web browser of the manufacturing department terminal 10 operated according to the manufacturing progress of the product, and the progress of the manufacturing process in the process management information stored in the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 Update to the latest state.

  In addition, the manufacturing process management device 20 performs the process based on the latest process management information and condition information stored in the manufacturing process management device 20 for each of the irregular processes in the condition information stored in the manufacturing process management device 20. Determine whether regular work is possible. Then, the manufacturing process management device 20 generates irregular process management information, and transmits this irregular process management information to the manufacturing department terminal 10 and / or the sales department terminal 40.

  In addition, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 performs irregular work on a predetermined manufacturing process designated by the customer terminal 30 operated by the customer based on the latest process management information and condition information stored in the manufacturing process management apparatus 20. Judgment is made. The predetermined manufacturing process here is an irregular process that the customer desires to perform irregular work. And the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 produces | generates the determination result information which shows the determination result, and transmits this determination result information to the customer terminal 30 which is a request source. When the irregular work in the predetermined manufacturing process designated by the customer terminal 30 is possible at the present time, the determination result information is information indicating that the irregular work is possible. On the other hand, when the irregular work in the predetermined manufacturing process designated by the customer terminal 30 is impossible at this time, the determination result information is information indicating that the irregular work is impossible.

  In addition, the manufacturing process management device 20 generates customer inquiry information including information indicating a predetermined manufacturing process designated by the customer terminal 30 and determination result information for the predetermined manufacturing process. Send to department terminal 40.

  The customer terminal 30 is an information communication terminal managed by the customer. The customer terminal 30 is equipped with a web browser. The customer terminal 30 supplies and receives instructions and data to and from the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 by causing the customer to operate a web browser.

  Specifically, the customer terminal 30 designates a manufacturing process (irregular process) desired by the customer to request an irregular work by operating the operation unit by the customer. Thereby, the customer terminal 30 supplies the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 with information indicating the irregular process. The customer terminal 30 receives the determination result information generated and transmitted by the manufacturing process management device 20 for the irregular process, and displays the determination result information on a display device connected to the customer terminal 30.

  The sales department terminal 40 is an information communication terminal managed by the sales department. The sales department terminal 40 is equipped with a web browser. For example, the sales department terminal 40 supplies and receives instructions and data to and from the manufacturing process management device 20 by causing a sales representative to operate a web browser.

  Specifically, the sales department terminal 40 receives the customer inquiry information transmitted by the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 and displays the customer inquiry information on a display device connected to the sales department terminal 40. Further, the sales department terminal 40 receives the irregular process management information transmitted from the manufacturing process management apparatus 20, and displays the irregular process management information on a display device connected to the sales department terminal 40.

Next, various data stored in the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of process management information stored in the manufacturing process management apparatus 20. As shown in the figure, the process management information includes information (row data) that associates each data of “process number”, “process name”, and “situation” for each manufacturing process of the product. Table data stored according to the order. The “process number” is a number for identifying a manufacturing process, for example, a number indicating the order of the manufacturing process. “Process name” is a name representing a manufacturing process. “Status” is information indicating the progress status of the manufacturing process. This information is data indicating that the manufacturing process has been completed, and is represented, for example, as a flag “◯”. If the manufacturing process is incomplete, the “status” is, for example, “null”. The process management information in the figure shows that, in 15 manufacturing processes from process number “1” to process number “15”, 6 manufacturing processes from process number “1” to process number “6” are completed. It shows that.

  When the process management information in FIG. 2 is taken as an example, when the operation of an arbitrary manufacturing process is completed, the manufacturing department terminal 10 writes a flag “◯” in “Status” corresponding to the manufacturing process in the process management information. Control is done via a web browser. Accordingly, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 stores the flag “◯” in “status” corresponding to the manufacturing process in the process management information in accordance with the control via the web browser by the manufacturing department terminal 10.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of condition information stored in the manufacturing process management apparatus 20. As shown in the figure, the condition information is a table including information (row data) associated with each data of “process number”, “process name”, and “condition” for each irregular process of the product. It is data. The “process number” is a number that identifies an irregular process. “Process name” is a name representing an irregular process. “Condition” is information indicating a condition that makes irregular work impossible. Specifically, the “condition” stores a process number of a completed manufacturing process (completed process) that makes irregular work impossible. For example, in the condition information shown in the figure, the process number “6” is stored in “Condition” as a completed process in which the irregular process “designation of material” cannot be performed. This means that when the manufacturing process “preparation of material” indicated by the process number “6” has been completed, the manufacturing process “designation of material” cannot be performed. Further, for example, in the condition information shown in the figure, the process numbers “9”, “10”, and “11” are “as the completed process that makes the irregular process“ manufacturing (first step) ”impossible. It is stored in “Condition”. This is because the manufacturing process “process preparation” from the process number “9” to the process number “11”, “production (second step)”, and “inspection” are completed. This means that the operation of “manufacturing (first step)” cannot be performed. Other examples in the condition information shown in the figure are also interpreted by the same rule.

