Abstract: An electrified vehicle and a system of the electrified vehicle can perform power control including either or both of charging from a power station compatible with at least one version of a predetermined communication standard and power supply to the power station. The electrified vehicle includes a communication unit compatible with a plurality of the versions of the predetermined communication standard. The electrified vehicle further includes a control unit configured to control the communication unit in such a manner that power control protocol communication between the electrified vehicle and the power station is performed using the predetermined communication standard. Priority levels are set in advance for the plurality of the versions. The control unit is configured to decide the version to be used for the power control protocol communication based on the priority levels.

Abstract: It is possible to update a process plan, a work plan, and a production plan in a short time with respect to a production fluctuation event and flexibly deal with the production fluctuation. A production planning device includes: a process plan generation unit which generates a plurality of process plans including an alternative process plan, the process plans relating to a production process of a product; a work plan generation unit which generates a work plan corresponding to each of the process plans; a production plan generation unit which generates a production plan using the plurality of process plans and the work plan; and a production plan redrafting unit which redrafts a production plan using the plurality of process plans and the work plan when a production fluctuation event occurs.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle and a system of the electrified vehicle can perform power control including either or both of charging from a power station compatible with at least one version of a predetermined communication standard and power supply to the power station. The electrified vehicle includes a communication unit compatible with a plurality of the versions of the predetermined communication standard. The electrified vehicle further includes a control unit configured to control the communication unit in such a manner that power control protocol communication between the electrified vehicle and the power station is performed using the predetermined communication standard. Priority levels are set in advance for the plurality of the versions. The control unit is configured to decide the version to be used for the power control protocol communication based on the priority levels.

Abstract: An equipment layout adjustment system includes a calculation device and a storage device. The storage device holds position and posture constraint information indicating a constraint on a position and a posture of an object. The object includes at least a robot, a work target object that is a target on which the robot performs work, and a work-related object that constrains a position and a posture of the work target object. The calculation device selects, based on the position and posture constraint information, a decision variable to be subjected to calculation for optimization of an objective function of evaluating an operation of the robot from among variables indicating the position and the posture of the object, calculates a trajectory of the robot based on the decision variable, and specifies, based on the calculated trajectory of the robot, a value of the decision variable so as to optimize the objective function.

Abstract: A method for controlling a mobile shop includes: determining a selling situation of a plurality of items using information about an inventory status of the plurality of items and information about a well-selling time of the plurality of items; setting a charging schedule for a battery (secondary battery) based on the selling situation; and causing the mobile shop to move to EVSE (charging facility) according to the charging schedule.

Abstract: A process planning device includes a data storage unit configured to store product information, operation information, and facility element information, in which combination record information of facilities configuring units of operation of a process is stored in the data storage unit, a desired combination of facilities is narrowed down based on the combination record information from candidates of combinations of facilities configuring each of the units of operation, operation time and amount of facility cost for each of the narrowed combinations of facilities are calculated based on the stored facility element information and the stored operation information, the combination of facilities having a predetermined threshold or less is selected based on the calculated operation time and the calculated amount of facility cost, and a facility sharable in the unit of operation corresponding to the combination of facilities is selected based on a plurality of the selected combinations of facilities.

Abstract: A production line design system stores: facility information that indicates facilities used in a production line of an object product and arrangement levels of regions in which the facilities are respectively arranged, in which the regions have an inclusion relationship, and arrangement restriction information that defines the arrangement restriction of the facilities by dividing arrangement restriction of the facilities into restriction levels that correspond to the regions that have the inclusion relationship. The production line design system extracts a facility arrangement possible area in the respective arrangement levels based on the facility information and the arrangement restriction information, and the decides an arrangement pattern candidate of the facilities with respect to the extracted respective arrangement possible areas based on the facility information and the arrangement restriction information.

Abstract: A taxi vehicle management method includes: evaluating, based on DR contribution history information, a degree of contribution to demand response for energy management by a driver of a taxi vehicle, the DR contribution history information indicating a history of contribution to the DR by the driver using a power storage device of the taxi vehicle; and determining a calculation formula of a fare of the taxi vehicle driven by the driver, using a result of evaluation of the degree of contribution by the driver. The determining the calculation formula of the fare includes determining the calculation formula of the fare such that the fare becomes lower as the degree of contribution to the DR by the driver becomes higher.

Abstract: The production line design apparatus includes a memory unit configured to store resource configuration information defining production resources constituting a production line to be designed, resource arrangement constraint information defining an arrangement constraint on the production resources, a production condition to be satisfied by the production line, work allocation information including a workpiece allocated to the production resources and a number of the workpiece, work order information including the production resources used in setup works of the production line and an order of the setup works, and resource candidate information defining a specification of the production resources; a layout generation unit configured to generate a plurality of layout candidates for each of the resource configuration information, where the layout candidate satisfies the arrangement constraint and the production condition; and a setup time calculation unit configured to calculate a setup time for each layout candi

Abstract: It is possible to update a process plan, a work plan, and a production plan in a short time with respect to a production fluctuation event and flexibly deal with the production fluctuation. A production planning device includes: a process plan generation unit which generates a plurality of process plans including an alternative process plan, the process plans relating to a production process of a product; a work plan generation unit which generates a work plan corresponding to each of the process plans; a production plan generation unit which generates a production plan using the plurality of process plans and the work plan; and a production plan redrafting unit which redrafts a production plan using the plurality of process plans and the work plan when a production fluctuation event occurs.

