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Method and apparatus for controlling product routing in a manufacturing line

US6182049A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P90/02
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a manufacturing line having a plurality of production jobs performed on a plurality of production units in a plurality of processing areas, a method and related system for selecting a number of production units to be sent to a designated process area other than the plurality of processing areas.

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