JP6565721B2 - Information processing apparatus and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing program.

  Patent Document 1 has an object to provide an information processing apparatus that displays a quality function deployment table that can list a causal relationship between a design item of a part of a product and the quality of the product. The axis name setting means sets the names of the first axis to the fourth axis, the item creating means creates items belonging to the axis whose name is set by the axis name setting means, and the display means is the axis name. Based on the name of the axis set by the setting means and the item created by the item creating means, a quality function deployment table used for developing a product is arranged in a first axis in an area divided vertically and horizontally from the center. The names of each of the fourth axes are arranged, and items belonging to the respective axes of the first axis to the fourth axis are arranged in a direction extending vertically and horizontally from the center, and at least the first axis, the second axis, and the second axis are arranged. Axis and third axis, third axis and fourth You may receive the QFD table causality disposed possible sequence entry between items disclosed in between.

  Patent Document 2 has an object to provide an information processing apparatus that displays an item on an adjacent axis that is related to an item on a certain axis in a quality function development table, and the information processing apparatus. The selection means selects an item in the quality function development table by an operator's selection operation, and the first calculation means is adjacent to the selected first item and the axis to which the first item belongs. The relevance with the item belonging to the matching axis is calculated, and the first extracting means compares the relevance with a predetermined value to extract the second item related to the first item. The second calculation means calculates the relationship between the extracted second item and the first item from the relationship between the axis to which the second item belongs and the item belonging to the adjacent axis. The second extraction means compares the relevance with a predetermined value to determine a third term related to the first item. Extracting, display means, the first item and the second item and the third item, it is disclosed that displays in different forms the other items.

  Patent Document 3 has an object of providing a “design support apparatus, design support system, design support method, and design support program” that is highly convenient for designers. Registration means for registering functional characteristics, components, quality characteristics, and multiple design confirmation items corresponding to the table, user input means for receiving input from the user, and matrix of functional characteristics and components based on the registration means Correspondence relation presenting means for presenting the relationship to the user, correspondence relation determining means for determining the correspondence relation between the functional characteristics and the component parts by input from the user input means, and quality characteristics corresponding to the functional characteristics of the determined correspondence relation The design confirmation items are extracted from the relationship between the quality characteristic extracting means for extracting the component, the component of the determined correspondence relationship, and the extracted quality characteristic. The design confirmation items extraction means for, the extracted design check items to have a presentation means for presenting to a user is disclosed.

JP 2014-132438 A JP 2014-112338 A JP 2010-066955 A

There is a technology to display a quality function deployment table. For example, in Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, etc., the names of the first axis to the fourth axis are arranged in a region divided from the center to the top, bottom, left, and right, and the first axis extends in the direction extending from the center to the top, bottom, left, and right. Items that belong to each of the 4th to 4th axes can be arranged, and the causal relationship between items can be entered at least between the 1st and 2nd axes, the 2nd and 3rd axes, and the 3rd and 4th axes Displaying a quality function deployment table in which various arrangements are arranged.
By the way, in order to list the causal relationship between design items and product quality, there are cases where it is desired to analyze not only the number of displayable axes (for example, 4 axes) but also more axes. However, in order to display with the number of displayable axes, it is necessary to omit the axes, and simply omitting it does not reveal where the axes are omitted.
The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and an information processing program that perform display indicating that discontinuous axes on the display are not consecutive in the ordering, in a region between the axes. The purpose is to do.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
The invention of claim 1 has a selection means for selecting an axis from an axis candidate in the quality function expansion table by an operator's selection operation, and a display means for displaying a quality function expansion table having the selected axis as an element. The axis candidates are ordered, and the display means is the selected axis, and when the adjacent axes on the display are not consecutive in the ordering, the axis This is an information processing apparatus that displays discontinuous information in the intervening area.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the axis selected as the first axis of the quality function development table is not the head of the ordered axis group, the display means displays a non-display in a region on the left side of the first axis. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus performs display indicating that the data is continuous.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the case where the display means is displaying a quality function development table including the axes that are not consecutive in the ordering, and when an operation for continuing between the axes is received. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ordering axis is inserted and displayed between the axes.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the display means exceeds the maximum number of axes in the quality function expansion table by inserting the axes, the first axis or the rear axis is included in the ordering so that the inserted axes are included. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the axis is selected by omitting the tail axis.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the computer displays selection means for selecting an axis by an operator's selection operation from the axis candidates in the quality function expansion table, and a quality function expansion table having the selected axis as an element. If the axis candidates are ordered, and the display means is a selected axis, and adjacent axes on the display are not consecutive in the ordering, the ordering This is an information processing program that displays discontinuity in the area between axes.

  According to the information processing apparatus of the first aspect, when the axes adjacent to each other on the display are not consecutive in ordering, it is possible to perform display indicating discontinuity in the region between the axes.

  According to the information processing apparatus of claim 2, if the axis selected as the first axis of the quality function development table is not the head of the ordered axis group, the area on the left side of the first axis is discontinuous. It is possible to display that there is.

  According to the information processing apparatus of claim 3, when the quality function expansion table including the axes that are not consecutive in ordering is displayed, and when an operation for continuing between the axes is received, An ordered axis can be inserted and displayed between the axes.

  According to the information processing apparatus of claim 4, when the number of axes exceeds the maximum number of axes in the quality function expansion table by inserting the axes, the order of the leading axis or the trailing part is included so as to include the inserted axes. An axis can be omitted and an axis can be selected.

  According to the information processing program of the fifth aspect, when the axes adjacent to each other on the display are not continuous in ordering, it is possible to perform display indicating discontinuity in the region between the axes.

It is a conceptual module block diagram about the structural example of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the system configuration example using this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the quality function expansion | deployment table | surface which is a process target by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the quality function expansion | deployment table | surface which is a process target by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a quality function expansion table. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 1st Embodiment. It is a conceptual module block diagram about the structural example of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example by 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of the computer which implement | achieves this Embodiment.

First, before explaining the present embodiment, a technique that is a premise thereof will be described. This description is intended to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment.
When the composition of technology / commodity becomes complicated, the causal relationship between factors increases, and further, it becomes difficult to grasp the relationship because they are intertwined with each other. As a result, the following occurs.
(1) It takes time to examine the causal relationship between factors. As a result, the efficiency of design and development falls.
(2) The possibility of overlooking the problem increases, and in that case, when the problem is noticed, the process returns and a step occurs.
(3) A quality problem occurs when a product is made with overlooked issues.
(4) When an unexpected problem occurs, it takes time to construct a technology for analyzing and analyzing the phenomenon. As a result, the solution will be delayed.

