QUICK DISPATCHING RULE SCREENING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Abstract

A quick dispatching rule screening method and apparatus are provided. The quick dispatching rule screening method includes following steps. A scheduling result and a corresponding scenario are obtained. A dispatching rule mining table is established according to the scheduling result, where the dispatching rule mining table includes a dispatching rule and an operation. A participation rate of each dispatching rule in the dispatching rule mining table is calculated. A contribution rate is calculated according to the participation rate to obtain a filter value. A selected dispatching rule is decided according to the filter value.

Claims

1. A quick dispatching rule screening method, comprising: obtaining a scheduling result and a corresponding scenario; establishing a dispatching rule mining table according to the scheduling result, wherein the dispatching rule mining table comprises a dispatching rule and an operation; calculating a participation rate of the dispatching rule in the dispatching rule mining table; and calculating a contribution rate according to the participation rate to obtain a filter value, and deciding a selected dispatching rule based on the filter value.

2. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling result is a Gantt chart.

3. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling result is obtained by using an optimal approximate solution generator through convergence algorithm.

4. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein the corresponding scenario comprises: a field scenario, comprising a scheduling target and an available resource, wherein the available resource comprises a work order and a machine; a process, comprising at least one operation; and a start-end time.

5. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein in the dispatching rule mining table, a field where the operation satisfies the dispatching rule is represented by a binary code 1, and a field where the operation does not satisfy the dispatching rule is represented by a binary code 0.

6. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein the participation rate is obtained by dividing a quantity of dispatching rule fields where the dispatching rule is satisfied of the dispatching rule mining table by a total operation quantity.

7. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein the contribution rate is obtained by calculating an average of a plurality of the participation rates above a section line and a plurality of the participation rates below the section line.

8. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein the filter value is obtained through summation, multiplication, and division on a plurality of the contribution rates.

9. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein according to the selected dispatching rule a high filter value is selected.

10. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling result and the corresponding scenario are input through a user interface, a scheduling target and an available resource are selected, and the selected dispatching rule is output.

11. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, comprising detecting a similarity between the selected dispatching rule and an original dispatching rule of the scheduling result and the corresponding scenario.

12. The quick dispatching rule screening method according to claim 1, comprising detecting a similarity between the selected dispatching rule and a new dispatching rule of an input similar scheduling result and similar corresponding scenario.

13. A quick dispatching rule screening apparatus, comprising: a data unit, which obtains a scheduling result or a corresponding scenario; and a mining unit, coupled to the data unit and establishing a dispatching rule mining table according to the scheduling result, wherein the dispatching rule mining table comprises a dispatching rule and an operation, and the mining unit calculates a participation rate of the dispatching rule in the dispatching rule mining table, calculates a contribution rate according to the participation rate to obtain a filter value, and decides a selected dispatching rule based on the filter value.

14. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, comprising a processing unit coupled to the data unit and the mining unit, the processing unit obtaining the scheduling result or the corresponding scenario through a user interface, selecting a scheduling target and an available resource, and outputting the selected dispatching rule.

15. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the scheduling result is a Gantt chart.

16. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the scheduling result is obtained by an optimal approximate solution generator through convergence algorithm.

17. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the corresponding scenario comprises: a field scenario, comprising a scheduling target and an available resource, wherein the available resource comprises a work order and a machine; a process, comprising at least one operation; and a start-end time.

18. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein in the dispatching rule mining table, a field where the operation satisfies the dispatching rule is represented by a binary code 1, and a field where the operation does not satisfy the dispatching rule is represented by a binary code 0.

19. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the participation rate is obtained by dividing a quantity of dispatching rule fields where the dispatching rule is satisfied of the dispatching rule mining table by a total operation quantity.

20. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the contribution rate is obtained by calculating an average of a plurality of the participation rates above a section line and a plurality of the participation rates below the section line.

21. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the filter value is obtained through summation, multiplication, and division on a plurality of the contribution rates.

22. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, wherein according to the selected dispatching rule a high filter value is selected.

23. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, comprising a detection unit coupled to a processing unit, the detection unit detecting a similarity between the selected dispatching rule and an original dispatching rule of the scheduling result and the corresponding scenario.

24. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to claim 13, comprising a detection unit coupled to a processing unit, the detection unit detecting a similarity between the selected dispatching rule and a new dispatching rule of an input similar scheduling result and similar corresponding scenario.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] The accompanying drawings are included to provide further understanding, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

[0009] FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a quick dispatching rule screening apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0010] FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are schematic example diagrams of a mining unit according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0011] FIG. 3 is a schematic Gantt chart of scheduling data of regular mining according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

[0012] FIG. 4 is a schematic example diagram of completing convergence by using a genetic algorithm (GA) according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are schematic example diagrams of acquiring a dispatching rule by using a dispatching rule mining table established based on a plurality of solutions according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 6 is an example flowchart of quick dispatching rule screening according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Technical terms in the specification refer to customary terms in the technical field. If some terms are explained or defined in the specification, the terms are translated according to the explanation or definition in the specification. Embodiments of the disclosure each include one or more technical features. Where possible, persons of ordinary skill in the art may selectively implement some or all of the technical features of any embodiment, or selectively combine some or all of the technical features of such embodiments.

[0016] FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a quick dispatching rule screening apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The quick dispatching rule screening apparatus 10 includes a data unit 14 and a mining unit 16. The mining unit 16 is coupled to the data unit 14.

[0017] In an embodiment, the data unit 14 and the mining unit 16 may be hardware, for instance, a central processing unit (CPU) or other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose micro control units (MCUs), a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a programmable controller, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or other similar elements, or a combination thereof. In an embodiment, the data unit 14 and the mining unit 16 may include firmware, the hardware, and/or software or machine executable program code stored in a memory and loaded, read, written, and/or executed by the hardware. The disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0018] In an embodiment, the memory of the data unit 14 may be hardware with a memory or storage function, and the memory or storage hardware is, for instance, a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, or any form of fixed or movable random access memory (RAM), a register, a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), or a similar element, or a combination thereof. The data unit 14 may store at least one scheduling result and at least one corresponding scenario, as well as a corresponding original dispatching rule.

[0019] In an embodiment, a user interface 19 may be an apparatus with a display function, for instance, a screen, a mobile phone, a computer, a terminal, or a notebook computer. The disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0020] In an embodiment, the mining unit 16 may derive a possibly selected dispatching rule according to a scheduling result and a corresponding scenario that are stored, acquired, or calculated by the data unit 14. For instance, for a given scheduling result and corresponding scenario, a dispatching rule most suitable to the scheduling result may be found through even mining. FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are schematic example diagrams of a mining unit according to an embodiment of the disclosure. The scheduling result may be, for instance, a Gantt chart. The corresponding scenario may be, for instance, a printed circuit board (PCB) field. Available resources are, for instance, a machine and a work order. Acquiring four machines and three work orders may be considered as an existing field scheduling result. The disclosure is not limited thereto. A scheduling target of this application example is that a finish time point of a last process is earliest. A Gantt chart in this example is generated by using a regular scheduling technology.

[0021] Referring to FIG. 2A, in an embodiment, there are four machines: M1, M2, M3, and M4, three work orders: J1, J2, and J3, and a total of seven operations (OPs): M2(09), M3(10), M2(09), M1(12), M1(12), M4(15), and M4(15). The operations are sequentially numbered 1 to 7. Specifically, M2(09) is an operation 1, M3(10) is an operation 2, . . . , and M4(15) is an operation 7. M1(12).fwdarw.M4(15) is a process of the work order 1, M3(10).fwdarw.M2(09).fwdarw.M4(15) is a process of the work order 2, and M2(09).fwdarw.M1(12) is a process of the work order 3. 09 of M2(09) represents that the machine 2 requires 9 time units to finish execution if starting at a time unit 0. 0 is a start time, and 9 is an end time, which are collectively referred to as a start-end time. In an embodiment, a process and a start-end time are included in a corresponding scenario.

