Use of sub (partial) cycles, nested cluster cycles, and lot cycles for determining equipment capacities in a batch manufacturing facility
US7343211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/80
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for the simulation and modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities using process time lines is described herein. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the iteration value for each of the ten levels of nested scheduling cycles of the biopharmaceutical drug production process being modeled. The method includes generating a process time line using operational parameters, a block flow diagram, and a set of scheduling cycles for each of a sequence of unit operations. The process time line is used as a tool for batch processing and facility design.
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