Next, a functional configuration of the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the manufacturing process management apparatus 20. As shown in the figure, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 includes a process management information storage unit 21, a condition information storage unit 22, an input unit 23, an output unit 24, a process management information update unit 25, and a determination unit 26. With.

  The process management information storage unit 21 stores process management information corresponding to a product order in association with the order. The condition information storage unit 22 stores condition information corresponding to a product order in association with the order. The process management information storage unit 21 and the condition information storage unit 22 are realized by a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device, for example.

  The input unit 23 receives data transmitted by the manufacturing department terminal 10, the customer terminal 30, and the sales department terminal 40 specifying the manufacturing process management device 20 as a transmission destination, and takes in this data. The output unit 24 transmits data for the manufacturing department terminal 10, the customer terminal 30, and the sales department terminal 40 by specifying a transmission destination. That is, the input unit 23 and the output unit 24 are, for example, network interfaces that can communicate with the network 50.

  The process management information update unit 25 is stored in the process management information storage unit 21 by using data supplied from the input unit 23 in accordance with control by the manufacturing department terminal 10 operated according to the progress status of product manufacture. Update the progress of the manufacturing process in the process management information.

  Each time the process management information update unit 25 updates the process management information stored in the process management information storage unit 21, the determination unit 26 determines each of all irregular processes in the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit 22. Based on the latest process management information and condition information, whether or not irregular work is possible is determined. Taking the process management information shown in FIG. 2 and the condition information shown in FIG. 3 as examples, the determination unit 26 performs the process management shown in FIG. 2 for each of the six irregular processes in the condition information shown in FIG. With reference to the information, it is determined whether or not irregular work for performing the irregular process is performed, and irregular process management information indicating the determination results is generated.

  Specifically, the determination unit 26 refers to the process management information, and process numbers “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “ 5 ”and“ 6 ”(may be described as“ 1 ”to“ 6 ”) are extracted from the column data of“ process number ”. Then, the determination unit 26 determines whether all the process numbers included in the “condition” are included in the extracted process numbers “1” to “6” for each of the six row data in the condition information. To do. When all process numbers included in the “condition” in the row data of the condition information are included in the extracted process numbers “1” to “6”, the determination unit 26 indicates the “process number” in the row data. It is determined that the irregular work for performing the irregular process cannot be performed. On the other hand, when all the process numbers included in the “condition” in the row data of the condition information are not included in the extracted process numbers “1” to “6”, the determination unit 26 determines that the “process number” in the row data It is determined that the irregular work for performing the irregular process indicated by "can be performed. The determination unit 26 generates irregular process management information in which “executability” that is a determination result is associated with “process number” and “process name” in the condition information (see irregular process management information in Table 1). . The “executability” includes either “OK” indicating a determination result indicating that the execution is possible or “NG” indicating a determination result indicating that the execution is not possible.

  The determination unit 26 transmits the generated irregular process management information from the output unit 24 to the manufacturing department terminal 10 and / or the sales department terminal 40.

  In addition, the determination unit 26 stores process management information using data (process number of a desired irregular process) supplied from the input unit 23 according to control via the web browser by the customer terminal 30 operated by the customer. Based on the latest process management information stored in the unit 21 and the row data corresponding to the desired irregular process in the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit 22, the irregular work in the irregular process is performed. Judgment is made, and determination result information indicating the determination result is generated. Taking the process management information shown in FIG. 2 and the condition information shown in FIG. 3 as examples, the determination unit 26 shows the row data corresponding to the desired irregular process in the condition information shown in FIG. Whether or not irregular work for performing the irregular process is determined with reference to the process management information, and determination result information is generated.