[0022] In FIG. 2A, J1:M1(12).fwdarw.M4(15) indicates that for the work order J1, the machine

[0023] M1 first consumes 12 time units to complete the operation M1(12), and then the machine M4 consumes 15 time units to complete the operation M4(15), thereby completing the process M1(12).fwdarw.M4(15) in J1; for J2, a process of operations M3(10), M2(09), and M4(15) is sequentially completed; for J3, a process of operations M2(09) and M1(12) is sequentially completed.

[0024] A scheduling target of this example is that a finish time point of a last process is earliest. Therefore, in a dispatching rule mining table of FIG. 2B, a horizontal axis of the table shows dispatching rules, and a vertical axis shows operation numbers. For the dispatching rules herein, refer to Table 1. Table 1 shows definitions of dispatching rules. Types of dispatching rules of the disclosure are not limited to Table 1. In an embodiment, the dispatching rule mining table may be stored in the data unit 14.

TABLE-US-00001 Expect a Dispatching Name of dispatching large/small Factor Number rule rule Explanation value Time 1 PD Dynamic yield ((Due date - time at which a Small multiple previous process is finished)/left work time Time 2 RT First come Time at which a previous Small first service process is finished Time 3 DS Maximum buffer time Due date - time at which a Small previous process is finished - left work time Time 4 SK Current time progress Time at which a previous Small of semi-finished process is finished product Order VS 5 LPT Work time for to-be- Longer work time being Large Time executed operation prioritized long Order VS 6 SPT Work time for to-be- Shorter work time being Small Time executed operation prioritized short Order 7 FOPNR Quantity of left Fewer left processes being Small operations_small prioritized (quantity) Order 8 MOPNR Quantity of left More left processes being Large operations_large prioritized (quantity) Plenty of 9 S_OPN Order emergency SLACK/quantity of left Small time VS degree_operation processes Order quantity aspect Plenty of 10 S_PT Order emergency SLACK/left work time Small time VS degree_time aspect Time Plenty of 11 DS_PT Delay crisis DS/left work time Small time VS level_time aspect Order VS Time Plenty of 12 DS_OPN Delay crisis DS/quantity of left Small time VS level_operation processes Order quantity aspect Order VS 13 LWORK Measure order Less left work time being Small Time backlog less prioritized Order VS 14 MWORK Measure order More left work time being Small Time backlog more prioritized Machine 15 NINQ Machine resource Waiting fewer processes on Small VS Order competition a machine being degree_low prioritized Machine 16 WINQ Machine resource Waiting less work time on a Small VS Order competition machine being prioritized degree_high

[0025] In an embodiment, the Gantt chart of the scheduling result of FIG. 2A may be generated by the data unit 14 according to an optimal approximate solution technology, and stored in the data unit 14. According to the technology, an optimal approximate solution is obtained through convergence algorithm. The mining unit 16 obtains the Gantt chart of FIG. 2A that is generated by the data unit 14 by using, for instance, a GA. In the chart, 63 time units are consumed to finish a process of M2(09), M3(10), M2(09), M1(12), M1(12), M4(15), and M4(15) in sequence. FIG. 3 is a schematic example diagram of completing convergence by using the GA according to an embodiment of the disclosure. An X axis represents a quantity of times that the GA is executed, and a Gantt chart is generated every time the GA is executed. A Y axis represents finish time units, which is a shortest finish time. It can be learned from the figure that, when the GA is executed more times, a finish time is shorter, so that an optimal approximate solution may be obtained through convergence. That is, a plurality of dispatching rules are obtained to satisfy a shortest finish time. An optimal approximate solution generator may use an irregular scheduling technology, which has an optimization program. The program may keep searching in a direction to an optimal scheduling solution to obtain an approximate optimal scheduling result. The disclosure is not limited to the GA used above. For instance, an evolutionary algorithm may alternatively be used to complete the foregoing function.

