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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2007
Thomas E. Anderson, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Patrick M. Flaherty, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Jeffrey P. Gifford, Fishkill, NY (US);
Nathaniel C. Lange, Newburgh, NY (US);
Ray A. Reyes, New Windsor, NY (US);
Thomas E. Anderson, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Patrick M. Flaherty, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Jeffrey P. Gifford, Fishkill, NY (US);
Nathaniel C. Lange, Newburgh, NY (US);
Ray A. Reyes, New Windsor, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computing system for monitoring activity in an automated fabrication facility includes a computer operably coupled to an MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) database having data relating to manufacturing operation events; and the computer also being operably coupled to an AMHS (Automated Material Handling Systems) database having data relating to movement of the work-in-process material lots between the manufacturing operations and the storage operations; and a solver product operatively installed on the computer for processing information regarding timing of the events and information regarding operation of the automated material handling system to generate a report regarding performance of the automated fabrication facility, wherein the report identifies information regarding a sequence of events having occurred in the manufacturing process.