JP2020135440A - Product development support system, product development support method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a product development support system for eliminating rework that occurs in a product development step.SOLUTION: A product development support system 1 includes: a launching detail screen and a production requirement screen for inputting information of examination items, information of a step for examining the examination items, and information on an examination end to launch the examination items in product development; a storage part 11 for storing the information in each examination item; and a display data generation part 12 for generating launch list display data for performing a list display of the information of the examination items about a plurality of examination items, the information of the step for examining the examination items, and the information on the examination end of the examination items on the basis of the information stored in the storage part 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a product development support system, a product development support method, and a program used in a product development process.

The product development flow during the development period generally includes the product planning-design-production technology design-die design and manufacture-die / production trial process. For product development, it is necessary to transfer production goods (molds / equipment) to the production unit (mass production) together with manufacturing information within a specified period for product sales. The development period is until so-called production preparation.

The problem in development is that the examination work returns to the previous process due to the lack of examination called "rework" between each process from the design to the mold trial process. The rework has a great influence on the development period, design quality, and quality at the time of mass production. Of course, there is a risk of serious problems such as profit, productivity, quality evaluation in the market, and market complaints, and each company is making various efforts regarding the "quality" and "duration" of product development.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-140036

However, the "rework" has not yet been resolved. This is thought to be due to the following factors.

(1) Rework between processes One of the causes is that there are items to be examined across processes, there is a time lag in the examination of technical members in both processes, and the work flow is such that the examination is carried out afterwards.

(2) Consensus building up to the development event Another is the lack of consideration of the time axis of the development event. Due to the delay in the examination and alignment between departments and consensus builders, it is possible that an agreement cannot be reached by a set time and the process proceeds to the next process.

(3) Insufficient examination in the process In addition, there is a lack of information, knowledge, and checks regarding the items to be examined in the process, and the information is passed to the next examination process in an uncertain state.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a product development support system, a product development support method, and a program capable of eliminating rework that occurs in the product development process.

In addition to the above object, it is also an object of the present invention to provide a product development support system, a product development support method, and a program that can give a bird's-eye view of the launch situation in the product development process.

In order to achieve the above object, the product development support device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes at least a product design process, a mold or production equipment design process used for the product, and a designed mold manufacturing or equipment. Information on the items to be considered in order to launch the items to be considered in the product development, which is a product development support system used in the process of setting the production of the above and the process of trial production using the manufactured mold or the set production equipment. , The launch information input unit for inputting the information of the process for examining the examination items and the information regarding the examination end of the examination items, the information of the examination items input by the input unit for each of the examination items, the above. Based on the storage unit that stores information on the process for examining the items to be examined and information on the final stage of the examination of the items to be examined, and the information accumulated in the storage area, information on the items to be examined and the examinations for the plurality of items to be examined. It is provided with a display data generation unit that generates launch list display data for displaying a list of information on a process for examining items and information on the final stage of examination of the items to be examined.
Here, the display data generation unit is configured to generate the launch list display data so that the launch list screen displayed based on the launch list display data functions as the launch information input unit at the time of launch. May be good.

In the present invention, it is possible to study the matters to be examined across the processes while having a common recognition between the processes, and it is possible to prevent the process from proceeding to the next process without reaching an agreement by a predetermined time, and each process. It is possible to eliminate the lack of information, knowledge, and checks regarding the matters to be examined within the company, and prevent the information from being passed to the next examination process in an uncertain state. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the rework that occurs in the product development process. In addition, the launch list display provides a bird's-eye view of the launch situation in the product development process.

In the product development support device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the display data generation unit inputs comments in each step for the examination items after launch, and together with the information input from the launch information input unit at the time of launch. The launch detail display data for displaying the launch detail screen for displaying the input comment is generated, and the storage unit accumulates the comment input by the launch detail screen for each of the considerations. By examining the items to be examined using the launch details screen, it is possible to communicate between processes without omission.
Here, a plurality of the launch detail display data may be extracted and aggregated in element-by-element units, and the launch detail screen based on the aggregated launch detail display data may be displayed in each aggregation unit.

