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Patent US5325304 - Production instructing apparatus for feeding required quantities of ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA production instructing apparatus which is provided with a file for storing the state of every product being manufactured and every stock product and a file for storing the producing capacity of each producing apparatus calculates the feeding quantity for each process for the insufficient quantity of...http://www.google.com/patents/US5325304?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5325304 - Production instructing apparatus for feeding required quantities of materials to meet an appointed delivery dateAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5325304 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/695,046Publication dateJun 28, 1994Filing dateMay 2, 1991Priority dateMay 18, 1990Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE4116277A1, DE4116277C2Publication number07695046, 695046, US 5325304 A, US 5325304A, US-A-5325304, US5325304 A, US5325304AInventorsToshiaki AokiOriginal AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (9), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (45), Classifications (8), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetProduction instructing apparatus for feeding required quantities of materials to meet an appointed delivery dateUS 5325304 AAbstract A production instructing apparatus which is provided with a file for storing the state of every product being manufactured and every stock product and a file for storing the producing capacity of each producing apparatus calculates the feeding quantity for each process for the insufficient quantity of the products through comparison of the shipping quantity of the products with the state of the products being manufactured and stock products, calculates the feeding date of required articles for the insufficient quantity of the products to the producing apparatus on the basis of the calculated feeding quantity and producing capacity, determines the scheduled date for delivery from the calculating result, judges whether or not the products are in time for the appointed delivery date by comparing the scheduled date for delivery with the appointed delivery date, and instructs feeding of materials, half finished products and the like for the products which would miss the appointed delivery date to the producing apparatus so that the products are produced preferentially. Accordingly, it can be prevented that the appointed delivery date be missed and the useless stock be generated while the feeding instruction is made precisely.
What is claimed is: 1. A production instructing apparatus which allocates products being manufactured in the producing apparatuses of respective producing processes and stock products to an order of the products in an appointed quantity and of an appointed delivery date of a customer, and instructs feeding of required products, not being manufactured or in stock, to said production apparatus so that the appointed quantity of products can be delivered at the appointed delivery date to fill said order of products, said production apparatus comprising,a first memory means for storing data specifying the quantity of ordered products being manufactured and in stock, a second memory means for storing the producing capacity of the ordered products of said respective producing apparatuses and a first schedule showing vacancies in a production schedule of said respective producing apparatuses; a first calculating means for calculating the necessary feeding quantity of required ordered products by subtracting the amount of ordered products being manufactured and in stock stored in said first memory means from the appointed quantity of ordered products, for calculating the latest feeding start date for beginning producing the required quantity of ordered products for delivery prior to the appointed delivery date based on producing capacity stored in said second memory means, for calculating a calculated schedule of production of said necessary feeding quantity in vacancies in the production schedule of said respective producing apparatuses based on the schedule stored in said second memory, with said calculated schedule including a scheduled shipping date indicating when said necessary feeding quantity will be ready to ship; and an instructing means for instructing feeding of said required articles to said producing apparatuses according to the calculated schedule of production of said necessary feeding quantity of ordered products if said scheduled shipping date is prior to said appointed delivery date. 2. A production instructing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said instructing means comprises a reading means for reading out the producing capacity stored in said second memory means, a second calculating means for calculating a process feeding date for respective producing processes on the basis of the producing capacity read out by said reading means and the latest feeding date calculated by said first calculating means, and for calculating a scheduled date for delivery by adding a transporting time to the scheduled shipping date, a first comparing means for comparing the calculated scheduled date for delivery with the appointed delivery date, and a preferential process means for instructing feeding of said necessary feeding quantity of required articles in order to preferentially produce said necessary feeding quantity of the products if said scheduled date for delivery is not prior to said appointed date for delivery.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and the object thereof is to provide a production instructing apparatus which is capable of immediately instructing feeding of materials, half fabricated items and the like for a required quantity of products with the definite priority without missing an appointed shipping date.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the construction of a production instructing apparatus according to the invention;
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following, explanation of the present invention will be made referring to drawings showing an embodiment thereof. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a data processing unit employing a CPU. To the data processing unit 1, data of an order input part 2 a half finished and stock input part 3 a producing capacity input part 4 a reference data input part 9 a calendar input part 11 are inputted. The contents of these input data are respectively stored in an order data file 6, a half finished and stock data file 7 as a first memory means, producing capacity file 8 as a second memory means, a reference data file 10 and a calendar file 12. The data processing unit 1 performs processings of the stored data which will be described later and, a production output part 5 outputs the feeding instruction (feeding priority) for respective processes, and the delivery date answer part 13 outputs the delivery date. The production output part 5 automatically instructs the feeding priority to the respective apparatuses when the producing apparatus is automatically operated. That is, the production output part 5 arranges the received orders in order from the earliest priority date. In addition, when the producing apparatus is not automatically operated, the feeding priority is printed in a list by a printer or displayed at the CRT, thereby informing an operator of the matter.
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