[0026] The Gantt chart of FIG. 2A may alternatively be acquired by the data unit 14 from a process and corresponding work time of a recent short work order of a computer device manufacturer, referring to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 a schematic Gantt chart of scheduling data of regular mining according to another embodiment of the disclosure. The disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0027] In an embodiment, for the mining unit 16, the dispatching rule of first come first service (RT) is used. According to the dispatching rule, a process started at an earlier time is prioritized. In FIG. 2B, a number in [number] represents a time point at which a to-be-executed process of the work order may be executed. According to the RT, execution starts at a time unit 0, and the data unit 14 obtains a Gantt chart. If M2(9) of an operation number 1 of started J3 is served first, the machine M2 first serves 9 time units. Since the RT is met, that is, the dispatching rule RT is met, an RT field, corresponding to the operation number 1, of a dispatching rule set table may be represented by a binary code 1. When execution starts at the time unit 0, if M3(10) of an operation number 2 of started J2 is served first, the machine M3 first serves 10 time units. Since the RT is met, that is, the dispatching rule RT is met, an RT field, corresponding to the operation number 2, of the dispatching rule set table may be represented by the binary code 1. When execution starts at the time unit 0, if M2(09) of an operation number 3 of started J2 is served first, the machine M2 first serves 9 time units. Since the RT is not met, that is, the dispatching rule RT is not met, an RT field, corresponding to the operation number 3, of the dispatching rule set table may be represented by a binary code 0. In this way, 1100101 in RT fields of the dispatching rule set table of FIG. 2B may be obtained. Different dispatching rules are deduced in the same manner. For instance, PD fields are 0000001, where the PD is “dynamic yield multiple” in Table 1. In this way, the dispatching rule set table in FIG. 2B can be fully filled.

[0028] In an embodiment, FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B are schematic example diagrams of acquiring a dispatching rule by using a dispatching rule mining table established based on a plurality of solutions according to an embodiment of the disclosure. In the mining unit 16, if the Gantt chart of FIG. 2A is executed 200 times, 200 Gantt charts are generated. A participation rate may be based on an appearance rate of a dispatching rule. For instance, in participation rates in FIG. 5A, 0.143 of the PD is obtained from 1/7 according to quantities of 0 and 1 in the PD fields of the dispatching rule mining table; for the RT fields, 0.571 is obtained from 4/7. In this example, a total quantity of operations is 7. The participation rate may be obtained by, for instance, dividing a quantity of dispatching rule fields where the dispatching rule is satisfied of the dispatching rule mining table by the total operation quantity.

[0029] In an embodiment, referring to FIG. 5B, a contribution rate may be screened out according to contribution degrees of the dispatching rule to a plurality of solutions. The contribution rate may be used to calculate average participation rates of Up and Down. In the mining unit 16, for FIG. 5A showing cross-sectioning of FIG. 3, the average participation rate of Up, that is, an upper part, is obtained above a section line; and the average participation rate of Down, that is, a lower part, is obtained below the section line. The mining unit 16 of the present embodiment obtains Gantt chart data of the 97.sup.th time to the 200.sup.thtime, 103 times in total, that is, obtains an optimal solution area of a shortest finish time. If a quantity of times of Up is 51, a quantity of times of Down is 52. The average participation rate of Up in the PD fields of FIG. 5B is Σ51 participation rates/51=average participation rate of Up, which is 0.12 herein.

[0030] The average participation rate of Down in the PD fields is Σ51 participation rates/52=average participation rate of Down, which is 0.18 herein. Other dispatching rules are deduced by analog. The contribution rate may be obtained by, for instance, calculating an average of a plurality of the participation rates above the section line and a plurality of the participation rates below the section line.

[0031] In an embodiment, in the mining unit 16, for calculation of a filter value, refer to the following equation 1:

Filter value=(average participation rate of Up+average participation rate of Down)×average participation rate of Down/average participation rate of Up   (1)

[0032] A filter value of the PD field in FIG. 5B is 0.45. A higher filter value is better herein, to satisfy a dispatching rule in Table 1 expecting a small value, and according to a selected dispatching rule, a high filter value is selected. In FIG. 5B, for instance, RT, DS_PT, and DS_OPN may be selected. DS_PT is “delay crisis level time aspect”, DS_OPN is “delay crisis level_operation quantity aspect”. For a dispatching rule expecting a large value, a filter value is calculated according to the following equation 2:

Filter value=(average participation rate of Up+average participation rate of Down)×average participation rate of Up/average participation rate of Down   (2)

[0033] The filter value may be obtained by, for instance, summation, multiplication, and division on a plurality of the contribution rates. Any method within the filter value calculation spirit may be used, and the filter value of the disclosure is not limited to the foregoing equation.