In the product development support device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the display data generation unit generates manufacturing requirement display data for displaying a manufacturing requirement screen for displaying a design standard used at the time of design, and the launch list display data. To generate the launch list display data and register the launch on the manufacturing requirement screen so that the first registration button for registering the launch is displayed on the launch list screen displayed based on. The manufacturing requirement display data is generated so that the second registration button is displayed. As a result, launching is possible from any process.

In the product development support device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit is launched from the manufacturing requirement screen with the same meaning as the first term used in the process of launching from the launch list screen and the first term. The display data generation unit is used on the launch list screen based on the information of the first and second terms accumulated in the storage unit, and is stored in association with the second term used in the process. The first term is displayed using the second term on the manufacturing requirement screen, and the second term used on the manufacturing requirement screen is displayed using the first term on the launch detail screen. As described above, the manufacturing requirement display data and the launch detailed display data are generated. As a result, it is possible to eliminate inconsistencies in the matters to be examined due to lack of understanding of terms between processes.

In the product development support device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the display data generation unit generates launch detail display data for displaying the comments in time series on the launch detail screen. As a result, comments can be intuitively flowed and understood.

In the product development support device according to one embodiment of the present invention, image data can be attached when the comment is input, and when the image data is attached to the comment, the storage unit together with the comment. The image data is accumulated, and when the image data is attached to the comment, the display data generation unit attaches the image data to the comment from the data of the storage unit and displays the image data on the launch detail screen. , The launch detailed display data is generated. This makes it possible to intuitively understand the matters to be examined.

In the product development support device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit raises a problem before the drawing of the product, but no problem occurs, and the storage unit raises a problem before the drawing of the product, which causes a problem. EMD information indicating whether a problem has occurred or whether a problem has occurred because a problem could not be raised before the product is displayed is accumulated, and the display data generation unit is based on the EMD information accumulated in the storage unit. At least, the launch list display data for displaying the EMD information according to the examination items is generated on the launch list screen. As a result, it is possible to intuitively know the duplication of examination items and the importance of examination items.

The product development support method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes at least a product design process, a process of designing a mold or production equipment used for the product, a process of manufacturing a designed mold or a process of setting production of equipment, and manufacturing. It is a product development support method in the process of trial production using the set mold or the set production equipment, and in order to launch the items to be examined in the product development, the information of the items to be examined and the process of examining the items to be examined. Information and information regarding the end of examination of the above-mentioned examination items are input, and for each of the above-mentioned examination items, the information of the input consideration items, the information of the process for examining the examination items, and the information regarding the end of examination of the examination items are accumulated. Based on the accumulated information, the information on the examination items for the plurality of the examination items, the information on the process for examining the examination items, and the information on the end of the examination of the examination items are displayed in a list.

The program according to one embodiment of the present invention includes at least the process of designing a product, the process of designing a mold or production equipment used for the product, the process of manufacturing a designed mold or the process of setting the production of equipment, and the manufactured mold. A program used for a product development support system in a prototype process using a mold or a set production facility, and information on the items to be examined and a process for examining the items to be examined in order to launch the items to be examined in the product development. And the step of inputting the information about the examination end of the examination item, and for each of the examination items, the information of the input examination item, the process information of the examination item and the information about the examination end of the examination item are accumulated. Steps to do and
Based on the accumulated information, the launch list display data for displaying the information of the examination items regarding the plurality of the examination items, the information of the process for examining the examination items, and the information regarding the examination end of the examination items is displayed. Have the computer system perform the steps to generate.

