NL2004025C2 - System and method for accelerated analysis and benefits assessment of manufacturing it systems. - Google Patents

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NL2004025C2
NL2004025C2 NL2004025A NL2004025A NL2004025C2 NL 2004025 C2 NL2004025 C2 NL 2004025C2 NL 2004025 A NL2004025 A NL 2004025A NL 2004025 A NL2004025 A NL 2004025A NL 2004025 C2 NL2004025 C2 NL 2004025C2
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System and method for accelerated analysis and benefits assessment of manufacturing IT systems.
Field of the invent ion
The invention relates to supporting manufacturing facilities with software solutions and, in particular, though not exclusively, to a method and a system for providing a path between an application component, of a software solution and a 5 manufacturing item.
Background of the invention
Large parts of the current manufacturing industry are 10 supported by (industrial) software solutions. Software is typically used to control and manage production facilities and data flows associated with manufacturing processes.
Over the past decades, a variety of software solutions from many different vendors have been implemented. During the 15 lifecycle of a software solution, three main phases can be identified. Phase one is a consultancy phase in which the awareness for a software application starts to grow as the manufacturing organisation needs to assess the processes of the application, identify its scope and justify the investment.
20 Phase two is the design and implementation phase, which is generally executed by a system integrator or a software vendor. This phase requires the output of phase one to build a software solution that covers the requirements of a customer (e.g. a manufacturing plant). Phase three is considered the operations 25 phase, in which maintenance and support are delivered to end-users of the software applications.
One drawback of the current state of the art is that most of the implementation projects suffer from inadequate and inefficient processing of the acquired data as well as large 30 demands for storage space to store the necessary data. As a result, manufacturing facilities operate at suboptimal levels.
Furthermore, a disadvantage to implementing manufacturing software solutions is that no single repository 6xis lS for suppor ting all three of tne identifdGd phases because these phases are generally executed by different parts of an organisation or by different organizations altoaether.
Therefore, managing a data .lIow between the various phases and 5 even managing data within each single phase is often inefficient and inadequate.
btill another drawback is tnat an extensive consultancy phase is acquired in order to capture all relevant requirements needed to design and develop a software solution -^nd to link 10 individual software application components of the solution to various performance indicators of the manufacturing facility or to control parameters of one or more manufacturing processes. Despite the similarities between specific industry sectors, such as e,g. an automotive sector and a semiconductor sector, when it 15 comes to the implementation of software solutions, most manufacturers are not able to avoid reinventing the wheel in defining the functionality they need. This also applies to defining the technological and financial impact that the use of the software tools would have on their manufacturing 20 performance. As a result, lengthy studies and significant engineering efforts are necessary in order to identify the user requirements and functional specifications of a software solution.
Yet another drawback is that current approaches to 25 implementing manufacturing software solutions struggle to accurately predict the financial benefits of a software implementation beforehand.
As the foregoing illustrates, it is desirable to have a system, that can improve on at least some of the drawbacks 2Q discussed above.
Summary of the, invention
It is an obiect of the invention to enable more 25 efficient and quicker data processing and/or keeping storage of the acquired data to a minimum when evaluating implementation or implementing of manufacturing software solutions, relative to the prior art approaches.
To that end, a first aspect of the invention sets forth a system for providing a path, e.g. a sequence of links, between an application component of a software solution and a manufacturing item. The system includes a memory, a processing 5 unit connected to the memory, and, optionally, a display connected to the processing unit.
The memory is configured to store a database comprising layers of entries. The memory containing the database may reside at a remote location. One layer comprises entries representing 10 one or more application components, e.g. software application components. Another layer comprises entries representing one or more manufacturing items (e.g., production key performance indicators or process parameters). Yet another layer comprises entries representing one or more intermediate items. The memory 15 is also configured to store a library comprising one or more links between the one or more application components and the one or more intermediate items and one or more links between the one or more intermediate items and the one or more manufacturing items. The database and library need not to reside in the same 20 memory or at the same location.
The processing unit is configured to receive a first user input indicative of a selection of at least one of the one or more application components, a selection of at least one of the one or more intermediate items, or a selection of at least 25 one of the one or more manufacturing items. Based on the received first user input and based on the database and the library stored in the memory, the processing unit is further configured to generate a first output representing at least one path between at least one of the one or more application 30 components and at least one of the one or more manufacturing items. In response to the instruction from the processing unit, the display is configured to display the generated first output.
In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for providing a path between an application component and a 35 manufacturing item using a database and a library as described above. The method includes the step of receiving a first user input indicative of a selection of at least one of the one or more application components, a selection of at least one of the 4 one or more intermediate items, or a selection of at least one of the one or more manufacturing items. The method also includes the step of, based on the received first user input and based on the database and the library stored in the memory, generating a 5 first output representing at least one path between at least one of the one or more application components and at least one of the one or more manufacturing items.
In yet another aspect, the invention relates to a computer program product comprising software code portions 10 configured for, when run in the processing unit of a system, executing the method steps as described above.
