Proligent™ Manufacturing Information Model

This page describes the manufacturing information model used by Proligent™ Cloud and Proligent™ Analytics. The model is organized into three primary categories: processes, products, and resources.

These categories are generally defined as follows:

• Processes: Represent all the actions required and business rules that must be followed to complete the manufacturing of products.
• Resources: Include the personnel and equipment available to carry out the processes.
• Products: Describe the items the company manufactures.

The components of this manufacturing model form the foundation of the data structure and reports available in Proligent™ Cloud and Proligent™ Analytics. These components and sub-components (such as products, processes, operations, sequences, steps, operators, and stations) serve as the key dimensions for filtering and slicing reports.

Products

The product model is structured as a hierarchical tree that allows for flexible and detailed product descriptions. It consists of three main entities: product categories, products, and product units.

• Product Categories: Group products that share common attributes and can contain either products or sub-categories. The top level of the tree is the product catalog, which serves as the highest-level product category.
• Products: The final leaf in the product tree, representing a distinct type of product manufactured by the company, often corresponding to a specific version of a part number.
• Product Units: Manufactured instances of a product, each identified by a unique identifier, typically a serial number.

Processes, Operations, Sequences, and Steps

stateDiagram-v2
    Normal : Normal Flow
    state Normal {
        Board : Board Level Testing
        Cover : Cover Testing
        Functional : Functional Testing
        Final : Final Test
        Board --> Cover : Pass
        Cover --> Functional : Pass
        Functional --> Final : Pass
        Final --> Labelling : Pass
    }
    Debug : Debug - Repair
    Disassembly --> Debug : Pass
    Cycling : Temperature Cycling
    [*] --> Board : Pass
    Board --> Debug : Fail
    Debug --> Board : Pass
    Functional --> Disassembly : Fail
    Functional --> Cycling : 15% (Pass)
    Cycling --> Final : Pass
    Labelling --> [*] : Pass

Processes encompass the entire lifecycle that a product unit undergoes to complete fabrication. Each process includes a series of operations interconnected by transitions, which may enforce various business rules.

• Operations: Stages within a process where specific work sequences can or must be executed. Processes can be divided into sub-processes.
• Sequences: Detailed work sequences typically carried out at a specific station by an operator or in a single automated run. Sequences are further divided into subsequences that contain a series of tasks called a step list. Each step represents the most basic task within a sequence.

Resources: Stations, Operators

Resources in the manufacturing model include stations and operators. The Proligent™ station model is organized as a hierarchical tree similar to the product model.

• Station Groups: Collections of stations that share common location attributes. They can contain stations or further sub-groups. The top level of the tree is the station set, representing the highest-level station group.
• Stations: The final leaf in the station tree, representing a physical workstation used in the manufacturing process. An automation server or execution console operates at these stations.

Operators are another key component of the Proligent™ manufacturing model, serving as a dimension in the reports generated by Proligent™ Cloud and Proligent™ Analytics.