According to the present invention, the rework that occurs in the product development process can be eliminated, and the launch situation in the product development process can be overlooked.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the product development support system 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a transition diagram of the screen displayed on the display part of the computer systems 20A to 20I under the processing by the server 10. It is a figure which shows an example of the launch list screen 110. It is a figure which shows an example of the launch detail screen 120. An example of the manufacturing requirement screen 130 is shown. It is a figure which shows an example of the medical record solidarity screen 140. It is a figure which shows the example (the 1) of the graph screen 150. It is a figure which shows the example (the 2) of the graph screen 150. It is a figure which shows the example (the 3) of the graph screen 150. It is a figure which shows the example (the 4) of the graph screen 150. It is a figure which shows the mode of use of the launch list screen 110, the launch detail screen 120, and the manufacturing requirement screen 130 in each process A to H.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a product development support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the process up to mass production including the development of the product produced by the mold is typically the process A of product function examination, the product design process B, and the gold used for the product. It has a mold design process C, a designed mold manufacturing process D, a first trial production process E, a second trial production process F, a production preparation process G, and a mass production process H. The first trial process E is, for example, a process of putting a material into a mold and molding a part, and the second trial process F is a process of painting a part molded in the first trial process E. It is a process to do.
The product development support system 1 according to the present embodiment is used for each of the above steps A to H, is arranged for each of the server 10 and the steps A to H, and is connected to the server 10 via the communication network 30. It has computer systems 20A to 20H. The administrator may have a separate computer system, and here, the computer system 20I is used.
The server 10 has a storage unit 11 that stores information and the like to be displayed on the screen shown below, and a display data generation unit 12 that executes the display processing and the like shown below.

The computer systems 20A to 20H may be a general PC, but may be a tablet or the like.
In the present embodiment, all the processing of a series of data is performed on the server 10 side, and the computer systems 20A to 20H perform data input and information display. In addition, a part or all of the processing of a series of data may be performed on each computer system 20A to 20I side.

FIG. 2 is a transition diagram of a screen displayed on the display unit of the computer systems 20A to 20I under the processing by the server 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, the screens displayed on the display unit include a menu screen 100, a launch list screen 110, a launch detail screen 120, a manufacturing requirement screen 130, a medical record solidarity screen 140, and a graph screen 150. The user can activate the manufacturing requirement screen 130, the launch list screen 110, and the medical record solidarity screen 140 from the menu screen 100, and although not shown, the parts list screen, the knowledge list screen, the try list screen, and the user management screen can be activated. And the authority management screen can be started. Here, the parts list screen is a list screen of information on molded products. The knowledge list screen is a list screen of design standards, and the knowledge of manufacturing is summarized using how to make things such as resin parts, presses, and die castings, and the standards at that time. The trial list screen is a list screen on which the result of the molding trial can be viewed for each part, and the information is displayed as a list because the same part is prototyped multiple times. The user management screen is a screen for managing users who log in to this system. The authority management screen is a screen for defining functions that can be operated by the user, and is a screen for setting and defining only the functions used by the system administrator, the designer, and the field user.

<Launch list screen 110>
The launch list screen 110 is a screen for displaying a list of information on the items to be examined for a plurality of items to be examined, information on the process for examining the items to be examined, and information on the final stage of examination of the items to be examined. Further, the launch list screen 110 functions as a launch information input unit at the time of launch. That is, at the time of launch, the user inputs information on the above-mentioned items to be examined, information on the process for examining the items to be examined, and information on the final stage of examination of the items to be examined from this launch list screen.
Here, the matters to be considered typically refer to matters that may be a concern or a defect regarding an item to be considered (for example, a gate). Launch is typically the user raising an issue when discovering such considerations.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the launch list screen 110. The launch list screen 110 typically displays one consideration in one line. Display items for one consideration include status, EMD, event, occurrence process, comment, image, countermeasure person, delivery date, countermeasure content, countermeasure result, countermeasure confirmer, countermeasure completion date, launch date, product name, etc. Part code, part name, event, factor, manufacturing requirement.

The status displays unsupported, confirmed support, waiting for support confirmation, etc. for the consideration.
The EMD raised a problem before the product was drawn but did not cause a problem (E), raised a problem before the product was put out and caused a problem (M), or the product. EMD information indicating either of (D), in which a problem could not be raised and a problem occurred before the drawing of, is displayed.
The event displays the department or meeting where the consideration items are registered.
The generation process indicates the process in which the consideration is generated.
The comment displays the comment when the consideration item is registered.
The image displays the image attached when the consideration item is registered.
The person in charge of countermeasures displays the person in charge of countermeasures for the consideration.
The delivery date indicates the delivery date of the matter to be considered.
As for the countermeasure content, the countermeasure content for the consideration item is displayed.
The countermeasure result displays the result for the countermeasure content.
The measure confirmer displays the measure confirmer of the consideration item.