What effectively functions as a measure against these is a factor analysis and visualization technique based on QFD (Quality Function Deployment).
QFD is a technique for clarifying goals, issues, and actions so that the quality required by customers can be reflected in product creation at various stages such as product planning and product development.
In a typical QFD, a relationship between a “required quality” item extracted from customer requirement items and a “quality characteristic” item extracted from technical considerations is expressed in a matrix. In addition, the relationship between “required quality” items and “quality characteristics” items may be displayed in a form called a triangle cap. By adding each importance to the “required quality” item, it is possible to extract the “planned quality” item (which indicates what kind of features the customer is satisfied with). Also, “design quality” (product specifications) can be extracted by making “quality characteristics” correspond to the design values of the parts. The relationship between goals, issues, and actions can be clarified by the above examination results. That is, the quality function development table (QFD table) is a table in which a plurality of item lists are arranged on mutually orthogonal axes, and the causal relationship between items on adjacent axes is displayed in a matrix.

QFD was obtained through various developments such as “functional development”, “part development”, “technical development”, “business development” as well as “required quality” and “quality characteristics”. It has been proposed to express the causal relationship between items in a binary table. Furthermore, by creating a computer program for displaying this table and providing links to information on the network in each item and matrix cell, it can be used as a framework for storing and sharing information.
However, in the development of products such as printers, medical devices, and other complicated parts that have multiple parts / members and multiple physical phenomena related to each other, the number of items to be handled becomes enormous. The simple relationship such as "Quality characteristics" and "Parts development" and "Technology development" cannot fully describe the relationship between design characteristics and quality. In addition, the process until the product is actually produced is established by cooperation of many departments such as technology development, material development, system development, and manufacturing. Therefore, it is possible to create a binary table and assign the symbols “Looks like” or “Not related” to each other. However, the design characteristics including the mechanism of the phenomenon “Why do you?” Unless the entire quality relationship is listed, it cannot be used in the actual design and development process. In other words, the manufacturing process of parts and components and the quality of products have an indirect relationship with various intermediate characteristics between them. Can't be clear. In addition, product design conditions and product quality have an indirect relationship with various intermediate characteristics, and the relationship between design conditions and quality is clear unless the table has appropriate intermediate characteristics and configuration. I can't.
In addition, the definition of intermediate characteristics tends to be ambiguous, and the utilization of the table will not proceed because the table is not uniform.
The above problem can create a table of causality with well-defined intermediate characteristic axes, and display the relationship in a configuration that allows you to overlook the relationship between those intermediate characteristics, Furthermore, the problem can be solved by preparing a system that can easily input items on the axis, which is often an enormous number, and create and display a matrix.
However, especially when the number of items increases and the causal relationship becomes complicated, which item is affected when the condition corresponding to one item changes, or which condition to change the value of one item When examining whether or not it should be changed, simply checking the causal relationship on the table cannot prevent omission of the examination. It is difficult to track the impact, because changes in one item will propagate as changes in the intermediate characteristics of multiple items, and changes in each of the intermediate characteristics will also affect changes in multiple other items This is because of this. For example, if one design condition is changed in order to improve one quality, another unintended quality deteriorates, which is a problem often encountered in the product development process. In order to investigate the secondary effects of such item changes, it is necessary to track the influence of the item changes on the table and then investigate the influence of the ripples in the opposite direction. Is even more complicated. Furthermore, even if you can carefully track how the effects of an item spill over, it is difficult to show it on a huge table with many items. As a result, omission of examination occurs, and the development period and quality are adversely affected.

As an advantage of using the quality function development table, it is possible to visualize the causal relationship between hierarchical processes from upstream to downstream and between structural layers such as system-subsystem-component-member-material. However, in the technique described in the prior art document, it is considered based on a four-axis configuration, and visualization of causal relationships across processes and hierarchies is not considered. In order to solve this problem, it is possible to solve the above-mentioned problem by arbitrarily selecting up to four axes and constructing a quality function development table composed of the selected axes.
In the technology described in the prior art document, a quality function deployment table composed only of the desired axis items selected is constructed, so that a causal relationship between different processes or composition hierarchies can be easily viewed in a table. It becomes possible to see.
On the other hand, the purpose of bird's-eye view of the causal relationship using the quality function deployment table based on the technology described in the prior art document is to understand the causal relationship between the higher-order axis item and the target axis item. It is to extract and solve the problems that need to be matched between items from the causal relationship shown. In this solution, the relationship between the axis item in the target process or configuration hierarchy and the higher-level axis item (which will be described later with reference to FIG. 7 as a specific example) is also referred to in the same process or configuration. The causal relationship is also important. However, the technique described in the prior art document can be displayed only with the selected shaft configuration.
In addition, the quality function deployment table not only expresses the mechanism that has been elucidated, but in many cases, the quality function deployment table is used to visualize the mechanism during technical development. In that case, it is not always possible to express with the defined axis configuration. For example, a new intermediate characteristic axis is provided between the performance axis and the physical property axis as 1.5 axis, and the display has a 4-axis configuration. However, in practice, there are cases where it is configured with five axes. Even in such a case, the shaft configuration could not be easily changed.

Hereinafter, examples of various preferred embodiments for realizing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example according to the first embodiment.
The module generally refers to components such as software (computer program) and hardware that can be logically separated. Therefore, the module in the present embodiment indicates not only a module in a computer program but also a module in a hardware configuration. Therefore, the present embodiment is a computer program for causing these modules to function (a program for causing a computer to execute each procedure, a program for causing a computer to function as each means, and a function for each computer. This also serves as an explanation of the program and system and method for realizing the above. However, for the sake of explanation, the words “store”, “store”, and equivalents thereof are used. However, when the embodiment is a computer program, these words are stored in a storage device or stored in memory. This means that control is performed so as to be stored in the apparatus. Modules may correspond to functions one-to-one, but in mounting, one module may be configured by one program, or a plurality of modules may be configured by one program, and conversely, one module May be composed of a plurality of programs. The plurality of modules may be executed by one computer, or one module may be executed by a plurality of computers in a distributed or parallel environment. Note that one module may include other modules. Hereinafter, “connection” is used not only for physical connection but also for logical connection (data exchange, instruction, reference relationship between data, etc.). “Predetermined” means that the process is determined before the target process, and not only before the process according to this embodiment starts but also after the process according to this embodiment starts. Also, if it is before the target processing, it is used in accordance with the situation / status at that time or with the intention to be decided according to the status / status up to that point. When there are a plurality of “predetermined values”, they may be different values, or two or more values (of course, including all values) may be the same. In addition, the description having the meaning of “do B when it is A” is used in the meaning of “determine whether or not it is A and do B when it is judged as A”. However, the case where it is not necessary to determine whether or not A is excluded.
In addition, the system or device is configured by connecting a plurality of computers, hardware, devices, and the like by communication means such as a network (including one-to-one correspondence communication connection), etc., and one computer, hardware, device. The case where it implement | achieves by etc. is also included. “Apparatus” and “system” are used as synonymous terms. Of course, the “system” does not include a social “mechanism” (social system) that is an artificial arrangement.
In addition, when performing a plurality of processes in each module or in each module, the target information is read from the storage device for each process, and the processing result is written to the storage device after performing the processing. is there. Therefore, description of reading from the storage device before processing and writing to the storage device after processing may be omitted. Here, the storage device may include a hard disk, a RAM (Random Access Memory), an external storage medium, a storage device via a communication line, a register in a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and the like.

