Patent ID: 8738410
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of revising in-process shop order instances that result in updated electronic work instructions for shop floor manufacture of a product in mid-production by a manufacturing execution system (MES) that commences shop floor product manufacture, the updated electronic work instructions being generated by a computerized manufacturing process planning (MPP) system, the MPP system and the MES being remotely located from one another, the method comprising: interfacing the MPP system and the MES with an integration server; storing a released electronic work instruction for execution by the MES on the MPP system; communicating the electronic work instruction to the MES via the integration server; interrupting, after production of the product has commenced, the execution of the electronic work instruction by the MES based upon an unplanned event or observation occurring on the shop floor; continuing the interruption until a revision to the shop order instance is accepted, wherein the revision results in an update to at least one released electronic work instruction that changes manufacturing process steps that have not been executed and does not result in a change to manufacturing processes steps that have already been executed; reconciling the at least one released electronic work instruction revision with as planned product and as built product.