For the measure completion date, the completion date of the measures to be considered is displayed.
The launch date indicates the date on which the matters to be considered were launched.
The product name, part code, and part name indicate those of the product to be considered.
The event displays what the event is about the consideration.
Factors display the factors of the event.
Manufacturing requirements display knowledge (design standard).
In addition to the above list, the launch list screen 110 displays the launch registration button 111, the detail button 112, the mail transmission button 113, and the manufacturing requirement button 114.

At the time of launch, the user inputs necessary information for these items in a new line, for example, and instructs the launch registration button 111 on the screen using a mouse (not shown), for example, with a mouse (not shown). Clicking (hereinafter, these operations are simply pressing a button) will bring up new considerations.
Further, when the user selects one line from the list and presses the detail button 112, the launch detail screen 120 corresponding to the consideration items of that line is activated.
When the user selects a line from the list and presses the mail send button 113, the mailer activates the e-mail, and the mail address of the storage unit 11 of the server 10 corresponding to the consideration of the line is inserted into the body of the e-mail. To. The user sends an e-mail by putting the e-mail address of the person in charge in the e-mail destination. For example, when the user is in charge of the trial production process, he / she inputs the address of the person in charge of product design or the person in charge of mold design and sends an e-mail.
When the user selects a line from the list and presses the manufacturing requirement button 114, the manufacturing requirement screen 130 corresponding to that line is activated.

<Launch details screen 120>
FIG. 4 shows an example of the launch detail screen 120.
On the launch details screen 120 shown in FIG. 4, the product name, part code, part name, status, EMD, event, occurrence process, event, factor, launch date, delivery date, and person in charge of countermeasures are displayed for one item to be considered. , The person who confirmed the measure, and the date when the measure was completed are displayed.
In addition to the above input items, the launch details screen 120 displays a comment field 121, a registration button 122, and a manufacturing requirement button 123.

In the comment field 121, the code 121a is displayed by selecting from the pull-down menu which position the comment or image data is to raise a problem, the content of countermeasures, or the result confirmation, and the code 121b is displayed with image data such as a drawing. It is pasted and displayed, the registration date of the comment is displayed in 121c, the user name in which the comment is input is displayed in the code 121d, and the comment is input and displayed in the code 121e.

When the user adds a comment or the like and presses the registration button 122, the information in the comment field 121 is registered in the storage unit 11.

The comment column 121 is displayed in chronological order on the launch details screen 120. For example, the comment field 121 is displayed from top to bottom in the order of input, and different columns are displayed according to the comment input person. In the example of FIG. 4, the comment column 121 (C1) and the comment column 121 (C3) are by the comment input person X, and the comment 121 (C2) is by the comment input person Y. In response to the input to the comment field 121 (C1) as a comment by the first comment input person X, the comment input person Y answers in the comment field 121 (C2), and the comment input person X responds to the input in the comment field 121 (C3). I'm answering. As the number of comment input users increases, the number of vertical comment columns increases.

When the user presses the manufacturing requirement button 123 on the launch detail screen 120, the manufacturing requirement screen 130 corresponding to the consideration is activated.

<Manufacturing requirement screen 130>
The manufacturing requirement screen 130 displays the manufacturing requirement. Manufacturing requirements are knowledge (design standards) that users refer to in product design and mold design. FIG. 5 shows an example of the manufacturing requirement screen 130. In the manufacturing requirement screen 130 shown in FIG. 5, the event 131 represents the current stage.

