JPH0736851A - Quantity type planning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically execute quantity type planning by providing a resource selecting part, a quantity selecting part, and an allocation control part, etc. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted of an input part 1, a task selecting part 2, a task selecting means group 5, the resource selecting part 3, a resource selecting means group 6, the quantity selecting means 4, a quantity selecting means group 7, the allocation control part 8, and an output part 9. The selecting part 2 determines a task to be selected based upon a task selecting means applied from the group 5. The selecting part 3 determines a resource to be selected based upon a resource selecting means applied from the group 6. The selecting part 4 determines quantity to be selected based upon a quantity selecting means applied from the group 7. The control part 8 executes allocating processing for executing respective selecting parts based upon data applied from the input part 1 in accordance with applied allocation order and allocating the quantity of the determined task to the resource. A planning result calculated by the control part 8 is displayed on the display part 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for executing a planning process on the basis of a set expert's allocation knowledge in a planning problem concerning quantity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to realize a planning device for a quantity type planning problem based on expert's allocation knowledge, conventionally, means for allocating what quantity to what resource for what task is classified. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the assignment knowledge of the device is one assignment knowledge 44 in which the knowledge of task selection, the knowledge of resource selection, and the knowledge of quantity selection are mixed, and the input obtained from the input unit 41. In the data, when the allocation knowledge 44 becomes enormous and complicated in the planning unit 42 and the allocation knowledge is changed in response to the change in the planning environment, it is difficult to understand which part of the allocation knowledge should be changed. Also, even a small change had to review the entire allocation knowledge.

[0003]

In the conventional apparatus, since the allocation knowledge is the allocation knowledge in a form in which the task selection knowledge, the resource selection knowledge, and the quantity selection knowledge are mixed.
Allocation knowledge was complicated and bloated. Also, once a device for which the means has been determined is created, if the means is changed in response to changes in the planning environment,
It was a rebuild of the entire allocation knowledge.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to express a quantity allocation with a simple setting, and to easily change the allocation setting when the planning environment changes, with a highly customizable quantity of allocation processing. To provide a type planning device.

[0005]

The apparatus of the present invention comprises: expert knowledge of allocation processing; task selecting knowledge; task selecting means; resource selecting knowledge; resource selecting means;
Since knowledge for selecting quantities is classified as quantity selection means and operation settings are given, it becomes possible to express quantity allocation knowledge with simple settings, and when the planning environment changes, these selection methods are changed. By adopting this method, the customizing of the allocation process will be enhanced.

Further, in order to execute a plan, an input unit for inputting information about tasks and resources necessary for a user to make a plan and information for designating allocation knowledge used for the plan, and a task for selecting a task A task selecting means for holding a selecting means, a resource selecting means for holding a resource selecting means for selecting a resource, a quantity selecting means for holding a quantity selecting means for selecting a quantity, and a quantity A task selection unit that selects a task selection unit that selects a task to be assigned from the ask selection unit group and performs an operation setting, and a resource selection unit that selects a resource to be assigned by the information that specifies the assignment knowledge. A resource selecting unit for selecting an operation from among the resource selecting means and performing operation setting, and a quantity allocating means for calculating a quantity to be allocated. A quantity selection unit for selecting operation from a group of assigning means and setting operation, an execution order of the task selecting means, the resource selecting means, and the quantity selecting means for which the operation setting has been performed, allocation processing is performed, and a planning result is displayed. It includes an allocation control unit for calculating and an output unit for outputting the planning result.

[0007]

With the above arrangement, in the device of the present invention, the allocation knowledge is the knowledge for selecting the task, the knowledge for selecting the resource,
A configuration in which the quantity is classified as knowledge, the operation setting is classified into the task selection unit, the resource selection unit, and the quantity selection knowledge is classified, and the operation setting is given to the task selection unit, the resource selection unit, and the quantity selection unit. The allocation control unit performs the allocation process while applying each selection unit according to the execution order of each selection unit given as an input. For this reason, the allocation knowledge can be classified and organized, and since the scale of each allocation knowledge is small, the composition of the allocation process makes it easy for the user to understand. By changing the selection means, resource selection means, and quantity selection means that have been set in the selection section, resource selection section, and quantity selection section, the user can easily change the allocation process corresponding to changes in the planning environment. Therefore, it is possible to plan in response to changes in the planning environment.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, 1 is an input unit for inputting input data necessary for planning, 2 is a task selection unit for selecting a task, 3 is a resource selection unit for selecting a resource, 4
Is a quantity selection unit for selecting a quantity, 5 is a task selection unit group in which various task selection units for setting operation of the task selection unit are stored, and 6 is various resource selection unit for setting operation of the resource selection unit. A group of stored resource selection means, 7 is a group of quantity selection means that stores various quantity selection means for setting the operation of the quantity selection unit, and 8 is a control of the execution order of each selection unit, and an allocation process. An allocation control unit 9 performs an output unit that outputs the planning result calculated by the allocation control unit.