The present invention is based on using the database that can serve as a single repository for all required elements for a manufacturing software solution, from manufacturing items, 15 such as e.g. key production indicators (KPIs) or process parameters, through intermediate requirements and down to individual application components of a software solution. The improved organization of the database is one factor providing improved processing speed and/or reduced storage space with 20 respect to prior art solutions. A (industry-specific) library may be used to link the various entries of the database, where the links are indicative of the relationships between the entries on different levels. Once a customer makes a selection of a particular entry in the database, at least one path (i.e. a 25 sequence of links) may be identified, connecting a relevant application component and a relevant manufacturing item via the selected requirement. By connecting the selected requirement to the relevant manufacturing item, such a path allows the customer to make a qualitative assessment of a potential improvement or a 30 quantitative change in the manufacturing item, the latter substantially immediately affecting the manufacturing process by change of. the control parameters. By connecting the selected requirement to the relevant application component, the path allows rhe customer to identify which application component 35 would support the selected requirement and allow improving or changing the manufacturing item. Thus, the path allows instantaneously visualizing or affecting the prelected benefits of a manufacturing software solution in terms of the £ improvements or changes in the relevant manufacturing items based on the selected requirement. Arranging all required elements for the implementation of a manufacturing software solution in a single repository and using the library to form h the links would improve data processing when implementing a software solution in a manufacturing facility, reduce the time needed to identify all of the manufacturing requirements relevant for the customer and/or improve the quality of data used in various project phases.
10 One level of functions and domains of control present within manufacturing organisations deals with managing the work flows to produce the desired end products. This level has been categorized as "Level 3" within the ISA-95 standard and is typically covered by IT solutions commonly known as 15 Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). The system and methods of the present invention are particularly suitable for accelerated analysis and benefits assessment of MES solutions. In one embodiment, the database and the library described herein are structured according to ISA-95 standard elements.
20 Embodiments of claims 2 and 13 set forth an advantageous type of an intermediate item within the database.
Embodiments of claims 3, 8, 14, and 19 advantageously allow for having additional layers within the database in order to specify the relationship between the elements of the 25 manufacturing software solution in greater detail.
Enibod.im.ents of claims 4 and 15 specify that the first user input may comprise input to one or more entries of any single layer of the database. Such embodiments allow using the database with any layer as a starting point.
30 Embodiments of claims 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 22 specify some advantageous entries at different levels of the database.
When the manufacturing items layer of the database comprises cost types, a quantitative assessment of the financial 35 benefits associated with the implementation of a particular software solution may be desired. Embodiments of claims 7 and 18 provide for the use of a benefits calculation model linked to 6 the library for calculating an expected financial benefit, associated with the generated path.
The invention will be further illustrated with reference to the attached drawings, which schematically will 5 show embodiments according to the invention. It will be understood that the invention is not in any way restricted to these specific embodiments.
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Figure 1 depicts a schematic representation of a system according to one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 2 depicts a schematic representation of database entries according to one embodiment of the invention.
15 Figure 3 is an exemplary illustration of processes according to one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 4 is an exemplary illustration of database entries connected with library links according to one embodiment of the invention.
20 Figure 5 depicts a flow diagram of method steps for providing a path between an application component and a manufacturing item according to one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 6 provides an illustration of how the database and the library of Figure 1 may be used according to one 25 embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 provides an illustration of a system as illustrated in Figure 1 controlling a manufacturing process.
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Figure 1 depicts a schematic representation of a system.
100 according to one embodiment of the invention. As shown, the system 100 includes a processing unit 110, a memory 120, and a display 130. The memory 120 and the display 130 are connected to 35 the processing unit 110. The memory 120 is configured to store a database 1.22 and a library 124. The database 122 is a framework that allows storing all project content for manufacturing software solution implementation projects. The library 124 i contains links between the various entries of the database 122, While in the following illustrative examples, the system 100 is described with relation to MES projects, persons skilled in the art will recognize that the same system and method can be 5 applied for any software solution implementation projects.
Figure 2 depicts a schematic representation of entries of the database 122 according to one embodiment of the invention. As shown, the database 122 includes various layers of entries. At least one layer includes entries representing .10 manufacturing items 210. Ate least two other layers include entries representing intermediate items 230 and entries representing application components 260.
The intermediate items 230 may e.g. comprise process requirements that finally need to be implemented into the 15 manufacturing process by appropriate selection of process parameters. Another example of intermediate items includes stakeholder requirements which represent high-level requirements that should directly contribute to production or financial performance of a manufacturing facility (or multiple 20 facilities). The stakeholder requirements may be the driver for the implementation of a manufacturing software solution. Using the library 124, the intermediate items 230 may be linked to the manufacturing items 210 and the application components 260 by a path.
25 In one embodiment, the manufacturing items may comprise manufacturing process parameters resulting output from the system 100 and communicated to another system 700, representing a manufacturing system, in order to change the settings and/or operation of the manufacturing system 700.
30 In another embodiment, the manufacturing items 210 may comprise production KPIs. KPIs are performance figures that visualise the measured performance of a manufacturing facility. Specific industries use different production KPIs to manage their production facilities. For example, a semiconductor 35 industry may use MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) or Defect rate/scrap as production KPIs, while a CPG (Consumer Packages Goods) industry may use water consumption per tonne or changeover time as production KPIs.
