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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1994
Satomi Furukawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Shozo Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuuji Seki, Kawasaki, JP;
Jun Saitou, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A production control system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of processing apparatuses each thereof including a single cell or a plurality of identical cells, a storage for temporarily storing objects to be processed, a transportation facility for transporting the objects to be processed between the cells or between the cell and the storage, a plurality of cell controllers each thereof controlling each cell, a physical distribution control system for controlling the transportation facility, and a charge control system for issuing a transportation command to the physical distribution system in response to a request for sending in and a request for taking out from the cell controllers as well as a notice of completion of transportation from the physical distribution control system.