PREDICTIVE COST REDUCTION BASED ON A THERMODYNAMIC MODEL

摘要

A cost reduction system including a computer-readable storage medium storing a thermodynamic model, a processor configured to access existing parameters associated with a process, the parameters including a quantity of units of work-in-process at first and second times, and first and second constants respectively indicative of growth between the first and second times, and of a reduction of the work-in-process to a reduction of cost, apply the thermodynamic model to the accessed parameters, and thereby determine a predictive cost reduction associated with a contemplated improvement of the process according to the relationship: (a,,W, Predictive Cost Reduction =1+ Re logj2 2 Wherein Re represents the second constant, Wf represents the quantity of units of the work-in process at the second time, W represents the quantity of units of the work-in-process at the first time, and aR represents a ratio of the growth at the first time to the value of the growth at the second time, an output module configured to output the determined predictive cost reduction, and wherein the processor is further configured to modify the existing process parameters based on those present in the output predictive cost reduction associated with the contemplated improvement of the process. 125 WORKSTATION DRAFT 128 120 NEW WORK ASSIGN WN P NEWR l COMPLETED WORK t2 127 QUALITY CWORK REWORK CONTROL 142 108WOK15 108 HANDLER WIP13 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 140% 7 THERMODYNAMIC 125 WORKSTATION DAT165 120 WIP ORK ASSIGN t WORK COMPLETED NEW QUALITY WORK WORK CONTROL 160 HADLR- WIP 170/ THERMODYNAMIC