The information processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment relates to a technical information management framework that combines a database and a quality function deployment table (also referred to as a QA table). As shown in the example of FIG. An axis selection module 110, an axis information storage module 120, and a display module 130 are provided.
The information processing apparatus 100 displays the presence of a hidden axis when there is a hidden axis among those adopted as the axes of the quality function development table.
Here, the quality function development table is an array having at least three or more axes, items belonging to each axis, and a causal relationship between the items entered between the two axes. It is what is arranged. In addition, since it has at least 3 or more axes, the number of matrices constituted by the axes is at least 2 or more.
Hereinafter, a quality function development table having four axes will be described as an example. In this quality function table, the first axis is the axis from the origin (center of the quality function table) upward, the second axis is the axis from the origin to the right, and the third axis is from the origin to the bottom The 4th axis is the axis from the origin to the left.

The axis selection module 110 is connected to the axis information storage module 120 and the display module 130. The axis selection module 110 selects an axis from an axis candidate in the quality function development table by an operator's selection operation. Note that the axis candidates are ordered.
The axis information storage module 120 is connected to the axis selection module 110. The axis information storage module 120 stores information related to the quality function development table. For example, information on the axis (candidate axis names, the order of the axes, axis position at the time of display, item names in the axis, etc.), information on the matrix configured between the axes (values in the matrix, etc.) is there.

The display module 130 is connected to the axis selection module 110. The display module 130 displays a quality function development table having the axis selected by the axis selection module 110 as an element. Here, “display” includes control to display on a display device such as a liquid crystal display.
Then, the display module 130 is an axis selected by the axis selection module 110, and when adjacent axes on the display are not consecutive in ordering, it is determined that the area between the axes is discontinuous. Display.
Here, “adjacent axes on display” refers to two axes that are adjacent when the quality function development table is displayed. In the case of the quality function development table having four axes, the first axis and the second axis, the second axis and the third axis, and the third axis and the fourth axis are referred to.
In addition, “the case where they are not consecutive in ordering” means that they are not adjacent in the ordered row. As mentioned above, this refers to the case where there is a hidden axis. For example, a case will be described as an example where the axis candidates are ordered as A axis, B axis, C axis, D axis, E axis, and F axis. When “A-axis, B-axis, C-axis, D-axis” is selected as the first, second, third, and fourth axes on the display, each axis is within an ordered row. It will be continuous. This is because they are next to each other in an ordered row. Also, when “A-axis, B-axis, D-axis, E-axis” is selected as the first axis, second axis, third axis, and fourth axis, they must not be consecutive in the ordering row. It becomes. This is because the second axis (B axis) and the third axis (D axis) are not adjacent to each other in the ordered row.
The “display indicating non-continuous” may be any display method different from the case where the axes are continuous. Specifically, it will be described later using the example of FIG.
In addition, when the axis selected as the first axis of the quality function development table is not the head of the ordered axis group, the display module 130 indicates that the area on the left side of the first axis is discontinuous. Display may be performed. Details will be described later using the flowchart shown in the example of FIG.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration example using the present embodiment.
The information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in the example of FIG. 1 may be a device (stand-alone) that operates alone, or may have a system configuration as illustrated in the example of FIG.
The information processing apparatus 100, personal terminal 200A, personal terminal 200B, and personal terminal 200C are connected to each other via a communication line 290. The communication line 290 may be wireless, wired, or a combination thereof, and may be, for example, the Internet or an intranet as a communication infrastructure. Further, the function of the information processing apparatus 100 may be realized as a cloud service. The personal terminal 200 uses the information processing apparatus 100 via the communication line 290. An operation such as axis selection at the personal terminal 200 is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100, and a processing result by the display module 130 of the information processing apparatus 100 is received and displayed on the display device of the personal terminal 200. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 generates a quality function expansion table as a Web server using HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) or the like, and generates a Web page as its display form. The personal terminal 200 has a function as a Web browser, and performs an axis selection operation, a quality function expansion table display, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
In step S <b> 302, the axis selection module 110 extracts an axis list from the axis information storage module 120. For example, an example of the axis list will be described later using the axis configuration list 800 illustrated in the example of FIG.
In step S304, the axis selection module 110 causes the operator to select an axis. For example, four axes are selected. For example, the first axis, the second axis, the third axis, and the fourth axis are assigned in the selected order or in the order in the axis list.

In step S306, the display module 130 determines whether or not the selected Nth (N is an integer equal to or greater than 1) axis and the (N + 1) th axis are continuous. If so, the process proceeds to step S308. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S310. That is, in the first process, it is determined whether the axis assigned to the first axis and the axis assigned to the second axis are continuous. Returning from step S312, in the second process, it is determined whether the axis assigned to the second axis and the axis assigned to the third axis are continuous. In the third processing, it is determined whether the axis assigned to the third axis and the axis assigned to the fourth axis are continuous. Whether or not they are continuous may be determined by whether or not they are moving back and forth in the axis list.
In step S308, the display module 130 assumes that the Nth and N + 1th axes are continuous.

In step S310, the display module 130 assumes that the Nth and N + 1th axes are discontinuous.
In step S312, the display module 130 determines whether or not there are remaining axes. If there are, the process returns to step S306, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step S314. When returning to step S306, N is incremented (1 is added to N).
In step S <b> 314, the display module 130 displays the quality function development table according to whether the axes are continuous or discontinuous. If it is continuous, a general quality function development table may be displayed (described later using the example of FIG. 9). When there is discontinuity, a display indicating discontinuity is performed in a region between the discontinuous axes (described later using an example of FIG. 12).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment. The processing of steps S406 to S410 is added to the flowchart shown in the example of FIG. Other processing is equivalent to the processing of the flowchart shown in the example of FIG.
In step S <b> 402, the axis selection module 110 extracts an axis list from the axis information storage module 120.
In step S404, the axis selection module 110 causes the operator to select an axis.