Event 131 is selected from the pull-down menu. Options include, for example, inquiries, design, drawing, trial production, mass production, and the like.
Tree 132 is positioned as a category of tree 133 in the center of the screen. In the figure, we are currently looking at the design standard for "die", so "die" is displayed. Tree 132 is selected from the pull-down menu. Options include, for example, molds, parts, molding and painting.
Confirmation item 134 is a kind of check item. When trees 132 and 133 are selected, check items are displayed in the confirmation item 134. For example, when designing a submarine gate, if "submarine gate" is selected in trees 132 and 133, "set the gate trace to a position where it is inconspicuous" is displayed in the confirmation item 134. While looking at the CAD model 135, the user confirms whether the gate trace is set at an inconspicuous position. Then, when the user determines that the gate trace is not set at an inconspicuous position, it launches it as a consideration item.
The knowledge 136 displays the confirmation item 134 expressed by the file name as opposed to the character expression. For example, when the user selects "submarine gate" in the trees 132 and 133, a manual for installing the gate and the like are registered in the knowledge 136.
When a problem of the same event occurs in the current tiger 137, the content launched here is registered. This is to make it clear that, for example, when considering a gate at the design stage, a defect related to the gate occurred from the mold manufacturing, trial production, or the subsequent site. That is, the current tiger 137 displays real-time raw information before knowledge or past troubles occur.

At the time of product design or mold design, the user examines the CAD model 135 while looking at the knowledge 136 data. At that time, when the user determines that there are considerations such as concerns at the time of design and the possibility of defects, the user launches the considerations. Specifically, the launch registration button 138 on the manufacturing requirement screen 130 is pressed. The terminology is converted based on the medical record solidarity data described later in the structure of the selected knowledge tree, and the items to be considered are added to the launch list screen 110. That is, the items to be examined are added to the input items on the launch list screen 110 with the launch information already input. Therefore, the launching side (for example, the superior) selects the corresponding tree 133 when he / she finds a matter of concern or a possibility of a defect regarding the item to be examined (for example, the gate) while looking at the CAD model 135. Then, when the launch registration button 138 is pressed, the examination item is launched on the launch list screen 110, and the launch list screen 110 is already replaced with a term that can be understood at the site of mold manufacturing, trial production, or later as described later. ing.

<Medical record solidarity screen 140>
FIG. 6 shows an example of the medical record solidarity screen 140.
The chart solidarity screen 140 is a process of being launched from the launch list screen 110, for example, a process D of manufacturing a designed mold, a first trial process E using the manufactured mold, and a second trial process F. , The first term used in the production preparation process G and the mass production process H and the process launched from the manufacturing requirement screen 130 having the same meaning as the first term, for example, the product design process B, used for the product. This is a screen associated with the second term used in the mold design process C. The data of the medical record solidarity screen 140 is created by, for example, a user, and is stored in the storage unit 11 of the server 10.

For example, when the user selects "structure", "gate", and "direct gate" of the tree 133 in the center of the screen of the manufacturing requirement screen 130 and registers the launch, it corresponds to the data of the code 141 shown on the chart solidarity screen 140. Based on the data of reference numeral 142, "molding", "sink", and "gate position setting" are selected for the items of "generation process", "event", and "factor" on the launch detail screen 120, respectively.

In addition, when registering the launch from the launch list screen 110, select "molding", "sink", and "gate position setting" in the input items of "occurrence process", "event", and "factor", respectively. When the manufacturing requirement button 114 is pressed, the user can see the tree 133 in the center of the manufacturing requirement screen 130 as "structure" and "gate" based on the data of the code 141 corresponding to the data of the code 142 shown on the chart solidarity screen 140. , The manufacturing requirement screen 130 is activated with the "direct gate" selected.

As a result, each item of the manufacturing requirement screen 130 is displayed in terms used by the designer, and the launch details screen 120 is displayed in terms used in the field, due to lack of understanding of the terms between the designer and the field. You can eliminate the discrepancy in the items to be considered.

<Graph screen 150>
The graph screen 150 is a screen that typically displays statistical data as a graph based on the data stored in the storage unit 11 of the server 10 for displaying the launch list screen 110.

On the graph screen 150, for example, the number of launches by event is displayed by age as shown in FIG. 7, the number of launches by generation process is displayed as shown in FIG. 8, and the launch ranking is displayed as shown in FIG. It is displayed, or the number of launches by period is displayed as shown in FIG. For example, the administrator can take a bird's-eye view of the items to be examined from these graphs displayed on the graph screen 150, and it becomes easy to grasp the overall situation regarding the items to be examined.