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The production KPIs may be used to assist the customers in monitoring and improving the performance of their manufacturing processes, such as e.g. silicon wafer production.
To that end, the database 122 may further include entries 5 representing manufacturing processes within the optional layers shown in Figure 2 as first additional intermediate items 220.
The manufacturing items 210 comprising production KPIs can then be defined and associated to the optional first additional intermediate items 220 comprising relevant processes. Entries 10 within the database 122 related to the processes may be organized using various further levels of detail. For example, one level may comprise core processes that describe the physical production processes of a manufacturing facility. The functionality contained in these processes cannot be missed for 15 a long period of time {e.g,, no longer than 1 hour) to prevent production from shutting down. Another level may comprise managing processes that contain supporting functionality to manage and control the core processes. These processes can be absent in a manufacturing facility for a number of hours to a 20 limited number of days. Yet another level may comprise enabling processes that drive production to a higher level of performance and integration. These processes can be unavailable for numerous days without disturbing production. An example of entries that could be present within the database 122 as entries representing 25 the first additional intermediate items 220 comprising processes is shown in Figure 3 for a consumer product goods industry.
By using the library 124 to provide one link between the manufacturing items 210 comprising production KPIs and the first additional intermediate items 220 comprising relevant 30 processes and another link between the relevant processes and the intermediate items 230 comprising stakeholder requirements, a direct reference may be created between the relevant KPIs for the different processes and the related stakeholder requirements that impact these KPIs.
35 In another embodiment, the manufacturing items 210 may comprise cost types referring to a breakup of manufacturing costs for a particular manufacturing facility. The cost types may be defined to financially quantify the impact of an improved 9 KPI. The difference between Target and Current values of cost types represents the cost savings as a result of the implementation of a particular application component (via achieving specified stakeholder requirements).
§ Within the database 122, the manufacturing items 210 comprising cost types can be linked to the first additional intermediate items 120 comprising production KPIs to obtain the performance deviation of a particular production KPI in financial terms. The memory 120 may further store specific 10 calculation tools as a part of a benefits calculation model that enables calculation of the proposed financial impact of changes in the production performance (based on the production KPIs and related relevant stakeholder requirements).
The application components 260 may comprise various 15 application components of a MES solution. The application components may comprise vendor-independent and/or vendor specific components. Vendor-independent application components are generic software components that cover a fixed set of functionality independent of the specific implementation in a 20 packaged based solution (based e.g. on the ISA-95 standard). Vendor specific application components consist of software components that are developed and maintained by the different software vendors. The library 124 may provide links to link the application components 260 to the intermediate items 230.
25 In one embodiment, two more optional layers of entries may be present within the database 122. These entries are shown in Figure 2 as a second additional intermediate items 240 and a third additional intermediate items 250.
The second additional intermediate items 240 may 30 comprise user requirements that specify the stakeholder requirements in more detail. For example, when the stakeholder requirements comprise "Ability to reduce operator errors," the user requirements may comprise "The system displays order specific work instructions." Preferably, every user requirement 35 should at least be linked to one stakeholder requirement to prevent implementing functionality that is not considered necessary by the stakeholders.
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The third additional intermediate items 250 may comprise use cases, A use case represents a single repeatable interaction that an 'actor1 experiences when using the implemented software solution, emphasizing the user's 5 perspective of the solution and interactions. A use case may, preferably, include scenarios associated with it that describe the workflow over time that produces the end result. In the database 122, these use cases may be linked to one or multiple user requirements which functionality will be implemented by the 10 use case. Such a structure enables a straightforward design approach where a simple overview can be generated about what user requirements are not covered by use cases, etc. Linking the user requirements to one or multiple use cases also enables for a complete traceability of implemented functionality versus 15 stakeholder requirements and projected impact of implementing the software solution in terms of the manufacturing items 210.
In yet another embodiment, the database 122 may contain an optional fourth additional intermediate items layer (not shown in Figure 2) comprising technical design components.
20 Technical design components may comprise design decisions such as interface descriptions, as-is and to-be architectures, etc.
The technical design components describe the "How" of the design. The library 124 may contain links from the use cases that describe the functionality to be implemented to the related 25 technical design components and links from the related technical design components to the application components 260 that are used to implement the functionality.
By implementing the database 122, a complete and consistent structure may be created to maintain the phases of a 30 manufacturing application lifecycle. As described above, a complete traceability is possible from the design decisions linked to projected improvements, to use cases and implemented application components. Further, using the database 122 allows visualizing of all existing relations, progress of design, and 35 even costs per set of requirements.
With a complete predefined database 122 in place, it is now possible to pre-fill the database 122 with content, based on industry domain knowledge and project, experience. By 11 capturing industry specific content in one central framework maximum reuse of proven elements can be realised. Two types of generic industry libraries 124 may be created and maintained, one for the process/batch industries and one for the $ discrete/assembly industries. Since some manufacturers have processes that contain both types of processes, information from both libraries can also be combined into a single library 124. Within the generic industry library, additional specific industry content may be added for e.g. consumer packaged goods, 10 process, high tech electronics, automotive, aerospace, and defence industries.
