摘要 |
A method comprised of storing a first time and a first indicia, the first time being the time it takes a first number of products to be subjected to a first subprocess and the first indicia being an indication of how many products are in the first number of products. The method may also include storing a second time and a second indicia, the second time being the time it takes a second number of products to be subjected to a second subprocess. The first and second times may be average times for a plurality of different processes. The second indicia can be an indication of how many products are in the second number of products. The method may also include storing a third indicia, the third indicia being an indication of how many products are in a third number of products to be subjected to a first process. The first process may be comprised of the first and second subprocesses. A run time is determined for the third number of products to be subjected to the first process based on the first and second times, and the first, second and third indicia. The present invention also includes an apparatus comprised of a first memory, a second memory, and a first computer processor. The first computer processor may ignore a first average time for the first subprocess and use a first process specific time for determining the run time of the first process when an first override flag in the first memory is set.
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