<Usage mode of each screen>
FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the launch list screen 110, the launch detail screen 120, and the manufacturing requirement screen 130 in each of the steps A to H.

As shown in FIG. 11, in step A, the function at the time of design is examined using the launch list screen 110.
In the product design process B, the function at the time of design is examined using the manufacturing requirement screen 130.
In the mold design process C, the requirements at the time of manufacturing are examined using the manufacturing requirement screen 130. Further, communication is taken between the mold manufacturing process D, the first trial production process E, and the production preparation process G via the launch detail screen 120.
In the mold manufacturing process D, defect information is confirmed using the launch list screen 110, and when a defect is registered, communication is established with the mold design process C via the launch detail screen 120. Be done.

In the first trial production process E, when a defect is registered using the launch detail screen 120, communication is taken with the mold design process C via the launch detail screen 120.
In the second trial process F, defect information is confirmed using the launch list screen 110, countermeasures are registered using the launch detail screen 120, and the basis of the countermeasure is confirmed using the manufacturing requirement screen 130.
In the production preparation process G, past defect information is confirmed using the launch list screen 110, details of countermeasures are confirmed using the launch detail screen 120, and a mold design process is performed via the launch detail screen 120. Communication is taken with C.
In the mass production process H, the defect information is confirmed using the launch list screen 110, the defect is registered using the launch detail screen 120, and the basis of the countermeasure is confirmed using the manufacturing requirement screen 130.

<Summary>
(1) Rework between processes In many cases, the items to be considered across processes are roughly decided, but in actual development, individual issues arise in product development. Ask the production engineering / mold department for knowledge that the design cannot know. Production technology and molds sometimes issue unreasonable product specifications, unsuccessful requirements, and design change requests to reduce manufacturing costs. This is not shared between the persons in charge or departments, and development proceeds with insufficient consideration over time, and as a result, when a problem becomes apparent in the launch details display section, it is returned to the previous process as a "rework".

In the product development support system 1 according to the present embodiment, for example, QA (question and answer) between processes and departments is recorded by using the comment column 121 of the launch details screen 120 so that information can be shared. This makes it possible to prevent rework between processes.
In the predetermined column of the launch details screen 120, it is recorded who sent the contents of the process (department) and when, and similarly, who answered the contents of which process (department) and when, and attached an image or 3D data to form the shape. Make it intuitive and fill in the response date to prevent delays.
In addition, the launch list screen 110 covers all the matters to be examined and can be stratified by element, department, and person in charge, and is monitored not only by the tabular format of the launch list screen 110 but also by the graph on the graph screen 150. it can.
At the time of DR (design review), the examination result list and the remaining issues can be summarized and reported in the information related to the launch list screen 110.

(2) Consensus building at development events Product development usually proceeds according to the development event schedule. During that time, evaluation meetings such as DR will be held to match each department / process. Generally called development management. However, it often happens that the consideration is not in time by the DR set during the development event. The cause is that the opinions of the processes participating by DR are not aggregated and proceed. The reason is that not only the management of development events and the holding of DR, but also the progress management of the DR examination elements is not performed.

In the product development support system 1 according to the present embodiment, the examination information management between each development process and the department / person can be aggregated, managed and shared by the information related to the launch detail screen 120 and the manufacturing requirement screen 130. Further, from the launch list screen 110, DR examination items are summarized and displayed and managed according to the DR event. In addition, in each development event management, development progress and pending matters are managed based on the DR information.

From the above, consensus building can be carried out at the development event.