The library 124 comprises at least links between the application components 260 and the intermediate items 230, and links between the intermediate items 230 and the manufacturing 15 items 210. When the database 122 further includes optional first, second, and third additional intermediate items 220, 240, and 250, the library 124 may further comprise at least some of links between the manufacturing items 210 and the first additional intermediate items 220, links between the first 20 additional intermediate items 220 and the intermediate items 230, links between the intermediate items 230 and the second additional intermediate items 240, links between the second additional intermediate items 240 and the third additional intermediate items 250, and links between the third additional 25 intermediate items 250 and the application components 260.
Figure 4 is an exemplary illustration of database entries connected with library links according to one embodiment; of the invention. As s'now’n, the database i22 includes layers of entries such as cost types 410, production KPIs 420, processes 30 430, stakeholder requirements 440, user requirements 450, use cases 460, technical design components 470, and application components 480. The library 124 provides links between the related entries of the database iz2, the linxs shown as straight lines connecting the entries.
35 &s previously described, the links between the entries are based on industry domain knowledge and project experience. For example, as shown in Figure 4, an application component 481 is linked to a technical design component 471. The application component 481 could be e.g. "Work segment parameters specification table," the technical design component 471 could be e.g. "Display work instructions" or "Use case realisation," and the link between them represents the realisation of the 5 technical design component 471 by the application component 481. The technical design component 471, in turn, is linked to a use case 461. The use case 461 could be e.g. "Display Work instructions," where the link could represent the realisation of this use case functionality with the identified technical design 10 component. The use case 461 is further linked to user requirements 451, 452, 453, and 454, which could be e.g. "The system displays detailed information for a part.," "The system (pre-)displays the electronic Work Instructions (EWI) in a station as the previous job leaves the station," "The system 15 supports Operator to confirm status of quality checks," and "The system displays detailed information for a part," where the links represent the realisation of (part of) the user requirement by the use case. The user requirement 452, for example, could be further linked to a stakeholder requirement 20 441, which could be e.g. "Ability to reduce operator errors by showing order specific work instructions at each process step," where the link represents a realisation of the stakeholder requirement by one or multiple user requirements. The stakeholder requirement 441 is, in turn, linked to the 25 production performance management process 431, such as "Work
Order Management," where the link represents a relation between the stakeholder requirement and the process. The production performance management process 431 is then linked to production KPIs 421, 422, and 423, such as "Average hours/product," "First 30 time Yield {FTY)," and "Percentage Rework," where the links represent an impact of the stakeholder requirements on the production KPIs and related processes. Finally, some of the production KPIs may be linked to entries within the cost, types 410. As shown, the production KP.T. 421 may be linked to the cost .35 type 41.1 (e.g. "Direct labor costs"), while the production KPT 423 may be linked to the cost type 412 (e.g. "Materials costs").
Figure 5 depicts a flow diagram of method steps for providing a path between an application component and a 13 manufacturing item according to one embodiment of the invention. While the method steps are described in conjunction with the system illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 4, persons skilled in the art will recognize that any system configured to perform the 5 method steps, in any order, is within the scope of the present invention.
The method begins in step 502, where the processing unit 110 receives a first, user input indicative of either a selection of at least one application component of the 10 application components 260, a selection of at least one intermediate item of the intermediate items 230, or a selection of at least one manufacturing item of the manufacturing items 210. As an illustration, consider that the memory 120 stores the database 122 having layers of entries 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 15 460, 470, and 480, and the library 124 providing links between the entries as shown in Figure 4. Further, consider that the customer (e.g. the representative of a manufacturing facility) would like to know all potential improvements in relevant production KPIs 420 that can be achieved with an application 20 component 481. Thus, the first user input received by the processing unit 110 comprises the application component 481.
In step 504, based on the received first user input and based on the database 122 and the library 124 stored in the memory 120, the processing unit 110 is configured to generate a 25 first output representing at least one path between at least, one of the application components 260 and at least one of the manufacturing items 210. The generated path is such that it includes the selection provided in the first user input. In the example considered, the path is such that it includes the 30 application component 481. As shown in Figure 4, one path (say, path A) could be the one connecting the application component 481 (as the selected application component of the application components 260) to the technical design component 471 to the use case 461 to the user requirement 451 to the stakeholder 35 requirement 441 to the production performance management process 431 to the production KPI 421 (one of the manufacturing items 210) . The processing unit. 110 may generate, in the first, output, more than one path between the application component 481 and one 14 or more of the production KPIs 421-427. For example, another path (say, path B) could be the one connecting the application component 481 to the technical design component 471 to the use case 4 61 to the user requirement 4 52. to the stakeholder 5 requirement. 441 to the production performance management process 431 to the production KPI 422. Yet another path (say, path C) could be the one connecting the application component 481 to the technical design component 471 to the use case 461 to the user requirement 451 to the stakeholder requirement 441 to the 10 production performance management process 431 to the production KPI 423. The method may then proceed to the optional step 512, where the processing unit 110 provides an instruction to the display 130 to display the generated first output.
