SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA RELATING TO CONDITIONS IN A MANUFACTURING PROCESS

摘要

A system and method of processing data relating to conditions in a manufacturing process is provided. The data is relateable to a data type. The method includes the steps of: relating a first data item of the data to a first data type; associating the first data item with a first time marker; associating the first data item with a source in the manufacturing process; associating the first data item with an identifier, the value of the identifier being capable of being one of a set of values, each value in the set relating to a condition, the set being expandable during operation of the manufacturing process; relating a second data item of the data to a second data type; associating a second data item with a second time marker; associating the second data item with a source in the manufacturing process; and upon a receiving a request, associating the value of the identifier associated with the first data item with the second data item if: the first time marker associated with the first data item corresponds to the second time marker associated with the second data item; and the source associated with the first data item corresponds to the source associated with the second data item. The value of the identifier indicates either identity of an article processed during a first time interval indicated bythe first time marker or a status of the manufacturing process during the first time interval indicated by the first time marker.