  Specifically, the determination unit 26 refers to the process management information, and determines the process numbers “1” to “6” when the flag “◯” is stored in the “situation” from the column data of “process number”. Extract. Then, the determination unit 26 determines whether all the process numbers included in the “condition” are included in the extracted process numbers “1” to “6” for the row data corresponding to the desired irregular process in the condition information. Determine whether or not. When all the process numbers included in the “condition” in the row data of the condition information are included in the extracted process numbers “1” to “6”, the determination unit 26 executes the desired irregular process. It is determined that regular work cannot be performed. On the other hand, when all the process numbers included in the “condition” in the row data of the condition information are not included in the extracted process numbers “1” to “6”, the determination unit 26 determines a desired irregular process. It is determined that the irregular work to be performed can be performed. The determination unit 26 generates determination result information in which “executability” as a determination result is associated with “process number” and “process name” in the row data of the condition information. When the desired irregular process is “designation of material”, the determination unit 26 generates determination result information shown in Table 2.

  When the desired irregular process is “manufacturing (first step)”, the determination unit 26 generates determination result information shown in Table 3.

  The determination unit 26 transmits the generated determination result information from the output unit 24 to the customer terminal 30.

  Further, the determination unit 26 generates customer inquiry information in which customer terminal information for specifying the customer terminal 30 or customer information for specifying the customer, a process number indicating a desired irregular process, and determination result information are associated with each other. This customer inquiry information is transmitted from the output unit 24 to the sales department terminal 40.

Next, a method for registering a condition that disables irregular work in the irregular process by operating the manufacturing department terminal 10 will be described.
5 to 9 show a method of designating the manufacturing process “manufacturing (first step)” with the process number “7” as the irregular process and designating the process numbers “9”, “10”, and “11” as conditions. FIG. The designation work for one condition is advanced according to the figure numbers from FIG. 5 to FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a condition input menu that the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 presents to the web browser activated by the manufacturing department terminal 10. As shown in the figure, the condition input menu includes an irregular process button 110, a process button 120, a process button 130, and an enter button 140. The irregular process button 110, process button 120, process button 130, and enter button 140 are graphical user interface (GUI) buttons, respectively. These GUI buttons are selected and confirmed by operating a pointing device (for example, a mouse or a touch panel) connected to the manufacturing department terminal 10.

  The irregular process button 110 is a GUI button for designating an irregular process. The process button 120 and the process button 130 are GUI buttons for designating a range of process numbers or one process number of a completed process in which irregular work is impossible. By making the process number specified by the process button 120 different from the process number specified by the process button 130, the range of the process number is specified. In addition, by specifying the same process number with the process button 120 and the process button 130, one process number is specified. The decision button 140 is a GUI button for confirming a range of process numbers of the irregular process and the completed process or one process number selected by operating the irregular process button 110, the process button 120, and the process button 130. .

  When the irregular process button 110 is designated by the pointing device and is clicked by the selection button, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 displays a pull-down (drop-down) menu 111 shown in FIG. 6 in a position corresponding to the irregular process button 110 ( For example, it is presented directly under the irregular process button 110. The pull-down menu 111 is a GUI button group that presents all the manufacturing processes indicated by the process management information shown in FIG. 2 in a selectable manner.

  Here, for example, when the “7 Manufacturing (first step)” button is designated by the pointing device and is clicked by the selection button, the condition input menu becomes the state of FIG. 7. In other words, the manufacturing process management device 20 closes the pull-down menu 111 and then sets the irregular process information 112 indicating the irregular process selected from the pull-down menu 111 to a position (for example, an irregular process button 110). Presented directly below the regular process button 110. Then, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 presents the pull-down menu 121 at a position corresponding to the process button 120 (for example, immediately below the process button 120). The pull-down menu 121 is a GUI button group that displays all the manufacturing processes indicated by the process management information shown in FIG. 2 in a selectable manner.

  Here, for example, when the “9 Prepare material” button is designated by the pointing device and is clicked by the selection button, the condition input menu becomes the state shown in FIG. That is, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 closes the pull-down menu 121 and then sets the manufacturing process information 122 indicating the manufacturing process selected from the pull-down menu 121 to a position corresponding to the process button 120 (for example, immediately below the process button 120). ). Then, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 presents the pull-down menu 131 at a position corresponding to the process button 130 (for example, immediately below the process button 130). The pull-down menu 131 is a GUI button group that displays all the manufacturing processes indicated by the process management information shown in FIG. 2 in a selectable manner.

