JP3594245B2 - Processing management device for routine work and processing management system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a routine task processing management device that sequentially executes respective tasks constituting a series of processing tasks at individual stations in accordance with a predetermined task routine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in a large company or office, from the viewpoint of specialization of each business, prevention of business mistakes due to the involvement of multiple people, etc. Is often performed by a plurality of persons.
[0003]
In the case of a task type in which each task constituting this series of processing tasks can be executed by, for example, a computer, application programs of all tasks are set in one computer, and one task is completed by one computer. Each time, the next person in charge must be called to the corresponding computer location to have the person in charge perform the next task.
[0004]
Therefore, each person in charge has to go to the installation position of the computer each time, which is very complicated for each person in charge. In addition, the work efficiency of the work is reduced.
In order to solve such inconveniences, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, dedicated work stations 2a, 2b, 2c. 2d. , And set an application program for only the work performed by the person in charge at each of the workstations 2a to 2d, and each person in charge performs the work given to him by using his own workstation 2a to 2d. Like that.
[0005]
In this case, for example, the person in charge of the workstation 2a executes the first task in the series of processing tasks using his / her own workstation 2a, and when his / her task is completed, the workstation of the person in charge of the next task is executed. For example, processed business data is transmitted to 2b via the LAN transmission path 1.
[0006]
The person in charge of the next task receives a signal indicating the end of the task from the person in charge of the preceding task, and executes the task given to the task data received at his / her workstation 2b. In this way, the work is sequentially forwarded to each person in charge.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the following problem still needs to be improved in the above-described method of giving each person in charge of the workstations 2a to 2d connected to the LAN and forwarding the work to each person in charge .
That is, it is necessary for each person in charge to remember from which person the business data is received, and to which person the business data is to be transmitted when his / her work is completed. For example, when the assigned job is changed due to a change in the staffing or the like, there is a concern that the job data may be transmitted to the workstation of the wrong staff.
[0008]
Further, for example, when it becomes necessary for the manager in charge of the department performing the task to check the progress of a series of processing tasks, it is necessary to ask each person in charge in order.
[0009]
As described above, there is a problem that not only can a series of processing operations not be efficiently performed, but also the progress can not be accurately grasped.
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by defining a business routine and executing and managing the business in each station according to the defined business routine, a person in charge of the next business is automatically performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a process management device for a routine job, in which job data is transmitted to a user and an execution command is automatically transmitted, so that a series of process jobs can be executed without fail and efficiently.
[0010]
Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a processing management apparatus for a routine task which can constantly check the execution status of the task routine, change the task routine as needed, and execute a series of tasks flexibly and flexibly. I do.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a process management apparatus for a routine task, which sequentially executes each task constituting a series of processing tasks at individual stations that execute the tasks according to a predetermined task routine. In the above, according to a routine defined by the routine defining section, a task start command for the task assigned to each station is sequentially transmitted in accordance with the task routine defined by the routine defining section, and the task termination received from each station is terminated. In response to the notification, a routine management unit for transmitting a data transfer instruction designating a transfer destination station of the business data to the work end notification transmission source station, and an execution status of the business routine managed by the routine management unit are displayed. a routine status display unit, according to prevailing conditions of the processing operations, the routine A definition change unit for changing the operational routines defined in the definition section, the provided in each station, a job execution section for executing operations that are assigned to the self in response to the work start command, in said each station Data for transmitting business data to the designated next station in response to the data transfer command in response to the data transfer command in response to the data transfer command. And a transfer unit.
[0012]
According to another aspect of the present invention, in a process management system for a routine task in which individual tasks constituting a series of processing tasks are sequentially executed by individual task processing devices in accordance with a predetermined task routine, the process management system includes: From the viewpoint of defining the business routine, that is, a workstation for defining a business routine indicating a business flow among the workstations incorporated in the LAN and monitoring the processing business, ie, supervising a series of processing business. A workstation used by a manager, a management device including a server computer for managing the execution status of each task, and a task processing apparatus for executing each task according to the task routine, that is, a workstation incorporated in a LAN. Of which, with the workstation that executes each of the above tasks The management device sequentially sends a task start command for a task assigned to each task processing device in accordance with a task definition defined by the task definition and a task routine defined by the task definition unit. A routine management unit for transmitting a data transfer command designating a destination business processing device to which business data is to be transferred to the business process notification source transmission business processing device in response to a business completion notification received from each business processing device; A routine status display unit that displays the execution status of the business routine managed by the unit, and a definition change unit that changes the business routine defined by the routine definition unit according to the status of the processing job at each time. A task execution unit for executing a task assigned to the task processing apparatus in response to the task start command; And a data transfer unit for transmitting a business end notification to the routine management unit in response to the business end in the above, and transferring the business data to a designated next station in response to the data transfer command. is there.
