Enhanced control of complex production structures by tight coupling of the digital and the physical worlds

• Published in: CIRP annals Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 437 - 440
• Main Authors: Kádár, B., Lengyel, A., Monostori, L., Suginishi, Y., Pfeiffer, A., Nonaka, Y.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface; Control theory. Systems; Exact sciences and technology; Information systems. Data bases; Inventory control, production control. Distribution; Manufacturing control; Memory organisation. Data processing; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Process control. Computer integrated manufacturing; Production planning; Simulation; Software; Simulation; Production planning; Manufacturing control; Dispatching problem; Production management; Decision support system; Decision making; Process control; Digital enterprise; Database; Modeling; Discrete event system
• ISSN: 0007-8506
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2010.03.123

Unexpected disturbances and local decisions almost always deteriorate the execution of manufacturing plans. Digital enterprise technologies are hard to use, due to the complexity of production and the frequently changing circumstances. One of the main goals of the research described in the paper is the automatic model building of the discrete-event simulation system, based on intelligent analysis of the huge amount of information incorporated in the production database. The developed solution supports shop-floor dispatching and shop-floor managers in making control decisions.