Production system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10216159-B2
Application number	US-201415111555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2014
Priority date	Jan 22, 2014
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

The management computer of a mounting system, when productivity is lowered, identifies an operator and work type from a work history, retrieves a management value P for the identified work type for the identified operator, and increases the management value P by an increment of “1.” Then, the management computer of the mounting system, when judging that management value P is at least second threshold value P2, applies a performance restriction on the identified operator for the work of the identified work type. Thus, it is possible to curtail lowered productivity due to the same work by the same operator being repeated.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A production system, provided with a production device, for allowing an operator to perform work related to production of the production device, the production system comprising:
a memorizing means that memorizes performance information of work related to production of the production device performed by an operator such that the operator is identifiable;
a detecting means that detects lowered productivity of the production device;
an identifying means that, in a case in which lowered productivity of the production device is detected, identifies the operator who caused the lowered productivity based on the performance information;
a restricting means that applies a performance restriction on the identified operator for the work related to production of the production device; and
an entry means for the operator to perform entry operation required for the work related to the production of the production device, wherein
in a case in which the restricting means has not applied the performance restriction to the work, entry operations by the operator to the entry means are received, and
in a case in which the restricting means has applied the performance restriction to the work, entry operations by the operator to the entry means are not received.

2. The production system according to claim 1 , wherein
multiple types of works are performable as work related to production of the production device,
the memorizing means memorizes the performance information such that the operator and the work type are identifiable,
the identifying means identifies the work type and the operator that caused the lowered productivity, and
the restricting means applies the performance restriction with respect to the identified work type of the identified operator.

3. The production system according to claim 1 , further provided with
a warning means that performs a warning with respect to the identified operator before the restricting means applies the performance restriction.

4. The production system according to claim 1 , wherein
the restricting means counts the number of times the identified operator has lowered productivity, and applies the performance restriction when the count has reached a predetermined quantity.

5. A production system, provided with a production device, for allowing an operator to perform work related to production of the production device, the production system comprising:
circuitry configured to:
memorize performance information of work related to production of the production device performed by an operator such that the operator is identifiable;
detect lowered productivity of the production device;
identify, in a case in which lowered productivity of the production device is detected, the operator who caused the lowered productivity based on the performance information; and
apply a performance restriction on the identified operator for the work related to production of the production device; and

an entry device for the operator to perform entry operation required for the work related to the production of the production device, wherein
in a case in which the circuitry has not applied the performance restriction to the work, entry operations by the operator to the entry device are received, and
in a case in which the circuitry has applied the performance restriction to the work, entry operations by the operator to the entry device are not received.

6. The production system according to claim 5 , wherein
multiple types of works are performable as work related to production of the production device, and
the circuitry is further configured to:
memorize the performance information such that the operator and the work type are identifiable,
identify the work type and the operator that caused the lowered productivity, and
apply the performance restriction with respect to the identified work type of the identified operator.

7. The production system according to claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to perform a warning with respect to the identified operator before the performance restriction is applied.

8. The production system according to claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
count the number of times the identified operator has lowered productivity, and
apply the performance restriction when the count has reached a predetermined quantity.

Assignees

• Fuji Corp

Inventors

• Tsuji Hisayuki
• Otane Shigenao
• Ozaki Tomoko

Classifications

• G07C3/04 Primary

  using counting means or digital clocks · CPC title

• G06Q10/06

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• G05B15/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title