(3) Insufficient examination in the process The design / examination / manufacturing / evaluation in the processing process varies from veteran / mid-level / younger to veteran / mid-career / young people, and the conventional in-process design / evaluation inevitably results in design / examination quality. There are variations. Ideally, the know-how of all processes should be terminated, but even if they are collected, examination for each process has different roles and purposes, so it is necessary. However, looking at the items to be examined in each process, they are common as items to be examined, only the viewpoints are different. In short, it can be seen that even if the examination items are the same, the judgment for each process is different. If this can be done synchronously, the problem will be solved.
In each process / department, there are skilled designers / engineers called veterans and non-skilled workers called mid-career / young people. Hundreds of millions of methods have been proposed to bridge the skill gap. Many design support systems are an attempt to put together a "standard / standard" and share it. In this case, there is a big problem that the standard cannot keep up with changes such as new products, manufacturing methods, and material changes.

In the product development support system 1 according to the present embodiment, new standard / standard items are extracted from the information related to the launch list screen 110, the launch detail screen 120, and the manufacturing requirement screen 130 so that the latest can be constantly achieved. Anyone can know the latest information by accumulating it in the knowledge database (accumulation unit 11) as knowledge. It is also happening now from the production information at the mass production stage as well. In the product development support system 1 according to the present embodiment, a circuit for feeding back defects and countermeasures to design standards and production technology standards is provided, and information related to the launch list screen 110 and the launch details screen 120, for example, defect cases, etc. The production information is incorporated into the knowledge database (accumulation unit 11) and automatically updated.

From the above, it is possible to solve the lack of examination in the process.

Next, an application example of the present invention will be described.
The product development support system according to the present invention can be examined not only in parts but also in an assembly. The total number of parts that make up an assembly handled by a typical company exceeds 15,000 per year, and there are about 60 considerations for each of these parts. That is, in a typical company, there are about 15,000 × 60 considerations. Moreover, the number of people in the production engineering department is usually about 200 for the number of people in the design department of 1,000, and it has not been possible at this stage to fully consider all the matters to be considered. In addition, considering the future of personnel shortages due to the declining birthrate and aging population, it is thought that it will not be possible to consider all of them. Therefore, in the product development support system according to the present invention, the examination items are extracted for each element and aggregated so that the knowledge can be displayed as a set of knowledge for each element.
Specifically, the data constituting the launch detail screen 120 shown in FIG. 4 exists in the number of items to be examined, for example, about 15,000 × 60, and these data are extracted and aggregated for each element. For example, these data are extracted and aggregated for each process, for example, for each mold manufacturing process, molding process, painting process, and assembly addition process, and the person in charge of each process is in charge of each process. Is displayed.

Such extraction / aggregation is performed as follows.
The event on the launch detail screen 120, for example, the generation process corresponding to the “sink” in FIG. 4 is determined from the data constituting the medical record solidarity screen 140 shown in FIG. Here, the process corresponding to "sink" is "mold". All the considerations, that is, the data constituting the launch detail screen 120, are classified by the process. Then, the person in charge of each process displays the classified data, that is, the launch detail screen 120 which is the extracted / aggregated data. Even if the process is an external contractor, that is, an outsourcer, if the outsourcer can display this data, it can be considered to be the same as the person in charge in the factory.

As a result, each person in charge can narrow down the examination to the part that he / she should see, and even a small number of people can realize a high-quality design.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented by various modifications and applications within the scope of the technical idea, and the scope of the implementation also belongs to the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the present invention has been applied to a product development process including a mold design and manufacturing process, but instead of the mold design and manufacturing process or a mold design and manufacturing process. The present invention can be applied to a product development process including a production equipment design and setting process as well as a manufacturing process.

1: Product development support system 11: Storage unit 12: Display data generation unit 20A to 20I: Computer system 110: Launch list screen 120: Launch details screen 121: Comment 111, 138: Launch registration button 130: Manufacturing requirement screen

