WO2001046883A2 - Method and system for specifying materials - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method and system for specifying materials and in particular to a method and system for facilitating comparison of material fingerprints.
- the quality of any manufactured product is dependent upon the quality of the raw materials used. In making any chemical or polymer based material, this is also the case.
- suppliers of raw materials typically provide a certificate of analysis along with the shipment of raw materials, which certifies that they meet the specifications agreed to between the supplier and the purchaser.
- these specifications are usually based on a few known key variables (e.g., specific components of the material, particle size, etc.). Also, the specifications do not usually cover every chemical issue that could occur or cause a raw material to be out of specification.
- An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method of facilitating the purchase of materials.
- the method includes defining a first fingerprint of a first material by a first party.
- the first fingerprint is communicated to at least one second party.
- a second fingerprint of a second material is defined by the second party and provided to the first party.
- the first fingerprint is compared to the second fingerprint. Based upon results of the comparing, an approval or a rejection notice is communicated from the first party to the second party.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary computer environment in which an embodiment of the invention may be implemented.
- FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an exemplary raw material quality control process.
- a materials specification and analysis system will typically be implemented on a system that includes one or more servers and one or more user systems coupled to a network.
- a portion of an exemplary system 50 on which the invention might be used is shown in FIG. 1.
- a server 10 at a purchaser's site is shown, coupled by a network 20 to one or more user systems 12.
- the network 20 may be any type of network including a local area network, wide area network, intranet, internet, etc.
- the user system 12 may be a general purpose computer executing a computer program for performing the processes described herein.
- the purchaser server 10 may be a server such as those known in the art which executes a computer program for performing the processes described herein. Programs executed by server 10 and data accessed by server 10 may be stored in one or more databases 14.
- a user can control the user system 12 and provide input of commands and data via a keyboard (not shown) and/or mouse (not shown) or any other suitable input device.
- the user system 12 can access the server 10 through network 20 or the user system 12 can be coupled to the server 10 through a different network (e.g., intranet).
- Data can be accessed, manipulated, delivered or retrieved by the user system 12 through the server 10.
- Data can be delivered or uploaded to a purchaser's web site that is implemented by the purchaser's server 10 via a user system 12.
- the purchaser's web site can be accessed by a supplier system 16 where the data stored on said purchaser web site can be accessed by the supplier system 16 and where the supplier system 16 can upload data onto the purchaser's web site.
- the supplier system 16 may be a general purpose computer executing a computer program for performing the processes described herein.
- FIG. 2 represents an overview of a raw material quality control process in one embodiment of the present invention.
- the process shown in FIG. 2 is directed to analysis of a raw material for use in a manufacturing process.
- the invention is not limited to such an example and any material may be analyzed regardless of the application.
- the purchaser provides a fingerprint of a desired raw material and the test methods used to generate the fingerprint to a supplier.
- the supplier uses this information to provide a suitable material to the purchaser.
- the desired fingerprint of a raw material may be defined by various methods. For example, at step 104, a series of specified analytical tests are performed on the purchaser's existing raw material. Examples of analytical tests are gas chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, particle size, and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) techniques which are used to determine the fingerprint for materials such as thermal stabilizers, dyes, process modifiers, mold releases, antioxidants and polymers. As used herein, fingerprint is intended to have a broad meaning and refers generally to data describing one or more characteristics of the material. The fingerprint is defined by the chemical composition and may be determined by performing a series of analytical tests. One example of a fingerprint is a plurality of data sets each generated by an analytical test. A plurality of testing techniques are preferred in defining a fingerprint because, in combination, they produce a more accurate composite of the raw material than would a single specified test.
- ICP inductively coupled plasma
- a fingerp ⁇ nt of the raw material is generated at step 106.
- the fingerprint and the testing methods used to generate the fingerprint are saved and stored electronically on the server 10 or database 14 at step 108.
- the fingerprint and testing methods may be either distributed by the server 10 to one or more supplier systems 16, or the fingerprint and testing methods may be retrieved by one or more supplier systems 16 with access permission to the purchaser's server 10. If the purchaser chooses to deliver the fingerprint and testing methods to one or more suppliers, a list of suppliers' addresses (e.g., e-mail addresses) is retrieved from the purchaser's database 14 at step 110 whereby the fingerprint and testing methods can be automatically distributed (e.g., via e-mail) to each supplier system 10 at step 112.
- suppliers' addresses e.g., e-mail addresses
- the purchaser may choose to manually select through user system 12 which suppliers are to receive the fingerprint and testing methods at step 114.
- the purchaser may opt for a more passive approach by simply posting the stored fingerprint and testing methods on the purchaser's web site and allowing supplier systems 16 with access permission to contact server 10 through the purchaser's web site at step 116 and download the fingerprint and testing methods at step 118.
- the supplier obtains raw materials that it believes to be the same or similar to those desired by the purchaser and performs testing methods on these raw materials at step 120 using the same analytical tests that were specified by the purchaser.
- the result of the supplier's tests i.e., supplier fingerprint
- the server 10 may perform the comparison or another computer may access the fingerprints from server 10 and perform the comparison. The comparison is performed in order to calculate the variations or disparities between the two fingerprints.
- Multivariate analysis is the preferred approach but least squares fit, factor analysis, and other approaches may also be used.
- the advantage of chemometrics is that the entire data set (or a predetermined subset of the entire data set) is taken from multiple pieces of analytical data (e.g., factor analysis using infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography, ICP, etc.) which increases the sensitivity and defines a material better than a simple visual or minimal data comparison (e.g., peak area differences in chromatographs).
- the results of the comparison are distributed via the network 20 to the user system 12 and the supplier system 16 at step 126.
- the results of the comparison are evaluated by using a predetermined set of criteria defined by the purchaser to decide whether the two fingerprints are close enough to be considered an acceptable match.
- the evaluation of the results may be performed automatically by the purchaser server 10 based on predefined criteria or an individual can evaluate the result of the comparison if objective evaluation is not possible by server 10. If a match is indicated at step 128, the supplier fingerprint and optionally the supplier name are stored in an approval list database which contains all approved fingerprints received from suppliers.
- the purchaser may assign a certification number to the fingerprint and provide the certification number to the supplier.
- the supplier can then reference the certification number when shipping product to the purchaser.
- purchase of the material may be initiated at step 130 with the purchaser manually conducting negotiations with the supplier or requesting additional information regarding the potential purchase of the material.
- the approved list may automatically trigger a purchase order to be sent to the supplier from the purchaser (e.g., e-mail from server 10 to supplier system 16) requesting manufacture and delivery of the specified material.
- This use of a certification umber and/or a purchase order number allows for automated tracking of delivery, acceptance and any potential future issues regarding the material.
- a notice of rejection is sent at step 132 by the purchaser to the supplier (e.g., e-mail from server 10 to supplier system 16) declining to purchase the supplier's specified material.
- the invention can be embodied in the form of computer-implemented processes and apparatuses for practicing those processes.
- the invention can also be embodied in the form of computer program code containing instructions embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, CD-ROMs, hard drives, or any other computer-readable storage medium, wherein, when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, the computer becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention.
- the invention can also be embodied in the form of computer program code, for example, whether stored in a storage medium, loaded into and/or executed by a computer, or transmitted over some transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, or via electromagnetic radiation, wherein, when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, the computer becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention.
- computer program code segments configure the microprocessor to create specific logic circuits.
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