Time dependent process parameters for integrated process and product engineering

US7571078B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Martin Chen · Shanghai, CN
• Shailesh P. Mane · San Jose, US
• Gaurav Sharma · San Jose, US
• Qi Wang · Markham, CA
• Dallan Clancy · Belmont, US
• Mario Rothenburg · Eppelheim, DE
• Uwe Kohler · Kelkheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 20, 2004
• Grant date: Aug 4, 2009
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B17/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for computer modeling the production process is disclosed. An integrated product and process engineering system may be a computer modeling system that models both a generic production process and a specific individual production process. The integrated product and process engineering system may store a time dependent process parameter related to the specific product design and organize the time dependent process parameters by product variants. The time dependent process parameter may have a parameter value and a start time. The time dependent process parameters may be input/output component consumption parameters, activity duration parameters, resource capacity consumption parameters, and activity scrap parameters.