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industrial manufacturing
vr.tr.industrial-manufacturing · thing-q187939
Let an agent handle manufacturing by sector, process, organisation, quality, safety and environmental impact.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.PRC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Process How things are made.
Steps
Operations.
Process
Process steps.
- What are the main process steps? definition
- Which are automated? definition
Organisation
Lean, JIT, batch.
Organisation
Production organisation.
- How is production organised? definition
- What are the bottlenecks? measurement
Quality Getting it right.
Control
Inspection and testing.
Quality control
Quality control.
- How is quality controlled? definition
- What defect rate is achieved? measurement
Traceability
Batches and serials.
Traceability
Traceability.
- Can products be traced to batches? provenance
- How are recalls handled? action
Safety and environment People and planet.
Safety
Workers.
Safety
Worker safety.
- How are workers protected? definition
- What is the injury rate? measurement
Environment
Emissions and waste.
Environment
Environmental performance.
- What emissions and waste does it produce? measurement
- Which permits apply? provenance
Supply chain Inputs and partners.
Inputs
Materials and parts.
Inputs
Inputs and suppliers.
- Which materials and parts are used, from where? provenance
- Are there single-source risks? boundary
Due diligence
Human rights and environment.
Due diligence
Due diligence.
- What due diligence is done on suppliers? provenance
- Which laws require it? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.PRC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- just-in-time manufacturing, manufacturers serial number, ceramic engineering, JIT II, furniture construction, shipbuilding, manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, manufacture of furniture, basketwork furniture making, precision glass moulding, Gaesak, caulking irons
What it is Filled
The production of goods at scale using labour, machinery, tools and processes, organised in factories and supply chains, from shipbuilding to furniture and ceramics.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle manufacturing by sector, process, organisation, quality, safety and environmental impact.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Transforms materials into products at scale
- Organised into processes and supply chains
- Governed by quality, safety and environmental rules
- Discrete and process manufacturing differ
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Override machine guards, interlocks or emergency stops.
- Run machines while people are inside the danger zone.
- Falsify quality, safety or emissions records.
- Dispose of industrial waste unlawfully.
Only with a human decision
- Restarting lines after a safety stop.
- Changing processes that affect worker safety.
May
- Monitor production lines it is authorized to supervise and report faults.
- Report output, quality and safety data accurately.
Moral aspects Filled
- Factory work carries risk of serious injury; safety comes first.
- Supply chains can hide forced labour and pollution.
Who is affected
- Workers
- Nearby residents
- Consumers
Owners Filled
Steward
The manufacturer operating the plant; safety and environmental regulators oversee it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q10861389 - registry parent class
- Q125811885 - registry parent class
- Q739302 - registry parent class
- Q8187769 - registry parent class
related
- factory - site
- artifact - products
- energy and materials - inputs
- NACE or ISIC - statistics
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.industrial-manufacturing
- Wikidata: Q187939 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187939)
- NACE or ISIC code: section C industry classification
- manufacturer serial number: manufacturer-specific products
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Production lines and machinery
- Serial numbers and batch codes on products
- Industry classifications in statistics
- Factories, production lines, machines and workers; supply chains of parts and materials.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- design and plan production
- run and improve processes, such as just-in-time
- control quality
- measure output and emissions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Workplace injuries
- Defective products and recalls
- Pollution
- Supply chain disruption
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 9001 quality management
- Machinery and product safety law
- Industrial emissions law
- Occupational safety law
Context of use required Filled
- Turning materials into products.
- discrete manufacturing
- process manufacturing
- lean and just-in-time production
- additive manufacturing
- sectors such as shipbuilding, furniture, ceramics
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q187939: industrial manufacturing - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Manufacturing - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should manufacturing sectors be separate entries?
- How should processes be linked to products?
- How should supply chain due diligence be represented?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q187939/spec.json