In step S406, the display module 130 determines whether or not the axis at the head of the axis list is selected. If it is selected, the process proceeds to step S408. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S410. Specifically, it may be determined whether or not the first selected axis or the first axis in the axis list among the selected axes is the first axis in the axis list. If the first axis in the axis list is not selected, it is determined that the axes from the head of the axis list to the selected axis are omitted, and are discontinuous. Needless to say, if the first axis in the axis list is selected, it is determined that the axis is continuous.
In step S408, the display module 130 assumes that the leading axis is continuous.
In step S410, the display module 130 assumes that the leading axis is discontinuous.

In step S412, the display module 130 determines whether or not the selected Nth (N is an integer equal to or greater than 1) axis and the (N + 1) th axis are continuous. If so, the process proceeds to step S414. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S416.
In step S414, the display module 130 assumes that the Nth and N + 1th axes are continuous.
In step S416, the display module 130 assumes that the Nth and N + 1th axes are discontinuous.
In step S418, the display module 130 determines whether or not there are remaining axes. If there are, the process returns to step S412; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S420.
In step S420, the display module 130 displays the quality function development table according to the continuous or non-continuous between the axes.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a quality function expansion table that is a processing target according to the first embodiment.
As the quality function expansion table to be processed, there is a quality function expansion table 500 shown in the example of FIG. As an example of “a quality function deployment table having three or more axes”, an example of a quality function deployment table having four axes is shown. The quality function development table 500 includes four axes (first axis 510, second axis 520, third axis 530, and fourth axis 540). In the first axis 510, the second axis 520, the third axis 530, and the fourth axis 540, the names of the axes are given, and there are one or more items. Each item is given the name of the item.
A first axis / second axis relationship matrix 515 is provided between the first axis 510 and the second axis 520, and a second axis / third axis relationship matrix 525 is provided between the second axis 520 and the third axis 530. There is a third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix 535 between the third axis 530 and the fourth axis 540. That is, the first axis / second axis relationship matrix 515 is defined by the first axis 510 and the second axis 520, and the second axis / third axis relationship matrix 525 is defined by the second axis 520 and the third axis 530. The third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix 535 is defined by the third axis 530 and the fourth axis 540.
As an example of the quality function deployment table having three axes, a quality function deployment table configured by the first axis 510, the second axis 520, and the third axis 530 may be used. It may be a quality function expansion table configured by two axes 520, a third axis 530, and a fourth axis 540.
“Select item” displays, for example, a quality function expansion table on a display device such as a display, and an item in an axis in the quality function expansion table is selected by an operator using a mouse, a touch panel, or the like. It is an operation.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a quality function expansion table that is a processing target according to the first embodiment. 6 shows a specific example of the quality function development table 500 shown in the example of FIG.
For example, “quality” is given as the name of the axis of the first axis 510, “performance” is given as the name of the axis of the second axis 520, and “structure / structure” is given as the name of the axis of the third axis 530. “Physical property” is given, and “Raw material” is given as the name of the axis of the fourth axis 540. The item belongs to the first axis 510, and the item names include, for example, “I can cook a lot quickly”, “Good operability”, etc., and the item belongs to the second axis 520. For example, there are “easy to grasp”, “heating unit is close”, etc., and the item belongs to the third axis 530, and the item names are, for example, “length”, “diameter”, etc. An item belongs to the axis 540, and examples of the name of the item include “material” and “processing method”. In the first-axis / second-axis relationship matrix 515, the relationship between “good operability” and “the heating unit is close” is “◎”, and in the second-axis / third-axis relationship matrix 525, “the heating unit is close”. And “length” in the third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix 535 include “◎” as the relationship between “length” and “design dimension”. Note that the symbol “示 し” indicates a certain value (for example, 1.0) indicating the relevance. For the value indicating the relevance, for example, the technique described in Patent Document 2 may be used. By tracing in this way, quality: “good operability”, performance: “heated part is close”, structure / physical properties: “length”, raw materials: “design dimensions” are closely related to each other. I understand.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
Here, a member quality function deployment table 700 and a member production technology quality function deployment table 750 are shown as examples of quality function deployment tables that cross processes (examples in which an analysis using four or more axes is necessary in the quality function deployment table). .
The member production technology quality function expansion table 750 is a detailed expansion of the third quadrant (material / manufacturing conditions, third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix 735) of the member quality function expansion table 700.
When looking at the relationship in which the material / manufacturing conditions of the member affect the quality, it can be confirmed in the member quality function deployment table 700, but the investigation is performed while grasping the influence of the process design value on the quality in the manufacturing process. Not suitable for usage. That is, in that case, the member production technology quality function deployment table 750 is suitable.

In the example shown in FIG. 7A, the first axis 710 of the member quality function development table 700 is the quality axis, the second axis 720 is the performance axis, the third axis 730 is the structure / physical property axis, A 4-axis 740 is a material / manufacturing condition axis.
The role of member development is to determine the member structure and physical properties (design values) to satisfy the performance. It is necessary to understand the mechanism by which the physical properties of the structure exert their performance. For this purpose, the second axis / third axis relationship matrix 725 is used. In addition, in order to realize the structure / physical properties (design values) of the members, it is the role of production technology to develop the third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix 735.

In the example shown in FIG. 7B, the first axis 760 of the member production technology quality function development table 750 is the structure / physical property axis, the second axis 770 is the process physical quantity axis, and the third axis 780 is the process design value. The fourth axis 790 is a manufacturing condition axis.
The member production technology quality function development table 750 is developed from the item of the third axis 730 of the member quality function development table 700. The first axis 760 may be a “quality” axis because of the machining quality that the member production technology aims at.
In order to create the structure and physical properties, it expands to physical quantities related to the action given to the workpiece (material) itself. For this purpose, the first axis / second axis relationship matrix 765 is used.
The second axis 770 is used to develop items representing the degree of action given to the workpiece (material) itself to be processed, and includes, for example, a coating film temperature, a wet film thickness, a diffusion coefficient, and the like.
Expand to real control factors to obtain process physical quantities. For this purpose, the second axis / third axis relationship matrix 775 is used.