Abstract: A production line design apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores facility configuration information that defines a number configuration including at least one or more main facilities that perform a main work in a production line and at least one or more setup facilities that perform an auxiliary work of the main facility, and arrangement pattern definition information including one or more arrangement patterns that define a combination of a movement method of the setup facility that is adoptable and a relative positional relationship between the main facility that is adoptable and the setup facility; and a processor that executes layout candidate generation processing of generating layout information that satisfies the number configuration by combining the arrangement patterns using the facility configuration information and the arrangement pattern definition information.

Abstract: A management server performs processing including registering reservation information when it accepts the reservation information, when a period of use covers all time frames of a DR request, when an intention to participate in DR is indicated, and when a reservation can be made, canceling a tentative reservation when the reservation cannot be made but when a reservation can be made in a tentative reservation time slot, and registering tentative reservation information when the intention to participate in DR is not indicated and when a reservation can be made.

Abstract: A production line design apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores facility configuration information that defines a number configuration including at least one or more main facilities that perform a main work in a production line and at least one or more setup facilities that perform an auxiliary work of the main facility, and arrangement pattern definition information including one or more arrangement patterns that define a combination of a movement method of the setup facility that is adoptable and a relative positional relationship between the main facility that is adoptable and the setup facility; and a processor that executes layout candidate generation processing of generating layout information that satisfies the number configuration by combining the arrangement patterns using the facility configuration information and the arrangement pattern definition information.

Abstract: In a production information processing apparatus, a storage device stores a resource shared among a plurality of machines belonging to a predetermined manufacturing area, 4M data information that is time-series data of operating states per unit time of the machines and the resource related to the machines, and a production loss analysis model that defines a criterion for determining a production loss from a combination of the operating states per unit time in the 4M data information, and a processor identifies a production loss of each of the machines to generate production loss information, and combines the production loss information of one of the machines and 4M data information of another of the machines that is different from the machine and shares the resource, using the production loss information and the shared resource, to classify an occurrence factor of the production loss and generate loss occurrence factor information.

Abstract: A method for controlling a mobile shop includes: determining a selling situation of a plurality of items using information about an inventory status of the plurality of items and information about a well-selling time of the plurality of items; setting a charging schedule for a battery (secondary battery) based on the selling situation; and causing the mobile shop to move to EVSE (charging facility) according to the charging schedule.

Abstract: A taxi vehicle management method includes: evaluating, based on DR contribution history information, a degree of contribution to demand response for energy management by a driver of a taxi vehicle, the DR contribution history information indicating a history of contribution to the DR by the driver using a power storage device of the taxi vehicle; and determining a calculation formula of a fare of the taxi vehicle driven by the driver, using a result of evaluation of the degree of contribution by the driver. The determining the calculation formula of the fare includes determining the calculation formula of the fare such that the fare becomes lower as the degree of contribution to the DR by the driver becomes higher.

Abstract: Provided is a quasi-optimal solution for a production line such that a KPI is further improved without deteriorating production throughput after the production line is designed. The invention includes: a storage unit configured to store product CAD information pertaining to a shape of a product, component attribute information pertaining to an attribute of a component, module group specification information pertaining to a specification of a module group implemented by combining attributes of modules as a production resource of the product for respective work processes of the component, and module specification information pertaining to a specification of the module; and a computation unit configured to design a production line by executing an equipment design, a control design, a process design, and an arrangement design in this order.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control apparatus configured to control a power unit, wherein the power unit comprises a battery, and a temperature adjuster configured to adjust a temperature of the battery to a target temperature at the time of charge or discharge of the battery, and the control apparatus calculates, based on information concerning a demand response plan used to adjust a power demand and supply, an incentive obtained by charge or discharge of the battery by the demand response plan and a power cost needed to adjust the temperature of the battery to the target temperature by the temperature adjuster at the time of charge or discharge of the battery, and controls, in a case where the incentive is larger than the power cost, the power unit to execute charge or discharge of the battery by the demand response plan.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle and a system of the electrified vehicle can perform power control including either or both of charging from a power station compatible with at least one version of a predetermined communication standard and power supply to the power station. The electrified vehicle includes a communication unit compatible with a plurality of the versions of the predetermined communication standard. The electrified vehicle further includes a control unit configured to control the communication unit in such a manner that power control protocol communication between the electrified vehicle and the power station is performed using the predetermined communication standard. Priority levels are set in advance for the plurality of the versions. The control unit is configured to decide the version to be used for the power control protocol communication based on the priority levels.

Abstract: The production line design apparatus includes a memory unit configured to store resource configuration information defining production resources constituting a production line to be designed, resource arrangement constraint information defining an arrangement constraint on the production resources, a production condition to be satisfied by the production line, work allocation information including a workpiece allocated to the production resources and a number of the workpiece, work order information including the production resources used in setup works of the production line and an order of the setup works, and resource candidate information defining a specification of the production resources; a layout generation unit configured to generate a plurality of layout candidates for each of the resource configuration information, where the layout candidate satisfies the arrangement constraint and the production condition; and a setup time calculation unit configured to calculate a setup time for each layout candi