摘要 |
<p>PURPOSE: To perform proper input according to the status of the next process line by providing a control means for determining the kind of the next article to be input to a process line in due consideration of the time required for recovery from the abnormal condition when abnormality is caused in the next process line. CONSTITUTION: While articles of the kind (i) for the next process line B are input to a process line A, if abnormality is caused in another process line C arranged side by side with the above line and an abnormality informing signal is sent, the recovery required time for the abnormality indicated by an abnormality code in the abnormality informing signal is read out from an abnormality pattern file. Subsequently, the recovery required time is recorded in a field for abnormality information on the next process line C of a process information management table, and at this point of time, the determination of the kind of the next article to be input is redone, and at this time, the abnormality information is also reflected.</p> |