The third axis 780 defines engineering setting conditions for obtaining a process physical quantity (intermediate characteristics of the machining process). For example, there are a liquid feed flow rate / flow velocity, a workpiece surface speed, a workpiece surface temperature, a workpiece surface wind speed, and the like. The mass production process design will be carried out in this item, and process parameters (control factors) that do not depend on the production scale or the machine will be clarified.
In order to obtain the process design value, the actual apparatus setting conditions are developed. For this purpose, the third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix 785 is used.
The fourth axis 790 defines the setting items of the actual device. For example, there are motor rotation speed, control current value, sensor display temperature, and the like. The process design value (output) from the equipment condition (input) is a basic function in quality engineering.
The definition of “manufacturing conditions” (the fourth axis 740 and the fourth axis 790) is the same, but the manufacturing conditions in the member quality / function development table 700 are expressed from the standpoint of member development and are often based on research conditions. . In the material production technology quality function deployment table 750, it is necessary to break down to the mass production setting condition presented to the production department. As for the material, the third quadrant may be developed as a separate material technology.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in the example of FIG. 7, even in the case of multi-level process expression expressed by a quality function expansion table exceeding four axes, the influence range can be easily grasped visually. It is something that can be done. Therefore, it is possible to display and grasp the hierarchical causal relationship of the quality function development table across processes, and it becomes possible to easily recognize that the axis hierarchy is not continuous.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 8, the axis configuration list 800 is displayed on the display device. In the axis configuration list 800, axis candidates 802 and the like are displayed. More axes can be displayed by the scroll bar 830.
In this example, the axis candidate 802, the axis candidate 804, the axis candidate 806, and the axis candidate 808 in the axis configuration list 800 are selected by the operator's selection operation using the cursor 850. These axes are continuous in the axis configuration list 800.
Note that, as a default, the upper designated axes (four axes) in the axis configuration list 800 may be selected in the initial stage.
The axis configuration list 800 is defined, for example, so as to line up from an upstream process to a downstream process, or from an upper hierarchy to a lower hierarchy, and has causal relationship data between adjacent upper and lower axes.
When the display of discontinuous axes as shown in the example of FIG. 11 is selected, a display that can be identified as discontinuous is performed as shown in the example of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
As shown in the example of FIG. 8, if the display instruction is given for the continuous axes in the axis configuration list 800, the quality function development table 900 as shown in the example of FIG. 9 is displayed. The first axis 910 is an aaa axis corresponding to the axis candidate 802. The second axis 920 is an aaab axis corresponding to the axis candidate 804. The third axis 930 is an aaac axis corresponding to the axis candidate 806. The fourth axis 940 is an aaad axis corresponding to the axis candidate 808. The quality function deployment table 900 is equivalent to the quality function deployment table 500 shown in the example of FIG. 5 and is a general (equivalent to conventional) quality function deployment table. This is because the axes are continuous.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the quality function development table.
FIG. 10A shows the first quadrant of the quality function development table 900. In other words, the aaa-aaab binary table 1000 includes an aaaa axis 1005 (corresponding to the first axis 910), an aaab axis 1010 (corresponding to the second axis 920), and a matrix between the axes (first axis / second axis relationship matrix). 915).
FIG. 10B shows the second quadrant of the quality function development table 900. That is, the aaaab-aaaac binary table 1020 includes an aaab axis 1025 (corresponding to the second axis 920), an aaaac axis 1030 (corresponding to the third axis 930), and a matrix between the axes (second axis / third axis relationship matrix). 925).
FIG. 10C shows the third quadrant of the quality function development table 900. That is, the aaaac-aaad binary table 1040 includes an aaaac axis 1045 (corresponding to the third axis 930), an aaaad axis 1050 (corresponding to the fourth axis 940), and a matrix between the axes (third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix). 935).
The axis configuration list 800 shown in the example of FIG. 8 is premised on having causal relation data with the axis immediately below from the top of the list, or setting causal relation data between the upper and lower axes in the future. This means that in the binary table shown in the example of FIG. 10, one axis has a causal relationship with an adjacent axis, and the relationship can be expressed continuously. However, for example, a bbbc-ccca binary table and a bbbc-ccca binary table may be configured between the bbbb axis and the ccca axis to newly set an axis called bbbc.
As described above, by setting four consecutive axes as display targets based on the relationship between adjacent axes, it is possible to display a quality function development table having a four-axis configuration as it is.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment. With respect to the axis configuration list 800 shown in the example of FIG. 8, in the example of FIG. 11, the axis candidate 804, the axis candidate 812, the axis candidate 814, and the axis candidate 826 are selected. That is, the axis candidate 804 is not the first axis in the axis configuration list 800, the axis candidate 804 and the axis candidate 812 are not continuous, and the axis candidate 814 and the axis candidate 826 are not continuous.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
As shown in the example of FIG. 11, if an axis in the axis configuration list 800 is instructed to be displayed, a quality function deployment table 1200 as shown in the example of FIG. 12 is displayed. The first axis 1210 is an aaab axis corresponding to the axis candidate 804. The second axis 1220 is a bbbb axis corresponding to the axis candidate 812. The third axis 1230 is a ccca axis corresponding to the axis candidate 814. The fourth axis 1240 is a dddd axis corresponding to the axis candidate 826. Further, the quality function development table 1200 depicts a discontinuous guide 1250 at the position of the shaft boundary 1208, a discontinuous guide 1260 at the position of the shaft boundary 1212, and a discontinuous guide 1270 at the position of the shaft boundary 1232. These are examples of “display indicating discontinuity” performed by the display module 130. That is, the axis candidate 802 (aaaa axis) is omitted before the first axis 1210, and the axis candidate 806 (aaac), axis candidate 808 (aaad), between the first axis 1210 and the second axis 1220, The axis candidate 810 (bbba) is omitted, and the axis candidate 816 (cccb), the axis candidate 818 (cccc), the axis candidate 820 (ddda), and the axis candidate 822 (between the third axis 1230 and the fourth axis 1240 ddd) and axis candidate 824 (dddc) are omitted. Of course, the display form of “display indicating discontinuity” is not limited to the thick line and the black triangle. If the display form is different from the axis boundary 1218 or the like, another display form (red thick line, dotted line, blinking, etc.) ). The “display indicating discontinuity” may be an area between the discontinuous axes. For example, the discontinuous guide 1260 may be drawn not at the axis boundary 1212 but at the position of the axis boundary 1218, or may be drawn in the first axis / second axis relation matrix 1215.

11 and 12 specifically show the following.
Not only between adjacent axes, but also between upper and lower axes, for example, certain submodules and specific axes, not continuous axes, in order to examine how they affect system level performance. Since the relationship is important, discontinuous axes are displayed for display.
At this time, the operator cannot determine which axis is displayed in a 4-axis configuration by looking only at the quality function expansion table displayed based on the axis item name alone. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in the example of FIG. 11, it is shown that the discontinuous axis is visually selected. Even if a discontinuous axis item is selected, the causal relationship between the axes is newly calculated and displayed. The calculation method will be described later.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment. It is explanatory drawing about the production | generation method of the axis | shaft structure list | wrist 800. In particular, the operation of the operator when a new axis is added between the existing axes is shown.
When it is detected that an area to add an axis has been selected by the cursor 850, an edit command area 1300 and an axis addition command area 1310 are displayed, and an addition instruction is given above or below the corresponding axis by selection with the cursor 850. When the above is instructed, it is added to the axis before the corresponding axis. The edit command area 1300 includes, for example, “add axis”, and the axis add command area 1310 includes, for example, “add up” and “add down”.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
A list registration operation is designated in accordance with the operation of the operator, and a list to be registered is designated. It is determined whether the list is in a format that can be registered. If there is a problem, an error is displayed. If there is no problem, the list is registered. Specifically, this is performed as follows.
In step S1402, list registration is designated.
In step S1404, a list is designated.
In step S1406, an error check is performed. For example, if the axis name to be registered is the same as an existing axis name, the axis item is the same as another axis name, or the axis name includes characters that are not allowed in the system, the error corresponds to the error.

