Title:
AUTOMATED WORKFLOW ANALYSIS USING LOCATION TRACKING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/081676
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A framework for workflow analysis is developed based on a real-time indoor location tracking system that can utilize Ultra-Wide Band technology to identify worker and task associations in a labor-intensive production process, based on location data. The framework includes binary segmentation of different distance measures calculated from location data to detect an object's movements and worker association in production process. An iterative overlap time removal algorithm can be implemented to ensure that no worker is assigned to an overlapping processes, and no task is processed by multiple workers simultaneously. Key workflow metrices such as flow time, processing time, and waiting times can be automatically calculated; and associated reporting provides valuable insights into the workflow to identify improvement opportunities.
Inventors:
CHOWDHURY BIJOY DRIPTA BARUA (US)
SON YOUNG-JUN (US)
KUBOTA CHIERI (US)
TRONSTAD RUSSELL (US)
SON YOUNG-JUN (US)
KUBOTA CHIERI (US)
TRONSTAD RUSSELL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2023/076509
Publication Date:
May 16, 2024
Filing Date:
October 10, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS BEHALF OF THE UNIV OF ARIZONA (US)
OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION (US)
OHIO STATE INNOVATION FOUNDATION (US)
International Classes:
G06Q10/06; G05B19/418; G06Q10/04; G06Q10/0633; G06Q10/0639
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FONTES, Timothy D. et al. (US)
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