  Here, for example, when the “11 inspection” button is designated by the pointing device and is clicked by the selection button, the condition input menu becomes the state shown in FIG. That is, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 closes the pull-down menu 131 and then displays the manufacturing process information 132 indicating the manufacturing process selected from the pull-down menu 131 at a position corresponding to the process button 130 (for example, immediately below the process button 130). ). In this state, when the determination button 140 is designated and the selection button is clicked, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 causes the process number “7” of the irregular process and the process number of the completed process to make the irregular work impossible. The range “9” to “11” (that is, the process numbers “9”, “10”, “11”) is added to the condition information.

Next, the operation of the system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the manufacturing department terminal 10, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20, and the sales department terminal 40 in the system 1.

  First, the operation of the manufacturing department terminal 10 will be described. In step 1, when one manufacturing process in the manufacture of the product is completed, the manufacturing department terminal 10 in which the web browser is activated accesses the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 and stores the product stored in the process management information storage unit 21. The process management information corresponding to the order is read. Next, the manufacturing department terminal 10 inputs a flag indicating that the manufacturing process is completed in the “status” corresponding to the corresponding manufacturing process in the process management information.

Next, in step S2, the manufacturing department terminal 10 receives the irregular process management information generated based on the latest process management information transmitted by the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 in the process of step S23 described later.
Next, in step S <b> 3, the manufacturing department terminal 10 displays the received irregular process management information on a display device connected to the manufacturing department terminal 10.

  Next, the operation of the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 will be described. In step S21, the process management information update unit 25 uses the data supplied from the input unit 23 according to the control by the manufacturing department terminal 10 in the process of step S1, and reads the process management read from the process management information storage unit 21. Update the progress of the manufacturing process in the information to the latest state. Next, the process management information update unit 25 stores the updated process management information in the process management information storage unit 21.

  Next, in step S22, the determination unit 26 determines whether or not the irregular work is possible based on the latest process management information and condition information for each of all irregular processes in the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit 22. Then, irregular process management information indicating these determination results is generated.

  Next, in step S <b> 23, the determination unit 26 transmits irregular process management information from the output unit 24 to the manufacturing department terminal 10 and the sales department terminal 40.

Next, the operation of the sales department terminal 40 will be described. In step S41, the sales department terminal 40 in which the web browser is activated accesses the manufacturing process management apparatus 20, and the event generated based on the latest process management information transmitted by the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 in the process of step S23. Receive regular process control information.
Next, in step S <b> 42, the sales department terminal 40 displays the received irregular process management information on a display device connected to the sales department terminal 40.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the customer terminal 30, the manufacturing process management device 20, and the sales department terminal 40 in the system 1.

First, the operation of the customer terminal 30 will be described. In step S61, the customer terminal 30 in which the web browser is activated accesses the manufacturing process management apparatus 20, and designates the process number of the irregular process that the customer desires to request the irregular work.
Next, in step S62, the customer terminal 30 receives the determination result information transmitted by the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 in the process of step S82 described later.
Next, in step S <b> 63, the customer terminal 30 displays the received determination result information on a display device connected to the customer terminal 30.

  Next, the operation of the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 will be described. In step S81, the determination unit 26 uses the data (step number of the desired irregular process) supplied from the input unit 23 in accordance with the control by the customer terminal 30 in the process of step S61, in the process management information storage unit 21. Based on the latest stored process management information and the row data corresponding to the desired irregular process in the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit 22, whether or not irregular work is possible in the irregular process is determined. Then, determination result information indicating the determination result is generated.

Next, in step S82, the determination unit 26 causes the output unit 24 to transmit the generated determination result information to the customer terminal 30.
Next, in step S83, the determination unit 26 associates customer terminal information for specifying the customer terminal 30 or customer information for specifying the customer, a process number indicating a desired irregular process, and determination result information. Generate information.
Next, in step S84, the determination unit 26 causes the generated customer inquiry information to be transmitted from the output unit 24 to the sales department terminal 40.

Next, the operation of the sales department terminal 40 will be described. In step S101, the sales department terminal 40 receives the customer inquiry information transmitted by the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 in the process of step S83.
Next, in step S <b> 102, the sales department terminal 40 displays the received customer inquiry information on a display device connected to the sales department terminal 40.

