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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Daiki Kajita, Tokyo, JP;
Atsuko Enomoto, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A line configuration planning device determine a task sequence during production of the to-be-produced product and the task time by the worker or the automatic machine for each task on the basis of the task information and the task time information. The line configuration planning device determine a required cycle time for producing the to-be-produced product on the basis of the production plan information. The line configuration planning device generate, on the basis of the determined task sequence, task time, and required cycle time, an allocation proposal for the worker and the automatic machine such that an estimated cycle time for producing the to-be-produced product is less than or equal to the required cycle time. The line configuration planning device determine a production line configuration for the to-be-produced product on the basis of the allocation proposal and the equipment configuration information.