Further, in another invention, in a processing management system for a routine business in which each business constituting a series of processing business is sequentially executed at an individual station in accordance with a predetermined business routine, the processing management system includes: A routine definition station for defining a business routine, that is, a workstation for defining a business routine indicating a business flow among workstations incorporated in a LAN, a monitoring station for monitoring the processing business, ie, a series of processes A workstation used by a manager in charge of supervising tasks, a task execution station that executes the tasks according to the task routine, that is, a workstation that executes the tasks among workstations incorporated in the LAN; Business execution It is composed of a management server for managing the execution status of each operation in Shon, the routine definitions station, the routine definition unit that defines the transaction routine, according to prevailing conditions of the processing operations, the routine definition unit in comprising a definition change unit for changing the operational routine defined, wherein the management server, according to the business routines defined in the routine definition section, sequentially sent business start command for operations said assigned to each business execution station In addition, in response to a task completion notification received from each task execution station, a routine management unit that sends a data transfer command designating a task execution station to which task data is to be transferred to the task execution source transmission task execution station, The job execution station is assigned to itself in response to the job start command. In response to the end of the task in the task execution unit of its own, the task execution unit sends a task end notification to the routine management unit, and in response to the data transfer command, the task data is designated. A data transfer unit for transferring to a next station, wherein the monitoring station includes a routine status display unit for displaying an execution status of a business routine managed by a routine management unit of the management server. It is.
[0013]
[Action]
In the routine business process management device or the routine business process management system configured as described above, for example, in a station assigned to each person in charge or a dedicated station, the execution order of each business constituting a series of processing business When a task routine indicating each station or the like to which a task is assigned is defined, the routine management unit manages the execution status of each task in each station according to the defined task routine.
[0014]
Therefore, the person in charge at each station may execute a task previously given to the station based on a task start command from the routine management unit. When the work is completed, the work data is automatically transferred to the next work station, and a work start command is sent to the corresponding station.
[0015]
As described above, since each person in charge does not need to remember the work routine, the burden on each person in charge can be reduced, and the work is smoothly executed sequentially.
Further, the execution status of the business routine can be immediately grasped, and the business routine can be changed as needed.
[0016]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a processing management device for a routine job according to an embodiment.
[0017]
The processing management device for routine work of this embodiment is composed of five workstations 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e incorporated in a LAN and one server computer 12. A series of processing tasks handled by the routine task processing management device of this embodiment are performed by five persons A to E. The workstations 11a to 11e described above are assigned to the persons in charge A to E, respectively.
[0018]
A series of tasks handled by the embodiment apparatus is roughly divided into three tasks, for example, task A, task B, and task C. The execution order of the tasks A to C is the order of the task A, the task B, and the task C. Since the person in charge A performs the first task A, the application program of the task A is set in the workstation 11a. Similarly, since the work B is performed by the person in charge, the application program of the work B is set in the workstation 11b. Furthermore, since the final task C is performed by the person in charge C, the application program of the task C is set in the workstation 11c.
[0019]
The workstations 11a to 11c have substantially the same configuration except for the difference between the application programs of the tasks A to C which are individually set. In each of the workstations 11a to 11c, a personal service management unit 13 that manages execution of a plurality of tasks different for each of the persons in charge A to C, and an application program of each task executed by this person in charge of the workstation is provided. A business execution unit 14 for storing and executing each business, a data memory 15 for temporarily storing business data received from another workstation and business data of an execution result, a data transfer unit 16 for managing transmission and reception of business data, etc. Is stored.
[0020]
The person in charge E is, for example, a manager in charge of this department in a position to supervise a series of processing operations. In the routine status display section 17 in the workstation 11e of the person in charge E, an application program for reading, displaying and outputting the progress of each of the tasks A to C, that is, the execution of the task routine is set.
[0021]
Further, in the workstation 11d of the person in charge D, the processing order of each of the tasks A to C constituting the above-described series of processing tasks, and the workstations 11a to 11c which the tasks A to C execute, A work routine setting program for defining a work routine indicating a work flow such as to which of the work stations 11a to 11c the work data obtained in the work execution is transferred when the work in charge at the work stations 11a to 11c is completed. Are set in the routine definition section 18.
[0022]
Further, the workstation 11d incorporates a definition change unit 19 for temporarily changing the business routine defined by the person in charge D.
The server computer 12 is not assigned a person in charge, and a program for controlling the operation of each of the workstations 11a to 11c in accordance with the work routine defined by the workstation 11d is set in the routine management unit 20.
[0023]
Next, the operation of each unit will be described in order.
First, the person in charge D activates the routine definition unit 18 at his / her workstation 11d and sets the above-mentioned business routine of a series of processing business. The work routine defined by the person in charge D using the workstation 11d is automatically transmitted to the routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 via the LAN transmission path.