[0034] In an embodiment, the user interface 19 is included. The user interface 19 inputs a scheduling result and a corresponding scenario, selects a scheduling target and available resources, and outputs a selected dispatching rule.

[0035] In an embodiment, the quick dispatching rule screening apparatus 10 includes a detection unit 18. The detection unit 18 is coupled to the mining unit 16 and the data unit 14. The detection unit 18 may be a hardware combination the same as the hardware combination of the mining unit 16. The descriptions thereof are omitted herein. The detection unit 18 detects a similarity between the selected dispatching rule and an original dispatching rule of the scheduling result and the corresponding scenario obtained by the data unit 14. The mining unit 16 performs calculation a plurality of times for selected dispatching rules, which are arranged in ascending order of filter values, and then compared with original dispatching rules in the data unit 14. Referring to Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4, 10 data sets are simulated by using a field scenario of 15 work orders and 5 machines (in an embodiment, the field scenario is included in a corresponding scenario), and a work time ranges from 1 to 100. In Table 2, a vertical axis shows original dispatching rules, and a horizontal axis shows data sets, an average, and a ranking. The dispatching rule ranking is as follows: the RT ranks first, the MOPNR (quantity of left operations_large (quantity)) ranks second, the S_OPN (order emergency degree_operation quantity aspect) ranks third, the NINQ (machine resource competition degree_low) ranks fourth, the WINQ (Machine resource competition degree_high) ranks fifth, and for the rest, refer to Table 2. In Table 3, a horizontal axis shows dispatching rules, and a vertical axis shows data sets, an average, and a ranking. The dispatching rule ranking is as follows: the RT ranks first, the S_OPN ranks second, the MWKR (measure order backlog less) ranks third, the MOPNR ranks fourth, the SK (current time progress of semi-finished product) ranks fifth, and for the rest, refer to Table 3. In Table 4, a vertical axis shows a ranking of original dispatching rules and a ranking of selected dispatching rules of the disclosure, and a horizontal axis shows dispatching rules. A similarity relationship between the two rankings may be obtained by calculating a correlation therebetween by using, for instance, a Pearson correlation coefficient method. The method is widely used to measure a degree of linear dependence between two variables. After the two rankings are substituted, a value 0.8 may be obtained, which represents a high correlation, that is, a similarity of the disclosure is high. Therefore, a ranking similarity between the selected dispatching rules and the original dispatching rules is high, and the selected dispatching rules can replace the original dispatching rules, to save time required for regular dispatching rule simulation and dispatching rule screening. The disclosure may select any method that can be used to calculate a degree of linear dependence between two variables, and is not limited to the Pearson correlation coefficient method.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Dispatching Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data rule set 1 set 2 set 3 set 4 set 5 set 6 set 7 set 8 set 9 set 10 Average Ranking PD 1010.8 1071.4 956.4 841.4 862 647.8 633 662.6 608.4 716.6 801.04 12 RT 896.8 985.8 864 808 862 610 633 600 591 715 756.56 1 DS 1021.2 1071.2 958.8 852 863.4 662.2 633.4 665.2 618 718.2 806.36 14 SK 994.4 1052 962 832.6 862 612.4 633 673 600.4 715 793.68 9 LPT 1010 1100 952.4 844.2 883.4 649.2 641 644.4 622.2 720 806.68 15 SPT 965 1052.8 932 856.4 866.4 625.2 639.6 630.4 605 715 788.78 7 FOPNR 998 1092.6 967.8 845.2 866 662.4 639.2 648.8 630.8 729.4 808.02 16 MOPNR 977 1038 903 831.8 862 610 633 628.2 591 715 778.9 2 S_OPN 986.2 1049.8 930.2 831.8 862 610 633 640.4 591 715 784.94 3 S_PT 996.6 1053 958.6 827.6 862 612.8 633 678.2 596.2 715 793.3 8 DS_PT 1018.4 1053 952.6 836.6 862.8 625.4 633 670 606 724.8 798.26 10 DS_OPN 1017.2 1068.4 961 838.6 862 644.2 633 660.4 604.8 718.4 800.8 11 LWKR 995.6 1079.8 937.4 870.2 873.8 630.8 637.2 645.4 630.6 717.2 801.8 13 MWKR 986.2 1035.6 944.4 833.2 862 610 633 669.4 597.6 715 788.64 6 NINQ 981.2 1061.2 930.8 841 863.2 621.4 633 629.2 592.6 715 786.86 4 WINQ 1010.8 1071.4 956.4 841.4 862 647.8 633 662.6 608.4 716.6 801.04 5