In step S1408, it is determined whether there is no problem as a result of the error check. If “no problem”, the process proceeds to step S1410; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S1412.
In step S1410, registration is completed.
In step S1412, error display is performed.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
When a display axis designation operation is designated in accordance with the operation of the operator, the axis configuration list is displayed, and the axis to be displayed from the axis configuration list and the display position of the axis (first axis, second axis, third axis, first axis 4 axis selection) is specified. It is determined between the respective axes whether the designated axis is a continuous axis or a non-continuous axis on the axis configuration list, and the determination result is sent to the display module 130. Specifically, this is performed as follows.
In step S1502, a display axis designation operation is performed.
In step S1504, a list is displayed.
In step S1506, an axis to be displayed and a display position are designated.

In step S1508, it is determined whether or not the designation is completed. If completed, the process proceeds to step S1510. Otherwise, the process returns to step S1506.
In step S1510, it is determined whether the designated axis is continuous or discontinuous. The determination method may be determined according to the flowcharts shown in the examples of FIGS.
In step S1512, a determination result is extracted and a display process is performed.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
Specify the discontinuous axis area from the quality function expansion table and specify the extended display. Construct and display the quality function expansion table according to the specified axis range. Specifically, this is performed as follows.
In step S1602, discontinuous axis expansion display designation is performed.
In step S1604, an extended range is calculated.
In step S1606, the required number of matrix faces is calculated.
In step S1608, matrix allocation processing is performed.
In step S1610, extended display is performed.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the first exemplary embodiment.
Axis configuration list is displayed by specifying additional axes. From the axis configuration list, add the position to add the axis and add axis information to the list and update. Specifically, this is performed as follows.
In step S1702, an axis addition designation is performed.
In step S1704, a list is displayed.
In step S1706, an additional position of the axis is designated.
In step S1708, the list information is updated.
In step S1710, it is determined whether or not the designation is completed. If completed, the process ends (step S1799). Otherwise, the process returns to step S1706.
The processing shown in the examples of FIGS. 16 and 17 will be described in detail in the second embodiment below.

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FIG. 18 is a conceptual module configuration diagram of a configuration example according to the second embodiment.
An information processing apparatus 1800 according to the second embodiment relates to a technical information management framework that combines a database and a quality function deployment table. As shown in the example of FIG. An information storage module 120 and a display module 130 are included. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the site | part of the same kind as 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
The information processing apparatus 1800 displays the existence of a hidden axis when there is a hidden axis between those adopted as the axes of the quality function expansion table, which is the same process as the first embodiment. Further, the quality function expansion table is expanded (hidden axes are displayed) in accordance with an instruction from the operator. That is, when the adjacent axes are discontinuous, the axes of the quality function development table are reorganized and displayed in a continuous axis configuration as designated by the operator.
Specifically, for the “display indicating discontinuity”, the designation of “extended display instruction” is detected, and the axis is switched to a continuous display form. When an extended display instruction is given, a case where the display form does not necessarily fit on the four axes occurs. This will also be described later.

The axis selection module 110 is connected to the axis information storage module 120 and the display module 130.
The axis information storage module 120 is connected to the axis selection module 110.
The display module 130 includes an extension designation module 1810, a matrix processing module 1820, and an extension display module 1830, and is connected to the axis selection module 110.
The extension designation module 1810 is displaying a quality function expansion table that includes axes that are not consecutive in ordering, and accepts an operation to continue between the axes.
The matrix processing module 1820 performs processing for generating a matrix between axes. When the distance is between continuous axes, for example, the technique described in Patent Document 2 may be used.

When the extended display module 1830 displays a quality function expansion table that includes axes that are not consecutive in ordering, and when an operation to continue between the axes is received, between the axes, Insert and display ordering axes. Here, the “ordering axis” is an axis that is between discontinuous axes and that makes each axis continuous.
Also, the extended display module 1830 omits the first axis or the rear axis in ordering so that the inserted axis is included when the number of axes exceeds the maximum number of axes in the quality function expansion table by inserting the axes. Then, the axis may be selected.

You may have the following functions.
In the quality function expansion table of three or more axes, the extended display module 1830 displays the reorganized configuration in a continuous axis configuration according to the extension designation when the adjacent axes are discontinuous in the display.
Also, the extended display module 1830 displays the axis configuration to be displayed as the axis configuration specified for expansion and the axis configuration to be displayed if the axis range specified for expansion (the omitted axis and newly added axis) is within 3 axes. The quality function expansion table may be displayed including the next axis of the extended axis range. Specifically, it will be described later with reference to the examples of FIGS.
The extended display module 1830 may display the quality function expansion table with the extended axis configuration if the extended axis range is 4 axes. Specifically, it will be described later using the example of FIG.
Further, the extended display module 1830 selects items within a certain axis in the quality function expansion table of three or more axes, and selects the selected item and the axis displayed adjacent to the axis to which the selected item belongs. Relevance to each item may be calculated, and when the calculated result is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the item may be displayed as an item having a large influence due to the causal relationship of the selected item.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the second exemplary embodiment. This is an example of a case where the expansion specified range can be expanded within 4 axes.
The quality function development table 1900 shown in the example of FIG. 19A includes a first axis 1910 ((1) axis), a second axis 1920 ((3) axis), and a third axis 1930 ((4) axis). Has been. A discontinuous guide 1990 is displayed, which is an axis ((2) axis) omitted between the first axis 1910 ((1) axis) and the second axis 1920 ((3) axis). It shows that there is.
When the discontinuous guide 1990 is designated to be extended by the cursor 1992, the (2) axis is added as the second axis 1920 as shown in the quality function development table 1900 shown in the example of FIG. ((1) axis), second axis 1920 ((2) axis), third axis 1930 ((3) axis), and fourth axis 1940 ((4) axis).