The above-described method steps allow efficiently 15 visualizing all potential, improvements in production KPIs that can be achieved when a certain application component is implemented. By selecting the application component of interest (e.g., the application component 481), the database 122 automatically provides all technical design components 470, all 20 use cases 460, all user requirements 450, all stakeholder requirements 440, all processes 430, and all production KPIs 420 suitable for the specific type of industry of the customer. The library 124 then identifies which links are present between the entries of the database 122 and allows generating a path from 25 the application component of interest to one or more relevant production KPIs 420, thereby qualitatively showing the customer all production KPIs chat would be improved if the application component 481 would be implemented. The path also illustrates all relevant user .requirements and associated functional 30 specification documentation required to implement the application component 481.
The database 122 and the library 124 may be used in a similar manner to identify a path between at least one application component and at least one manufacturing item when 35 the first user input comprises a selection of one or more entries from any single layer of entries in the database 122, With such an approach, it is expected that at least 80% of the functional scope is already pre-defined and available in the 15 memory 120, causing a drastic acceleration of the requirements definition and functional specification phases.
In addition, the memory 120 may further store a benefits calculation model that allows not only to qualitatively 5 identify path(s) between an application component of interest and one or more relevant production KPIs (and, conversely, paths between a production KPI of interest and one or more relevant application components), but also access cost benefits that may be achieved with the implementation of this application 10 component. To that end, following the step 504, the method may proceed to step 506, where the processing unit 110 receives a second user input representing current values of the production KPIs 421-427, and then to step 508, where the processing unit 110 receives a third user input representing current values of 15 costs associated with the cost types 411-414. Then, in step 510, based on the received second and third user inputs and based on the benefits calculation model stored in the memory 110 and linked to the library 124, the processing unit 110 may generate a second output representing an expected financial benefit 20 associated with the path.
Thus, for the path A described above, the processing unit 110 may calculate an expected financial benefit for the cost type 411. Similarly, for the path C described above, the processing unit 110 may calculate an expected financial benefit 25 for the cost type 412. The combination of the database 122, the library 124, and the benefits calculation model linked to the library 124 provides an "instant business case" tool, giving the customer valuable insight in the relation between projected costs and benefits.
30 When using the database 122, a customer project can be in any of the phases previously described. Especially in the requirements and analysis phases, the central repository database 122 and the industry libraries 124 can be of value to the customers. However, it is possible to start using the 35 database 122 and the library 124 at any (intermediate) stages of a project lifecycle.
Figure 6 provide an illustration of how the database 122 and the library 124 may be used according to one embodiment 16 of the present invention. The initial phase that may take place is the requirements collection and analysis phase (steps 602 and 604 in Figure 6). This phase can be executed with different levels of detail depending on the purpose of the project. Some S examples of a purpose of the project include a benefits study, package selection, investment justification, and business case development. All customer specific findings and requirements are collected are stored in the central repository (i.e., in the database 122) in a customer-specific sub-database. Added into 10 this sub-database are the identified industry-standard stakeholder and user requirements that are selected from the database 122.
Depending on the purpose of the requirements analysis, different approaches can be taken that use the identification of 15 the requirements as a basis.
One approach may be used for the purpose of functional design and implementation of the application components. For this purpose, the next step is step 606, where relevant use cases related to the industry standard user requirements may be 20 selected by the customer. If not all identified user requirements are covered by the selected use cases, additional customer specific use cases can be identified and added into the database 122 in step 608. As a result, in step 610, the processing unit 110 provides a report including either the 25 complete list of user requirements or a list of identified use cases, which can be used by the customer as the basis to start an implementation of a particular software solution.
Another approach may be used for the purpose of benefits analysis. When using the identified stakeholder 30 requirements as a starting point for the benefits analysis (tne output of step 604), in the next step, step 612, the related production KPIs and cost types may be identified from the database 122 and the library 124. In step 614, the customer may add to the database 122 the actual and target values for the 35 production performance figures. In step 616, the customer identifies the financial impact of the changes in production performance per defined KPI related to the selected stakeholder requirements and the projected financial improvement in general.
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Finally, in step 618, the processing unit 110 generates a report of the outcomes of the study including the projected benefits linked to the production performance figures and related stakeholder requirements .
5 One advantage of the present invention is that more efficient processing of the acquired data may be obtained in the context of manufacturing software implementation projects by a new organisation of the database entries in combination with a link calculation method providing a path, relative to the prior 10 art approaches. Another advantage is that less total storage space is necessary to store the relevant data for such projects.
The embodiments of the present invention may be implemented with the database 122 and the library 124 that include the ISA-95 process model and are structured according to 15 the ISA-95 standard. All identified user requirements may be referenced using the ISA-95 activity model.
One embodiment of the invention may be implemented as a program product for use with a computer system. The program(s) of the program product define functions of the embodiments 20 (including the methods described herein) and can be contained on a variety of computer-readable storage media. Illustrative computer-readable storage media include, but are not limited to: (i) non-writable storage media (e.g., read-only memory devices within a computer such as CD-ROM disks readable by a CD-ROM 25 drive, flash memory, ROM chips or any type of solid-state nonvolatile semiconductor memory) on which information is permanently stored; and (ii) 'writable storage media (e.g., floppy disks within a diskette drive or hard-disk drive or any type of solid-state random-access semiconductor memory) on which 30 alterable information is stored.
