Systems and methods that monitor re-qualification indicia associated with durable items to ensure physical process quality
US7065424B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention introduces systems and methods that control production process quality, wherein the production process has a plurality of durable items, each durable item is associated with a re-qualification process initiated as a function of a life expectancy associated therewith. The life expectancy associated with each durable item is reset upon completion of the associated re-qualification process. An exemplary method comprises (I) monitoring re-qualification indicia associated with each associated re-qualification process, and (ii) controlling availability of re-qualified durable items of the production process as a function of the re-qualification indicia to thereby control production process quality.
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