The allocation process is performed through the following steps.
Based on the input data relating to the allocation knowledge given to the input section, which of the task selection section 2, the resource selection section 3 and the quantity selection section 4 should execute the processing, the execution order is determined by the allocation control section 8 Set to. Further, the task selection unit 2 is adapted to the task selection unit group 5, the resource selection unit 3 is adapted to the resource selection unit group 6, and the quantity selection unit 4 is adapted to the quantity selection unit group 7. The selection means to be performed is given to each and set. Then, the allocation control unit 8 follows the set execution order.
A task to be selected is determined by the task selecting unit set in the task selecting unit 2, a resource to be selected by the resource selecting unit is determined, and a quantity to be selected is determined by the quantity selecting unit of the quantity selecting unit. By repeating the operation of allocating the determined task to the determined resource by the determined quantity, the allocation process is executed and the result is output.

The task T ₁ : 10 is given to the input section together with the quantity as input data concerning tasks and resources.
0T _2: 200T _3: 300 and the resource R ₁ 200 given with capacity: R _2: 500 is given to the input unit, also as input data relating to allocation knowledge, the task selecting unit that selects from those small quantities, The resource selection means to select from the one with the largest capacity, the quantity selection means to select the quantity up to the capacity limit of the resource, and the execution order of processing in the order of task selection section → resource selection section → quantity selection section are input. When given to a set, the task selecting unit 2 in FIG. 1 is provided with a selecting unit for selecting a small quantity from the input data, and the resource selecting unit 3 selects a large capacity from the input data. The selection means is set by the resource selection means 6, and the quantity selection 4 selects the quantity up to the capacity limit of the resource. The amount selecting means is set from the quantity selection means 7. With these settings, the flowchart of the allocation process shown in FIG. 2 is generated. Here, the task selection unit executes the slaps 21 and 22 in FIG. 2, the resource selection unit executes steps 23 and 24 in FIG. 2, and the quantity selection unit executes steps 25 and 26 in FIG. ing.
Then, according to the generated flowchart of FIG. 2, as the first allocation process, T ₁ is selected by the task selection means (in 2 steps 22) set in the task selection unit, and the resource selection set in the resource selection unit is performed. R ₁ is selected by the means (step 24 in FIG. 2) and is set in the quantity selection section (step 26 in FIG. 2).
100 is selected, and as a result, T ₁ : 100 is set to R ₁
The assignment given to is executed. Similarly, as the second allocation process, T ₂ is selected by the task selection unit, R ₁ is selected by the resource selection unit, and the quantity selection unit 100 is selected.
As a result, an allocation is performed that gives T ₂ : 100 to R ₁ . Furthermore, as the third allocation process, T is selected in the task selection unit.
₂ is selected, R ₂ is selected in resource selection, 100 is selected in quantity selection, and as a result, T ₂ : 100 is set to R ₁
The assignment given to is executed. Finally, as the fourth allocation process, T ₃ is selected by the task selection unit, R ₂ is selected by the resource selection, 300 is selected by the quantity selection unit, and as a result, T ₃ : 300 is assigned to R ₂ . To be executed. An example of displaying the execution results of these processes on the output unit is shown in FIG.

[0011]

By using the present invention, a task selecting means, a resource selecting means, a quantity selecting means, and an execution order of the set task selecting section, resource selecting section, and quantity selecting section Allocation is executed. Further, when the allocation knowledge is changed, it is possible to deal with it by changing each selection means.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a specific example of processing executed by an allocation control unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the planning result displayed on the output unit.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional general quantity type planning apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Part 2 Task Selection Part 3 Resource Selection Part 4 Quantity Selection Part 5 Task Selection Means Group 6 Resource Selection Means Group 7 Quantity Selection Means Group 8 Allocation Control Part 9 Output Part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting information about tasks and resources required by a user for planning and information for designating allocation knowledge used for planning, and a task selecting unit for magnetizing a task selecting unit for selecting a task. A group, a resource selecting means group for magnetizing a resource selecting means for selecting a resource, a quantity selecting means for holding a quantity selecting means for selecting a quantity, and a quantity assigning means for assigning a quantity by the information specifying the assigning knowledge. The task selecting unit that selects a task selecting unit that selects a task from the group of the task selecting units and sets the operation, and the resource selecting unit that selects the resource of the allocation destination by the information that specifies the allocation knowledge are the resource selecting unit. From the group of quantity means, select the resource selection part that selects from the group and sets the operation and the quantity allocation selection means that calculates the quantity to be allocated. A quantity selection unit for performing an operation setting, the task selection unit for which the operation setting has been performed, an allocation control unit for controlling an execution order of the resource selection unit and the quantity selection unit, performing allocation processing, and calculating a planning result. And a quantity type plan drafting device comprising: an output unit that outputs the drafting result.