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At least the process of designing the product, the process of designing the mold or production equipment used for the product, the process of manufacturing the designed mold or the process of setting the production of the equipment, and using the manufactured mold or the set production equipment. A product development support system used in the prototype process.
In order to launch the items to be examined in the product development, the launch information input unit for inputting the information on the items to be examined, the information on the process for examining the items to be examined, and the information on the final stage of the examination of the items to be examined,
For each of the examination items, a storage unit that stores information on the examination items input by the input unit, information on the process for examining the examination items, and information on the end of the examination of the examination items.
Based on the information accumulated in the storage unit, a launch list for displaying a list of information on the examination items for a plurality of the examination items, information on the process for examining the examination items, and information on the final stage of examination of the examination items. A product development support system that includes a display data generation unit that generates display data. The product development according to claim 1, wherein the display data generation unit generates the launch list display data so that the launch list screen displayed based on the launch list display data functions as the launch information input unit at the time of launch. Support system. The display data generation unit inputs a comment in each step for the consideration after launch, and displays a launch detail screen that displays the input comment together with the information input from the launch information input unit at the time of launch. Generate launch details display data for
The product development support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage unit stores comments input on the launch details screen for each of the examination items. The product development support system according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of the launch details display data are extracted and aggregated for each element, and the launch details screen based on the aggregated launch details display data is displayed for each aggregation unit. The display data generation unit generates manufacturing requirement display data for displaying a manufacturing requirement screen that displays a design standard used at the time of design.
The launch list display data is generated so that the first registration button for registering the launch is displayed on the launch list screen displayed based on the launch list display data.
The product development support system according to claim 3, wherein the manufacturing requirement display data is generated so that a second registration button for registering the launch is displayed on the manufacturing requirement screen. The storage unit associates the first term used in the process launched from the launch list screen with the second term used in the process launched from the manufacturing requirement screen in the same meaning as the first term. Accumulate and
Based on the information of the first and second terms accumulated in the storage unit, the display data generation unit uses the first term used in the launch list screen as the second term in the manufacturing requirement screen. The manufacturing requirement display data and the launch detail display data are generated so that the second term used on the manufacturing requirement screen is displayed using the first term on the launch detail screen. The product development support system according to claim 3 or 5. The product development support system according to claim 3, 5 or 6, wherein the display data generation unit generates launch detailed display data for displaying the comment on the launch detail screen in chronological order. Image data can be attached when entering the comment,
When the image data is attached to the comment, the storage unit stores the image data together with the comment.
When the image data is attached to the comment, the display data generation unit displays the launch detail display data so that the image data is attached to the comment from the data of the storage unit and displayed on the launch detail screen. The product development support system according to claim 3, 5, 6 or 7.
Product development support system. In the storage unit, a problem was raised before the product was drawn, but no problem occurred, a problem was raised before the product was drawn, and a problem occurred, or a problem was raised before the product was drawn. We have accumulated EMD information that indicates whether a problem has occurred without being able to raise it.
The claim that the display data generation unit generates the launch list display data for displaying the EMD information according to the consideration at least on the launch list screen based on the EMD information accumulated in the storage unit. The product development support system according to 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or 8. At least the process of designing the product, the process of designing the mold or production equipment used for the product, the process of manufacturing the designed mold or the process of setting the production of the equipment, and using the manufactured mold or the set production equipment. It is a product development support method in the prototype process,
In order to launch the examination items in the product development, input the information on the examination items, the information on the process for examining the examination items, and the information on the end of the examination of the examination items.
For each of the items to be examined, information on the input items to be examined, information on the process for examining the items to be examined, and information on the final stage of examination of the items to be examined are accumulated.
A product development support method for displaying a list of information on the examination items for a plurality of the examination items, information on the process for examining the examination items, and information on the end of examination of the examination items based on the accumulated information. At least the process of designing the product, the process of designing the mold or production equipment used for the product, the process of manufacturing the designed mold or the process of setting the production of the equipment, and using the manufactured mold or the set production equipment. A program used in the product development support system in the prototype process.
In order to launch the examination items in the product development, the step of inputting the information of the examination items, the information of the process for examining the examination items, and the information regarding the end of the examination of the examination items, and
For each of the examination items, a step of accumulating the input information of the examination item, the information of the process for examining the examination item, and the information on the end of the examination of the examination item, and
Based on the accumulated information, the launch list display data for displaying the information of the examination items regarding the plurality of the examination items, the information of the process for examining the examination items, and the information regarding the examination end of the examination items is displayed. A program that causes a computer system to perform the steps it generates.

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