Patent ID: 6311093
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G05B,Y02P

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for simulating equipment maintenance in a biopharmaceutical production process, comprising the steps of:(1) accessing an equipment list, said list comprising each piece of equipment necessary to perform required tasks in a unit operation of the biopharmaceutical production process and a set of functional specifications for each of said pieces of equipment;(2) accessing an equipment data store, said data store comprising maintenance data for each of said pieces of equipment in said equipment list;(3) generating, using said equipment list and said equipment data store, an equipment maintenance table, said maintenance table including maintenance procedures, period and duration for each of said pieces of equipment;(4) accessing an equipment time line which includes the start and stop times for the required tasks in said unit operation of the biopharmaceutical production process; and(5) generating, using said equipment maintenance table and said equipment time line, an equipment maintenance time line which indicates the specific time and date when each of said pieces of equipment should be serviced;wherein said equipment maintenance time line contains information that can be used to determine an optimal design for a biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facility where said unit operation will be performed.