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Rule PD RT DS SK LPT SPT FOPNR MOPNR 1 31.88 510.37 158.18 200.00 160.00 160.00 100.00 260.00 2 82.09 555.30 92.00 280.00 180.00 160.00 100.00 160.00 3 141.01 626.40 168.67 194.13 148.15 175.68 105.00 219.51 4 145.07 572.83 150.71 180.00 120.00 160.00 100.00 300.00 5 168.00 518.13 106.07 216.42 136.22 212.16 100.00 326.02 6 57.49 534.00 79.44 208.25 144.09 204.07 63.56 181.62 7 134.40 549.17 86.30 320.00 180.00 120.00 40.00 160.00 8 104.73 543.04 120.00 220.00 120.00 140.00 160.00 320.00 9 127.13 550.57 129.06 160.00 120.00 180.00 80.00 140.00 10 76.90 616.60 140.63 320.00 120.00 100.00 100.00 180.00 Average 106.87 557.64 123.11 229.88 142.85 161.19 94.86 229.84 Ranking 16 1 11 5 10 7 15 4 Rule S_OPN S_PT DS_PT DS_OPN LWKR MWKR NINQ WINQ 1 240.00 200.00 31.88 93.33 40.00 200.00 180.00 180.00 2 280.00 280.00 82.09 84.00 100.00 280.00 80.00 80.00 3 316.49 194.13 141.01 87.27 138.88 194.13 159.96 166.05 4 240.00 180.00 145.07 133.53 140.00 180.00 120.00 120.00 5 253.00 216.42 168.00 72.00 166.49 216.42 119.12 117.86 6 232.26 208.25 57.49 53.17 116.13 208.25 144.09 144.09 7 260.00 320.00 134.40 64.62 120.00 320.00 200.00 200.00 8 300.00 220.00 104.73 107.63 80.00 220.00 260.00 220.00 9 160.00 160.00 127.13 97.14 160.00 160.00 140.00 140.00 10 300.00 320.00 76.90 159.23 120.00 320.00 160.00 160.00 Average 258.18 224.58 106.87 95.19 118.15 229.88 156.32 152.80 Ranking 2 6 13 14 12 3 8 9

TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Applied dispatching rule PD RT DS SK LPT SPT FOPNR MOPNR S_OPN S_PT DS_PT DS_OPK LWKR MWKR NINQ WINQ Implementation 12 1 14 9 15 7 16 2 3 8 10 11 13 6 4 5 ranking Ranking of the 16 1 11 5 10 7 15 4 2 6 13 14 12 3 8 9 disclosure

[0036] In an embodiment, the detection unit 18 detects similarities between the selected dispatching rules and the scheduling result generated by the data unit 14 according to the optimal approximate solution technology. The mining unit 16 performs calculation for the selected dispatching rules a plurality of times, ranks the selected dispatching rules in ascending order of filter values, and compares the ranking with the ranking of the original dispatching rules in the data unit 14. Referring to Table 5, Table 6, and Table 7, 10 data sets are simulated by using a field scenario of 10 work orders and 10 machines, and a work time ranges from 1 to 100. Table 5, Table 6, and Table 7 simulate Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4. In Table 7, a vertical axis shows a dispatching rule ranking generated according to the optimal approximate technology and a ranking of selected dispatching rules of the disclosure, and a horizontal axis shows dispatching rules. A similarity relationship between the two rankings may be obtained by calculating a correlation therebetween by using, for instance, the Pearson correlation coefficient method, which is widely used to measure a degree of linear dependence between two variables. After the two rankings are substituted, a value 0.811765 may be obtained, which represents a high correlation, that is, a similarity of the disclosure is high. Therefore, a ranking similarity between the selected dispatching rules and the original dispatching rules is high, and the selected dispatching rules can replace the original dispatching rules, to save time required for regular dispatching rule simulation and dispatching rule screening. The disclosure may select any method that can be used to calculate a degree of linear dependence between two variables, and is not limited to the Pearson correlation coefficient method.

TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Dispatching Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data Data rule set 1 set 2 set 3 set 4 set 5 set 6 set 7 set 8 set 9 set 10 Average Ranking PD 1081.8 1116 925.2 1026.2 1021 1037.2 1070 1071.2 936.2 1034.4 1031.92 13 RT 967.8 935.8 814.6 867 890.8 875.2 933.4 914.4 854.8 858.8 891.26 1 DS 1079.2 1098.4 910.4 1029.8 1041.6 1061.6 1068.6 1102.2 950.4 1033 1037.52 16 SK 1043 1127.2 921.8 1011 1010.8 1029 1072.8 1068.2 919.4 1025.8 1022.9 7 LPT 1102.6 1105.2 941.2 1009.4 1002.8 1019.2 1051.8 1070.8 1006.2 1013.6 1032.28 9 SPT 1067.4 1087.4 902.4 980.8 968.4 966.6 1070 1053.6 940.4 993.2 1003.02 5 FOPNR 1093.4 1121.6 909.8 1024.4 1033.8 1051 1028.4 1083.6 1020.8 1026.4 1039.32 14 MOPNR 1019 982.2 859.8 916.2 956.4 926.6 969 965 886.6 882 936.28 2 S_OPN 1019.2 1035 840.2 886.4 988.8 955.6 988.4 988 865 899 946.56 3 S_PT 1064.6 1126.8 897.2 1023.2 1011.2 1021.6 1066 1093.6 945.8 1025.6 1027.56 8 DS_PT 1084.6 1108 936 1010.8 1025.8 1020.6 1067.4 1083 947.4 1016.4 1030 10 DS_OPN 1074 1105.8 948.4 1016.4 1019.4 1042.6 1073.6 1087.4 953.6 1027 1034.82 15 LWKR 1083 1081 976.8 1044.2 1012.2 1009.8 1045.4 1071.8 1039.4 1019.8 1038.34 12 MWKR 1049.2 1118.8 921.8 1039.6 994.4 1041.6 1083.2 1094 893.8 1045.4 1028.18 11 NINQ 1090.8 1032.6 918.6 1005.6 1003.2 981.2 1030.6 1042.2 966.8 983 1005.46 6 WINQ 1068 1076.6 923 1004.2 985.2 987.8 991.6 1018.4 989 946.2 999 4

TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Rule PD RT DS SK LPT SPT FOPNR MOPNR 1 140.065 458.555 161.118 368.958 334.688 381.563 216.279 375.181 2 270.840 482.155 208.390 318.694 200.571 264.116 196.154 388.164 3 258.030 530.803 238.327 424.078 280.000 222.037 231.000 402.020 4 245.073 434.159 236.042 380.000 280.000 300.000 120.000 300.000 5 178.125 427.021 163.636 233.829 179.782 230.034 200.727 388.000 6 319.729 498.016 236.143 336.356 254.031 292.114 145.600 302.225 7 214.310 398.462 230.290 368.090 320.104 172.200 160.216 332.416 8 240.000 488.250 183.333 437.798 276.121 345.507 114.545 488.889 9 183.317 390.151 171.483 460.000 200.000 240.000 140.000 340.000 10 232.500 462.018 214.560 400.000 300.000 360.000 160.000 480.000 Average 228.199 456.959 204.332 372.780 262.530 280.757 168.452 379.689 Ranking 16 1 13 6 10 7 15 3 Rule S_OPN S_PT DS_PT DS_OPN LWKR MWKR NINQ WINQ 1 371.042 368.958 140.065 185.250 216.279 368.958 205.434 241.597 2 382.198 318.694 270.840 254.510 144.000 318.694 262.295 242.032 3 442.018 424.078 258.030 250.031 242.034 424.078 284.118 310.714 4 360.000 380.000 245.073 241.778 120.000 380.000 340.000 340.000 5 323.505 233.829 178.125 159.828 140.250 233.829 299.130 316.376 6 323.505 336.356 319.729 340.140 115.200 336.356 440.945 278.277 7 334.205 368.090 214.310 228.000 179.351 368.090 274.029 262.030 8 516.247 437.798 240.000 228.133 198.333 437.798 242.277 221.227 9 360.000 460.000 183.317 162.351 140.000 460.000 220.000 200.000 10 480.000 400.000 232.500 216.918 300.000 400.000 220.000 340.000 Average 389.272 372.780 228.199 226.694 179.545 372.780 278.823 273.225 Ranking 2 5 11 12 14 4 8 9

TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Applied dispatching rule PD RT DS SK LPT SPT FOPNR MOPNR S_OPN S_PT DS_PT DS_OPK LWKR MWKR NINQ WINQ Ranking of the 16 1 13 6 10 7 15 3 2 5 11 12 14 4 8 9 disclosure Implementation 13 1 16 7 9 5 14 2 3 8 10 15 12 11 6 4 ranking

[0037] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a quick dispatching rule screening method according to an embodiment of the disclosure. In the following embodiment, the quick dispatching rule screening apparatus 10 performs the quick dispatching rule screening method.

[0038] In step S62, the mining unit 16 obtains a stored scheduling result or corresponding scenario from the data unit 14. In an embodiment, the mining unit 16 obtains the scheduling result or the corresponding scenario from the user interface 19. In an embodiment, a scheduling target and available resources are selected, and a selected dispatching rule is output. In an embodiment, the data unit 14 may execute an irregular scheduling technology, for instance, the GA, to obtain the scheduling result. In an embodiment, the mining unit 16 may execute the irregular scheduling technology to calculate the scheduling result. The disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0039] In step S64, the mining unit 16 establishes a dispatching rule mining table according to the scheduling result. The dispatching rule mining table includes a dispatching rule and an operation. A horizontal axis of the dispatching rule mining table is the dispatching rule, and a vertical axis is the operation. In the dispatching rule mining table, a field where an operation satisfies a dispatching rule is represented by a binary code 1, and a field where an operation does not satisfy a dispatching rule is represented by a binary code 0. The disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0040] In step S66, the mining unit 16 calculates a participation rate of each dispatching rule in the dispatching rule mining table. The participation rate is obtained by dividing a quantity of dispatching rule fields where the dispatching rule is satisfied of the dispatching rule mining table by a total operation quantity. For instance, in FIG. 5A, a participation rate 0.143 of PD is obtained from 1/7 according to quantities of 0 and 1 in the PD fields of the dispatching rule mining table; for the RT fields, 0.571 is obtained from 4/7. In this example, a total quantity of operations is 7.

[0041] In step S68, the mining unit 16 calculates a contribution rate according to the participation rate to obtain a filter value, and decides a selected dispatching rule based on the filter value. The contribution rate is obtained by calculating an average of a plurality of the participation rates above a section line and a plurality of the participation rates below the second line. According to the selected dispatching rule, a high filter value is selected.

[0042] According to an embodiment of the disclosure, by simply calculating a participation rate, a contribution rate, and a filter value, time and costs required to simulate a scheduling result to screen out a proper dispatching rule can be saved, to achieve quick dispatching rule screening.

[0043] According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a similarity of the dispatching rule that is quickly screened out in the disclosure may be determined by detecting data of an actual field and data of a similar field, and from Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, and Table 7, it can be learned that the selected dispatching rules are highly similar to actual executed dispatching rules. Therefore, quick dispatching rule screening of the disclosure can replace existing regular dispatching rule screening.

[0044] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure cover modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.