Further, it is to be understood that any feature described in relation to any one embodiment may be used alone, or in combination with other features described, and may also be used in combination with one or more features of any other of 35 the embodiments, or any combination of any other of the embodiments. Aspects of the present invention may be implemented in hardware or software or in a combination of hardware and software. Furthermore, equivalents and modifications not 18 described above may also be employed without departing from the scope of the invention, which is defined in the accompanying c i a ims,

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Een systeem voor het verschaffen van een pad tussen een applicatiecomponent en een vervaardigingsitem, waarbij het system omvat: een geheugen; S een verwerkingseenheid verbonden met het geheugen; en een beeldscherm verbonden met de verwerkingseenheid, waarbij: het geheugen een database en een bibliotheek omvat, waarbij: 10 de database entries omvat welke een of meer applicatiecomponenten, een of meer vervaardigingsitems en een of meer tussenitems representeren; en de bibliotheek een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer applicatiecomponenten en de een of meer 15 tussenitems en een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussenitems en de een of meer ve rvaardi gi ngs it ems oravat.; de verwerkingeenheid is ingericht voor: het ontvangen van een eerste gebruikersinvoer die 20 indicatief is voor een selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer applicatiecomponenten, een selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer tussenitems of een selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer vervaardigingsitems; 25 het genereren van een eerste uitvoer op basis van de ontvangen eerste gebruikersinvoer en op basis van de database en de bibliotheek opgesiagen in het geheugen, welke eerste uitvoer ten minste een pad representeert tussen ten minste een van de een of meer 30 applicatiecomponenten en de tenminste een van de een of meer vervaardigingsitems; en het verschaffen van een instructie aan het beeldscherm om de gegenereerde eerste uitvoer te tonen, waarbij het beeldscherm is ingericht voor het weergeven van de gegenereerde eerste uitvoer bij ontvangst van de instructie S van de verwerkingseenherd.A system for providing a path between an application component and a manufacturing item, the system comprising: a memory; S a processing unit connected to the memory; and a display connected to the processor, wherein: the memory comprises a database and a library, wherein: the database includes entries that represent one or more application components, one or more fabrication items, and one or more intermediate items; and the library one or more connections between the one or more application components and the one or more intermediate items and one or more connections between the one or more intermediate items and the one or more manufactured orems. the processing unit is arranged for: receiving a first user input indicative of a selection of at least one of the one or more application components, a selection of at least one of the one or more intermediate items or a selection of at least one of the one or more production items; Generating a first output based on the received first user input and based on the database and the library stored in the memory, which first output represents at least one path between at least one of the one or more application components and the at least one of the one or more production items; and providing an instruction to the display to display the generated first output, wherein the display is arranged to display the generated first output upon receipt of the instruction S from the processing unit. 2. Het systeem volgens conclusie 1, waarbij de een of meer tussenitems een of meer eisen van belanghebbenden omvatten.The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more intermediate items comprise one or more stakeholder requirements. 3. Het systeem volgens conclusie 1 of 2, waarbij de database verder entries omvat die representatief zijn voor ten minste een van: een of meer: eerste additionele tussenitems, waarbij de bibliotheek omvat: 15 een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussen items en de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems; en een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer eerste additionele items en de een of meer vervaardigingsitems, en een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems, 20 'waarbij de bibliotheek omvat: een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussen items en de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems; en een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems en de een of meer applicatie 25 componenten.3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the database further comprises entries representative of at least one of: one or more: first additional intermediate items, the library comprising: one or more connections between the one or more between items and the one or more first additional intermediate items; and one or more connections between the one or more first additional items and the one or more manufacturing items, and one or more second additional intermediate items, 20 'wherein the library comprises: one or more connections between the one or more between items and the one or more more second additional intermediate items; and one or more connections between the one or more second additional intermediate items and the one or more application components. 4. Het system volgens conclusie 3, waarbij de eerste gebruikersinvoer de selectie representeert, van ten minste een van de een of meer applicatiecomponenten, de selectie van ten 30 minste een van de een of meer tussenitems, de selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer vervaardigingsitems, een selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems en/of een selectie van de ten minste een van de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems.The system of claim 3, wherein the first user input represents the selection of at least one of the one or more application components, the selection of at least one of the one or more intermediate items, the selection of at least one of the one or more manufacturing items, a selection of at least one of the one or more first additional intermediate items and / or a selection of the at least one of the one or more second additional intermediate items. 5. Het systeem volgens conclusies 3 of 4, waarbij de een of meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer productie sleutelprestatie-indicatoren omvatten, de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems processen omvatten en de een of meer tweede § additionele tussenitems een of meer gebruikerseisen omvatten,The system according to claims 3 or 4, wherein the one or more production items comprise one or more production key performance indicators, the one or more first additional intermediate items processes and the one or more second § additional intermediate items include one or more user requirements, 6. Het systeem volgens conclusies 3 of 4, waarbij de een of meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer kostenitems omvatten, de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems productie 10 sleutelprestatie-indicatoren (KPI's) omvatten en de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems een of meer gebruikerseisen of een of meer toepassingsituaties omvatten.6. The system of claims 3 or 4, wherein the one or more fabrication items comprise one or more cost items, the one or more first additional intermediate items include production key performance indicators (KPIs) and the one or more second additional intermediate items have one or more user requirements or one or more application situations. 