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the second exemplary embodiment. This is an example of a case that does not fit within 4 axes when the expansion designated range is expanded.
The quality function development table 2000 shown in the example of FIG. 20A includes (1) axis as the first axis 2010, (3) axis as the second axis 2020, (4) axis as the third axis 2030, It is composed of (5) axes as the 4-axis 2040. A discontinuous guide 2090 is displayed, which is an axis ((2) axis) omitted between the first axis 2010 ((1) axis) and the second axis 2020 ((3) axis). It shows that there is.
When the discontinuous guide 2090 is designated to be extended by the cursor 2092, the (2) axis is added as the second axis 2020 as shown in the quality function development table 2000 shown in the example of FIG. (1) axis, (2) axis as the second axis 2020, (3) axis as the third axis 2030, and (4) axis as the fourth axis 2040. In addition, the (5) axis as the fourth axis 2040 in the quality function development table 2000 shown in the example of FIG. Also, the (1) axis as the first axis 2010 in the quality function development table 2000 shown in the example of FIG. 20A is deleted, and the (2) axis as the first axis 2010 and the second axis 2020 as (3) An axis, (4) axis as the third axis 2030, and (5) axis as the fourth axis 2040 may be configured.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the second exemplary embodiment. This is an example of a case that does not fit within 4 axes when the expansion designated range is expanded.
The quality function development table 2100 shown in the example of FIG. 21A includes (1) axis as the first axis 2110, (2) axis as the second axis 2120, and (5) axis as the third axis 2130. Has been. A discontinuous guide 2190 is displayed, which is omitted between the second axis 2120 ((2) axis) and the third axis 2130 ((5) axis) ((3) axis, ( 4) that there is an axis).
When the discontinuous guide 2190 is designated to be expanded by the cursor 2192, the (2) axis as the first axis 2110 and the second axis 2120 as the quality function development table 2100 shown in the example of FIG. (3) A shaft, (4) axis as the third axis 2130, and (5) axis as the fourth axis 2140 are changed. In addition, the (1) axis as the first axis 2110 in the quality function development table 2100 shown in the example of FIG. 21A is a non-display target, and the range designated for expansion is displayed with priority.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example according to the second exemplary embodiment.
Specify the axis range to be displayed in the quality function table. The number of axes to be displayed is calculated according to the specification.
If the specified result is expanded and still fits within the four axes, the matrix between the specified axes is additionally displayed in order based on the calculation result without changing the matrix of the specified start axis (see the example in FIG. 19).
When the specified axis range is within 4 axes and the specified result is expanded and exceeds 4 axes, the specified start axis is assigned to the first axis, and the matrix between the specified axes is added in order based on the calculation result It is displayed (see the examples in FIGS. 20 and 21). Specifically, this is performed as follows.
In step S2202, extended display designation is performed.
In step S2204, an expansion range (start axis / end axis) is designated.
In step S2206, the specified range is calculated.
In step S2208, the required number of matrix faces is calculated.
In step S2210, matrix allocation processing is performed.
In step S2212, extended display is performed.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example (an example of an effect prediction display control process between designated axes) according to the second embodiment.
In step S2302, the influence prediction designation by the operation of the operator is detected.
In step S2304, selection of the item A on the axis by the operation of the operator is detected.
In step S2306, designation of the final axis by the operator's operation is detected. In step S2308, extended display is performed according to the setting.
In step S2310, the relevance between item A and each item on an axis adjacent to the axis to which item A belongs is calculated. Details will be described later with reference to the examples of FIGS.

In step S2312, the item B on the adjacent axis that is more than the predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2314, the relationship between item B and each item on the axis adjacent to the axis to which item B belongs is calculated.
In step S2316, an item C on an adjacent axis having a relationship greater than or equal to a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2318, it is determined whether it is the designated final axis. If it is the designated final axis, the process proceeds to step S2320; otherwise, the process returns to step S2314.
In step S2320, item A and the extracted item are highlighted.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the second exemplary embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 24, it is shown that the item “Good operability” in the first axis 2410 is selected by the cursor 2492.
As a calculation method of the relationship, for example,
“◎” = 1.0, “◯” = 0.7, “Δ” = 0.3, “−” = 0
And adding between adjacent axis items (for example, adding only emphasizes cells that exceed 1.0) or multiplication (for example, highlighting only cells that are multiplied by 1.0) There is a method of calculating.
The calculation is not based on the relationship with the displayed adjacent axis but on the relationship with the continuous axis regardless of display / non-display.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a processing example according to the second exemplary embodiment.
In the example of FIG. 25, the item “easy to grasp” in the second axis 2420, which is “◎” in the first axis / second axis relationship matrix 2415 with the item “good operability” selected in FIG. The items “length”, “diameter”, “surface” in the third axis 2430 are highlighted with “heating part close” and “◎” in the second axis-third axis relationship matrix 2425 for that item. “Roughness” is highlighted, and the items “surface treatment” and “design dimension” in the fourth axis 2440 that are “◎” in the third axis / fourth axis relationship matrix 2435 are highlighted.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example (processing example in which an influence prediction result is calculated and display control is performed each time) according to the second embodiment.
In step S2602, selection of the item A on the axis by the operator's operation is detected.
In step S2604, designation of the final axis by the operator's operation is detected. In step S2606, display control is performed according to the setting.
In step S2608, the relevance between the item A and each item on the axis adjacent to the axis to which the item A belongs is calculated.

In step S2610, an item B on an adjacent axis that is more than a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2612, the relationship between item B and each item on the axis adjacent to the axis to which item B belongs is calculated.
In step S2614, an item C on an adjacent axis having a relationship greater than or equal to a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2616, item A and the extracted item are highlighted.
In step S2618, it is determined whether or not it is the designated final axis. If it is the designated final axis, the process ends (step S2699). Otherwise, the process returns to step S2612.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example (processing example in which an upstream effect prediction result is calculated and display control is performed) according to the second embodiment.
In step S2702, selection of the item A on the axis by the operator's operation is detected.
In step S2704, designation of the final axis by the operator's operation is detected. In step S2706, display control is performed according to the setting.
In step S2708, the relevance between item A and each item on an axis adjacent to the axis to which item A belongs is calculated.

In step S2710, an item B on an adjacent axis that is more than a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2712, the relationship between item B and each item on the axis adjacent to the axis to which item B belongs is calculated.
In step S2714, an item C on an adjacent axis having a relation greater than or equal to a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2716, it is determined whether or not it is the designated final axis. If it is the designated final axis, the process proceeds to step S2718; otherwise, the process returns to step S2712.
In step S2718, the relevance of each item on the adjacent axis in the opposite direction to the item extracted in the final designated axis is calculated.

In step S2720, an item Y on an adjacent axis having a relevance greater than or equal to a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2722, it is determined whether or not it is the designated start axis. If it is the designated start axis, the process proceeds to step S2724; otherwise, the process returns to step S2718.
In step S2724, item A and the extracted item are highlighted.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example (processing example in which an upstream effect prediction result is calculated and display control is performed step by step) according to the second embodiment.
In step S2802, selection of the item A on the axis by the operator's operation is detected.
In step S2804, designation of the final axis by the operator's operation is detected.
In step S2806, display control is performed according to the setting.
In step S2808, the relevance between item A and each item on an axis adjacent to the axis to which item A belongs is calculated.