[0024]
Upon receiving the business routine from the routine definition unit 18 of the workstation 11d, the routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 temporarily stores the business routine. Then, it sends the work start command a ₁ to a workstation 11a to perform the head work A to the transaction routine specifies.
[0025]
When individual operation control unit 13 of the workstation 11a will receive a business start command a _1, and display the start operation guide business A of a number of operations is set to the workstation 11a for example on the display unit in charge Prompts the user A to perform the operation A. When the person in charge A starts a task for the task A, the task execution unit 14 is activated to perform an actual task. And stored in the data memory 15 the execution result as business data D _A. When work A is completed, the data transfer unit 16 transmits the task end notification b ₁ to the server computer 12.
[0026]
Routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 which receives the work completion notice b ₁ from workstation 11a is a workstation 11b Te read to perform the following operations B business A from transaction routine stored therein, the workstation 11a It sends a data transfer command _{c 1} to the workstation 11b against. The data transfer unit 16 of the workstation 11a of receipt of the data transfer instruction c ₁ is transferred via the LAN transmission line reads operational data D _A which is stored in the data memory 15 to the work station 11b. Workstation 11b stores operational data D _A that received the time being to own data memory 15.
[0027]
Routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 sends the work start command a ₂ for the next work station 11b. When the workstation 11b is operational start command a ₂ receives, displays on the display unit business start command at individual operation control unit 12 to alert the own personnel B. Then, the actual business using personnel B is a business data D _A starts the business task execution unit 14 has received start for business B. Business B is operational end notification b ₂ is transmitted to the routine management unit 20 of the automatic server over the computer 12 upon completion.
[0028]
As a result, the data transfer instruction c ₂ from the routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 to the work station 11c to perform the following operations C is returned. In accordance with the data transfer instruction c _2, it transfers the business data D _B is the execution result to the workstation 11c. Workstation 11c stores the time being to own data memory 15 operational data D _B of receipt.
[0029]
Routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 sends the work start command a ₃ for the next work station 11c. When the workstation 11c will receive the work start command a _3, and displayed on the display unit business start command at individual operation control unit 12 to alert the own personnel C. Then, the actual business using representative business data D _B C is the task execution unit 14 starts the operations for business C has received start. Business B is operational end notification b ₃ is sent to the routine management unit 20 of the automatic server computer 12 upon completion.
[0030]
Routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 which receives the work completion notice b ₃ from the workstation 11c includes three business A composing this sequence of processing operations, B. The fact that C has been successfully completed is registered in its own storage unit.
[0031]
The person in charge E, who is in charge of the series of processing operations, activates the routine status display unit 17 of his own workstation 11e. Then, the routine status display unit 17 sends the progress status inquiry d to the routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12 and receives the progress status e from the routine management unit 20. The received progress is displayed on the display unit.
[0032]
Further, the person in charge of setting the business routine D can activate the definition changing unit 19 of his / her workstation 11d as necessary to change the already set business routine. The changed business routine is immediately transmitted to the routine management unit 20 of the server computer 12.
[0033]
Each workstation 11a is routine management unit 20 for subsequent operations, 11b, the execution start command _a 1 ~a ₃ and the data transfer instruction _c 1 to c ₂ for 11c, modified according transaction routine after the change.
[0034]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a business routine in a case where, for example, a circuit design business is performed by using the routine business process management device configured as described above.
Circuit design work is broadly divided into two tasks: [design] work, which actually performs circuit design using CAD, etc., [check] work, which checks whether the designed circuit drawings are correct, and approval based on the results of the study. The task consists of three tasks of [authorization] task. Each person in charge A, B, C is assigned to each task. The person in charge D is in charge of the task of setting the execution order of the above-described tasks and the assignment workstations 11a to 11c.
[0035]
First, the person in charge D sets a work routine at his / her workstation 11d. Then, the work start command is sequentially transmitted to the workstations 11a to 11c of the persons in charge A to C via the server computer 12. Therefore, each of the persons in charge A to C executes the tasks such as [design], [investigation], and [approval] given to them when the message prompting the start of the task is displayed on their workstations 11a to 11c.
[0036]
When one of the business is completed, automatically run the result drawings, business data D _A such _findings, D _B are automatically transferred next work station 11b, to 11c. Thus, each person in charge A~D is, or are those the previous stage of the business is what the person in charge has made, also to be transferred to business data that show the business results of the business that self has done to any person in charge of the work station There is no need to be aware of any business routine such as
[0037]
Therefore, each person in charge A to C only needs to perform the work assigned to himself or herself to his or her workstations 11a to 11c, so that the mental burden is greatly reduced and the work efficiency is greatly improved.
[0038]
In addition, since the flow of each task constituting a series of processing tasks automatically proceeds, the overall processing efficiency is improved. In addition, it is possible to eliminate human error such as erroneous transfer of business data between businesses or erroneous execution order of business, thereby improving reliability.