7. Piet systeem volgens conclusie 6, waarbij 15 het geheugen verder een voordeelcalculatiemodel verbonden met de bibliotheek omvat, en de verwerkingseenheid verder is ingericht voor: het ontvangen van een tweede gebruikersinvoer indicatief voor de huidige waarden van de productie KPI's; ^ het ontvangen van een derde gebruikersinvoer indicatief voor de huidige waarden van de kosten geassocieerd met de kostentypen; het genereren van een tweede uitvoer gebaseerd op de ontvangen tweede en derde gebruikersinvoeren en gebaseerd op het. 2 ^ voordeelcalculatiemodel opgeslagen in het geheugen, waarbij de tweede uitvoer een verwacht financieel voordeel representeert geassocieerd met het pad; en het verschaffen van een instructie aan het beeldscherm om de gegenereerde tweede uitvoer te 3o u tonen, waarbij het beeldscherm is ingericht voor het weergeven van de gegenereerde tweede uitvoer bij ontvangst van de instructie van de verwerkingseenheid.The Piet system according to claim 6, wherein the memory further comprises an advantage calculation model connected to the library, and the processing unit is further adapted to: receive a second user input indicative of the current values of the production KPIs; ^ receiving a third user input indicative of the current values of the costs associated with the cost types; generating a second output based on the received second and third user inputs and based on it. Benefit calculation model stored in the memory, the second output representing an expected financial benefit associated with the path; and providing an instruction to the display to show the generated second output, the display being adapted to display the generated second output upon receipt of the instruction from the processing unit. 8. Het systeem volgens elk van de conclusies 3-7, waarbij de database verder entries omvat die een. of meer derde additionele tussenitems representeren, waarbij de bibliotheek omvat: een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussenitems 5 en de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems, een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems en de een of meer derde additionele tussenitems, en een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer derde 10 additionele tussenitems en de een of m.ee.r applicatiecomponenten.The system of any one of claims 3-7, wherein the database further comprises entries that include one. represent one or more third additional intermediate items, the library comprising: one or more connections between the one or more intermediate items 5 and the one or more second additional intermediate items, one or more connections between the one or more second additional intermediate items and the one or more thirds additional intermediate items, and one or more connections between the one or more third additional additional items and the one or more application components. 9. Het systeem volgens conclusie 8, waarbij de een of meer derde additionele tussenitems een of meer toepassinosituaties omvatten, 15The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more third additional intermediate items comprise one or more application situations, 10. Het. systeem volgens een elk van de voorgaande conclusies 1-4, waarbij de een of meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer productie sleutelprestatie~.indicat.oren omvat.10. The. A system according to any of the preceding claims 1-4, wherein the one or more manufacturing items comprises one or more production key performance indicators. 11. Het systeem volgens een elk van de voorgaande conclusies 1- 4, waarbij de een of meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer kostentypen omvatten,The system of any one of the preceding claims 1-4, wherein the one or more manufacturing items comprise one or more cost types, 12. Een werkwijze voor het verschaffen van een pad tussen een 25 applicatiecomponent en een vervaardigingsitem onder toepassing van een database en een bibliotheek, waarbij de database entries omvat, welke een of meer applicatiecomponenten, een of meer vervaardigingsitems en een of meer tussenitems representeren en de bibliotheek een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer 30 applicatiecomponenten en de een of meer tussenitems en een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussenitems en de een of meer vervaardigingsitems omvat, waarbij de werkwijze de stappen omvat van: het ontvangen van een eerste gebrulkers invoer die indicatief is voor een selectie van ten reinste een van de een of meer applicatiecomponenten, een selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer tussenitems of een selectie van ten minste een van 5 de een of meer vervaardigingsitems; het genereren van een eerste uitvoer op basis van de ontvangen eerste gebruikersinvoer en op basis van de database en de bibliotheek opgeslagen in het geheugen, welke eerste uitvoer ten minste een pad representeert tussen ten minste een van de 10 een of meer applicatiecomponenten en de tenminste een van de een of meer vervaardigingsitems,12. A method of providing a path between an application component and a manufacturing item using a database and a library, the database comprising entries representing one or more application components, one or more manufacturing items and one or more intermediate items and the library comprises one or more connections between the one or more application components and the one or more intermediate items and one or more connections between the one or more intermediate items and the one or more manufacturing items, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first user input indicative of a selection of substantially one of the one or more application components, a selection of at least one of the one or more intermediate items or a selection of at least one of the one or more fabrication items; generating a first output based on the received first user input and based on the database and the library stored in the memory, which first output represents at least one path between at least one of the one or more application components and the at least one of the one or more production items, 13. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 12, waarbij ten minste een van de tussenitems eisen van belanghebbenden omvatten. 15The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the intermediate items comprises stakeholder requirements. 