  As described above in detail, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention stores process management information indicating the progress of each of a plurality of manufacturing processes in manufacturing a product (for example, printed matter). A storage unit 21 is provided. The manufacturing process management device 20 also stores a condition information storage unit that stores condition information indicating conditions that make irregular work impossible for at least some of the plurality of manufacturing processes in manufacturing the product. 22. In addition, the manufacturing process management device 20 includes a process management information update unit 25 that updates the process management information stored in the process management information storage unit 21 in accordance with the manufacturing progress of the product. In addition, the manufacturing process management device 20 performs irregular work on a predetermined manufacturing process based on the latest process management information stored in the process management information storage unit 21 and the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit 22. The determination part 26 which determines the propriety is provided. Further, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 includes an output unit 24 that outputs the determination result determined by the determination unit 26.

  By configuring in this way, when the predetermined manufacturing process is an irregular process that the customer desires to redo the work, the manufacturing process management device 20 is in accordance with the progress of manufacturing the product. It is possible to easily determine whether or not the irregular process can be performed, and present the determination result immediately.

  In addition, when the predetermined manufacturing process is all irregular processes included in the condition information, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 determines all the events registered as the condition information according to the progress of manufacturing the product. It is possible to easily determine whether or not the regular process can be performed, and present the determination result in accordance with the progress of manufacturing.

  Therefore, the customer can immediately grasp the situation by operating the customer terminal 30 without inquiring of the sales representative and waiting for an answer as to whether or not irregular work is possible. Further, the sales department (sales representative) is alleviated the burden of making an inquiry to the manufacturing department every time there is an inquiry from a customer about whether or not irregular work is possible. In addition, the manufacturing department can reduce the number of times and the burden of the inquiry about whether or not the irregular work from the sales department is possible.

  Note that the manufacturing process management device 20 may transmit irregular process management information to the manufacturing department terminal 10 and / or the sales department terminal 40 by e-mail. Similarly, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 may transmit the determination result information to the customer terminal 30 by e-mail. Further, the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 may transmit customer inquiry information to the sales department terminal 40 by e-mail.

  Moreover, you may make it implement | achieve a part of function of the manufacturing process management apparatus 20 which is embodiment mentioned above with a computer. In this case, a manufacturing process management program for realizing the control function is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the manufacturing process management program recorded on the recording medium is read into the computer system and executed by the computer system. It may be realized by doing. The computer system includes an operating system (OS) and hardware of peripheral devices. The computer-readable recording medium refers to a portable recording medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, and a memory card, and a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk and a solid state drive provided in the computer system. In addition, a computer-readable recording medium holds a program dynamically for a short time, such as a computer network such as the Internet, and a communication line when transmitting a program via a telephone line or a cellular phone network. In addition, a server that holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory inside a computer system serving as a server device or a client in that case, may be included. Further, the manufacturing process management program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above, and further for realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system. There may be.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail with reference to drawings, the specific structure is not restricted to that embodiment, The design of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, etc. are included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 System 10 Manufacturing department terminal 20 Manufacturing process management apparatus 21 Process management information storage part 22 Condition information storage part 23 Input part 24 Output part 25 Process management information update part 26 Judgment part 30 Customer terminal 40 Sales department terminal 50 Network

Claims (2)

A process management information storage unit that stores process management information indicating the progress of each of a plurality of manufacturing processes in the manufacture of printed matter;
A condition information storage unit that stores condition information indicating conditions that make irregular work impossible for at least some of the plurality of manufacturing steps in the manufacturing of the printed matter;
A process management information update unit that updates the process management information stored in the process management information storage unit according to the progress of manufacturing the printed matter;
A determination unit that determines whether or not an irregular work for a predetermined manufacturing process is possible based on the latest process management information stored in the process management information storage unit and the condition information stored in the condition information storage unit;
An output unit for outputting a determination result determined by the determination unit;
A manufacturing process management device comprising: A process management information update step for updating process management information indicating a progress status of each of a plurality of manufacturing processes in manufacturing a printed material, which is stored in the process management information storage unit, according to the progress status of the manufacturing of the printed material,
The latest process management information stored in the process management information storage unit and the irregular work for at least some of the plurality of manufacturing processes in the production of the printed matter stored in the condition information storage unit A determination step for determining whether or not irregular work for a predetermined manufacturing process is possible based on condition information indicating a condition that is impossible;
An output step for outputting the determination result determined in the determination step;
A manufacturing process management method comprising:

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