Method and apparatus for controlling product routing in a manufacturing line
US6182049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2018 |
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- 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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