15 14. De werkwijze volgens conclusies 12 of 13, waarbij de database verder omvat entries die representatief zijn voor ten minste een van: een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems, waarbij de 20 bibliotheek omvat: een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussen items en de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems; en een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer eerste additionele items en de een of meer vervaardigingsitems, en. 25 een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems, waarbij de bibliotheek omvat: een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussen items en de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems; en een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tweede 30 additionele tussenitems en de een of meer applicatie componenten.14. The method according to claims 12 or 13, wherein the database further comprises entries representative of at least one of: one or more first additional intermediate items, the library comprising: one or more connections between the one or more between items and the one or more first additional intermediate items; and one or more connections between the one or more first additional items and the one or more manufacturing items, and. One or more second additional intermediate items, the library comprising: one or more connections between the one or more between items and the one or more second additional intermediate items; and one or more connections between the one or more second additional intermediate items and the one or more application components. 15. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 14, waarbij de eerste gebruikersinvoer de selectie representeert van ten minste een 2 4 van de een of meer applicatiecomponenten, de selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer tussenitems, de selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer vervaardigingsitems, een selectie van ten minste een van de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems en/of een selectie van de ten minste een van de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems.The method of claim 14, wherein the first user input represents the selection of at least one of the one or more application components, the selection of at least one of the one or more intermediate items, the selection of at least one of the one or more manufacturing items, a selection of at least one of the one or more first additional intermediate items and / or a selection of the at least one of the one or more second additional intermediate items. 16. De werkwijze volgens conclusies 14 of 15, waarbij de een of meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer productie sleutelprestatie- 10 indicatoren omvatten, de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems processen omvatten en de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems een of meer gebruikerseisen omvatten.16. The method according to claims 14 or 15, wherein the one or more production items comprise one or more production key performance indicators, the one or more first additional intermediate items processes and the one or more second additional intermediate items comprise one or more user requirements. 17. De werkwijze volgens conclusies 14 of 15, 'waarbij de een of 15 meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer kostenitems omvatten, de een of meer eerste additionele tussenitems productie sleutelprestatie-indicatoren (KPI's) omvatten en de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems een of meer gebruikerseisen of een of meer toepassingsituaties omvatten.The method of claims 14 or 15, wherein the one or more fabrication items comprise one or more cost items, the one or more first additional intermediate items include production key performance indicators (KPIs) and the one or more second additional intermediate items one or more user requirements or one or more application situations. 18. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 17, waarbij verder een voordeelcalculatiemodel wordt toegepast dat is verbonden met de bibliotheek, waarbij de werkwijze verder de stappen omvat van: het ontvangen van een tweede gebruikersinvoer indicatief voor de huidige waarden van de productie KPI's; 25 het ontvangen van een derde gebruikersinvoer indicatief voor de huidige waarden van de kosten geassocieerd met de kostentypen; het genereren van een tweede uitvoer gebaseerd op de ontvangen tweede en derde gebruikersinvoeren en gebaseerd op het 30 voordeelcalculatiemodel opgeslagen in het geheugen, waarbij de tweede uitvoer een verwacht financieel voordeel representeert geassocieerd met het pad.The method of claim 17, further comprising applying an advantage calculation model connected to the library, the method further comprising the steps of: receiving a second user input indicative of the current values of the production KPIs; Receiving a third user input indicative of the current values of the costs associated with the cost types; generating a second output based on the received second and third user inputs and based on the benefit calculation model stored in the memory, the second output representing an expected financial benefit associated with the path. 19. De werkwijze volgens een elk van de conclusies 14-18, waarbij de database verder omvat entries omvat die een of meer derde additionele tussenitems representeren, waarbij de bibliotheek omvat: 5 een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tussenitems en de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems, een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer tweede additionele tussenitems en de een of meer derde additionele tussenitems, en 10 een of meer verbindingen tussen de een of meer derde additionele tussenitems en de een of meer applicatiecomponenten.The method of any one of claims 14-18, wherein the database further comprises entries representing one or more third additional intermediate items, the library comprising: one or more connections between the one or more intermediate items and the one or more more second additional intermediate items, one or more connections between the one or more second additional intermediate items and the one or more third additional intermediate items, and one or more connections between the one or more third additional intermediate items and the one or more application components. 20. De werkwijze volgens conclusie 19, waarbij de een of meer derde additionele tussenitems een of meer toepassingsituaties 15 omvatten.20. The method of claim 19, wherein the one or more third additional intermediate items comprise one or more application situations. 21. De werkwijze volgens een elk van de conclusies 12-15, waarbij de een of meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer productie sleutelprestatie-indicatoren omvat, 2021. The method according to any of claims 12-15, wherein the one or more production items comprises one or more production key performance indicators, 22. De werkwijze volgens een elk van de conclusies 12-15, waarbij de een of meer vervaardigingsitems een of meer kostentypen omvatten.The method of any one of claims 12-15, wherein the one or more production items comprise one or more cost types. 23. Een computerprogramma omvattende software codedelen ingericht om, wanneer uitgevoerd door een verwerkingseenheid, een of meer van de stappen volgens een of meer de conclusies 12-22 uit te voeren. 30A computer program comprising software code parts adapted to, when executed by a processor, to perform one or more of the steps according to one or more of claims 12-22. 30
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