In step S2810, an item B on an adjacent axis that is more than a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2812, the relationship between the item B and each item on the axis adjacent to the axis to which the item B belongs is calculated.
In step S2814, an item C on an adjacent axis having a relationship greater than or equal to a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2816, item A and the extracted item are highlighted.
In step S2818, it is determined whether it is the designated final axis. If it is the designated final axis, the process proceeds to step S2820; otherwise, the process returns to step S2814.

In step S2820, the relevance of each item on the adjacent axis in the opposite direction to the item extracted in the final designated axis is calculated.
In step S2822, an item Y on an adjacent axis that has a relevance greater than or equal to a predetermined value is extracted.
In step S2824, item A and the extracted item are highlighted.
In step S2826, it is determined whether or not it is a designated start axis. If it is a designated start axis, the process ends (step S2899). Otherwise, the process returns to step S2820.

  With reference to FIG. 29, a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. The configuration illustrated in FIG. 29 is configured by, for example, a personal computer (PC), and illustrates a hardware configuration example including a data reading unit 2917 such as a scanner and a data output unit 2918 such as a printer.

  A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2901 includes various modules described in the above-described embodiments, that is, each module such as the axis selection module 110, the display module 130, the expansion designation module 1810, the matrix processing module 1820, the extended display module 1830, and the like. It is a control part which performs the process according to the computer program which described the execution sequence.

  A ROM (Read Only Memory) 2902 stores programs used by the CPU 2901, operation parameters, and the like. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 2903 stores programs used in the execution of the CPU 2901, parameters that change as appropriate in the execution, and the like. These are connected to each other by a host bus 2904 including a CPU bus or the like.

  The host bus 2904 is connected to an external bus 2906 such as a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect / Interface) bus via a bridge 2905.

  A keyboard 2908 and a pointing device 2909 such as a mouse are devices operated by an operator. The display 2910 includes a liquid crystal display device or a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and displays various information as text and image information. Alternatively, a touch screen or the like having both functions of the pointing device 2909 and the display 2910 may be used.

  An HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 2911 includes a hard disk (may be a flash memory or the like), drives the hard disk, and records or reproduces a program executed by the CPU 2901 and information. The hard disk realizes a function as the axis information storage module 120 or the like. Further, various other data, various computer programs, and the like are stored.

  The drive 2912 reads data or a program recorded in a removable recording medium 2913 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, and reads the data or program into an interface 2907 and an external bus 2906. , A bridge 2905, and a RAM 2903 connected via the host bus 2904. The removable recording medium 2913 can also be used as a data recording area.

  The connection port 2914 is a port for connecting an external connection device 2915 and has a connection unit such as USB or IEEE1394. The connection port 2914 is connected to the CPU 2901 and the like via the interface 2907, the external bus 2906, the bridge 2905, the host bus 2904, and the like. A communication unit 2916 is connected to a communication line and executes data communication processing with the outside. The data reading unit 2917 is a scanner, for example, and executes document reading processing. The data output unit 2918 is, for example, a printer, and executes document data output processing.

  Note that the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus illustrated in FIG. 29 illustrates one configuration example, and the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 29, and the modules described in the present embodiment are executed. Any configuration is possible. For example, some modules may be configured with dedicated hardware (for example, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), etc.), and some modules are in an external system and connected via a communication line In addition, a plurality of systems shown in FIG. 29 may be connected to each other via communication lines so as to cooperate with each other. In particular, in addition to personal computers, portable information communication devices (including mobile phones, smartphones, mobile devices, wearable computers, etc.), information appliances, robots, copiers, fax machines, scanners, printers, multifunction devices (scanners, printers, An image processing apparatus having two or more functions such as a copying machine and a fax machine) may be incorporated.

  Note that the above-described various embodiments may be combined (for example, adding or replacing a module in one embodiment in another embodiment), and processing contents of each module The technique described in the background art may be employed.

The program described above may be provided by being stored in a recording medium, or the program may be provided by communication means. In that case, for example, the above-described program may be regarded as an invention of a “computer-readable recording medium recording the program”.
The “computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded” refers to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded, which is used for program installation, execution, program distribution, and the like.
The recording medium is, for example, a digital versatile disc (DVD), which is a standard established by the DVD Forum, such as “DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM,” and DVD + RW. Standard “DVD + R, DVD + RW, etc.”, compact disc (CD), read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD recordable (CD-R), CD rewritable (CD-RW), Blu-ray disc ( Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), magneto-optical disk (MO), flexible disk (FD), magnetic tape, hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable and rewritable read-only memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)) )), Flash memory, Random access memory (RAM) SD (Secure Digital) memory card and the like.
Then, the whole or a part of the program may be recorded on the recording medium for storage or distribution. Also, by communication, for example, a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a wired network used for the Internet, an intranet, an extranet, or a wireless communication It may be transmitted using a transmission medium such as a network or a combination of these, or may be carried on a carrier wave.
Furthermore, the program may be a part or all of another program, or may be recorded on a recording medium together with a separate program. Moreover, it may be divided and recorded on a plurality of recording media. Further, it may be recorded in any manner as long as it can be restored, such as compression or encryption.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Information processing apparatus 110 ... Axis selection module 120 ... Axis information storage module 130 ... Display module 200 ... Personal terminal 290 ... Communication line 1800 ... Information processing apparatus 1810 ... Extended designation module 1820 ... Matrix processing module 1830 ... Extended display module

Claims (5)

A selection means for selecting an axis from an axis candidate in the quality function expansion table by an operator's selection operation;
A display means for displaying a quality function deployment table having the selected axis as an element;
The axis candidates are ordered,
The display means is a selected axis, and when the adjacent axes on the display are not consecutive in the ordering, the display means displays a discontinuity in a region between the axes.
Information processing device. When the axis selected as the first axis of the quality function development table is not the head of the ordered axis group, the display means displays in the area on the left side of the first axis that it is discontinuous. I do,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. In the case where the display means is displaying a quality function expansion table including axes that are not consecutive in the ordering, and when an operation for continuation between the axes is received, between the axes, Insert and display the ordering axis,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. When the display means inserts an axis and exceeds the maximum number of axes in the quality function development table, the first axis or the rear axis is omitted in the ordering so that the inserted axis is included. , Select an axis,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. Computer
A selection means for selecting an axis from an axis candidate in the quality function expansion table by an operator's selection operation;
Function as a display means to display the quality function deployment table with the selected axis as an element,
The axis candidates are ordered,
The display means is a selected axis, and when the adjacent axes on the display are not consecutive in the ordering, the display means displays a discontinuity in a region between the axes.
Information processing program.

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