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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A production system has a plurality of production apparatuses, a conveyer which conveys to each production apparatus at each lot, a lot management computer which controls the degree of progress of the production process in each lot, apparatus management computers which control each of production apparatuses, and an intensive management computer which detects the degree of progress of the production process in each lot and operating state of each production apparatus. User interface sections are connected to the apparatus management computer and the intensive management computer, respectively. The user interface sections comprise display apparatuses, respectively. In the screen of the display apparatuses, operating state of each production apparatus and the degree of progress of the production process of the lot in each production apparatus are displayed. In the screen of the display apparatus of the user interface section, operating state of the corresponding production apparatus and the degree of progress of the production process of the lot in the corresponding production apparatus is displayed.