Further, the person in charge E, who is the manager of the department in a position to manage this series of design work, can immediately grasp the progress of the design work whenever necessary by operating his own workstation 11e. it can.
[0039]
Further, for example, when an urgent task or the like occurs, the person in charge D can change the already set task routine and omit some tasks such as a confirmation task. Further, in the case where a specification is added by a customer, it is possible to easily perform a change such as inserting an additional business A 'for the relevant additional specification between the business A and the business B.
[0040]
As described above, the operation routine of a series of processing operations can be flexibly changed according to the situation at each time, and the work efficiency can be greatly improved.
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. In the apparatus of the embodiment, the actual work is executed by the three workstations 11a to 11c. However, the number of used workstations is determined according to the setting of the work routine according to the contents of a series of processing work. Can be changed freely.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the routine business process management apparatus of the present invention, a business routine is defined, and the business in each station is executed and managed according to the defined business routine. Therefore, the job data is automatically transmitted to the station of the person in charge of the next job, and the execution command is automatically transmitted to the corresponding station. As a result, unnecessary burdens other than the duties of each person in charge can be significantly reduced, and a series of processing duties can be executed efficiently without fail.
[0042]
Further, the execution status of the business routine can be easily checked at all times, and the business routine can be changed as necessary, so that a series of processing operations can be executed flexibly and flexibly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a processing management device for routine work according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing an operation routine of a circuit design task executed using the apparatus of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a general LAN.
[Explanation of symbols]
11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e: workstation, 12: server computer, 13: personal work management unit, 14: work execution unit, 15: data memory, 16: data transfer unit, 17: routine status display unit, 18 ... Routine definition unit, 19 ... Definition change unit, 20 ... Routine management unit.

Claims (3)

In a process management device for a routine task, which sequentially executes each task constituting a series of processing tasks at an individual station that executes each task according to a predetermined task routine,
A routine definition unit that defines the business routine,
In accordance with the business routine defined by the routine definition part, the business start command for the business allocated to each station is sequentially transmitted, and in response to the business end notification received from each station, the business data transfer destination station is set. A routine management unit that sends a designated data transfer command to a task end notification transmission source station;
A routine status display unit for displaying the execution status of the business routine managed by the routine management unit;
A definition change unit that changes a business routine defined by the routine definition unit according to the current situation of the processing operation ;
A job execution unit that is provided in each of the stations and executes a job assigned to itself in response to the job start command;
Provided in each station, in response to the end of work in its own work execution unit, sends a work end notification to the routine management unit, and in response to the data transfer command, sets the next business data designated. And a data transfer unit for transferring the data to a station. In a process management system for a routine task, each task constituting a series of task tasks is sequentially executed by an individual task processing device in accordance with a predetermined task routine.
The processing management system includes a management device that performs the definition of the business routine, monitors and manages the processing business, and a business processing device that executes each business according to the business routine.
The management device,
A routine definition unit that defines the business routine,
In accordance with the business routine defined by the routine definition unit, a business start command for the business allocated to each business processing device is sequentially transmitted, and in response to a business end notification received from each business processing device, the business data A routine management unit that sends a data transfer command designating the transfer destination business processing device to the business process completion notification transmission source business processing device;
A routine status display unit for displaying the execution status of the business routine managed by the routine management unit;
A definition change unit that changes a business routine defined by the routine definition unit according to the current situation of the processing operation ,
The business processing device,
A task execution unit that executes tasks assigned to itself in response to the task start command,
Data transfer for sending a task end notification to the routine management section in response to the task end in its own task execution section, and for transferring the task data to the next designated job processing apparatus in response to the data transfer command. And a processing management system. In a process management system for a routine job, each job constituting a series of process jobs is sequentially executed at an individual station according to a predetermined job routine,
The process management system includes a routine definition station that defines the business routine, a monitoring station that monitors the processing business, a business execution station that executes each business according to the business routine, and execution of each business in the business execution station. It consists of a management server that manages the situation,
The routine definition station comprises:
A routine definition unit that defines the business routine,
A definition change unit that changes a business routine defined by the routine definition unit according to the current situation of the processing operation ,
The management server,
In accordance with the business routine defined by the routine definition unit, a business start command for the business assigned to each of the business execution stations is sequentially transmitted, and in response to the business end notification received from each business execution station, the business data A routine management unit that sends a data transfer command specifying the transfer destination task execution station to the task termination task transmission source task execution station;
The business execution station,
A task execution unit that executes tasks assigned to itself in response to the task start command,
A data transfer unit that sends a job end notification to the routine management unit in response to the job end in its own job execution unit, and transfers the job data to the next designated station in response to the data transfer command; ,
The monitoring station comprises:
A processing management system, comprising: a routine status display unit for displaying an execution status of a business routine managed by a routine management unit of the management server.

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