Planning of multi-site production — an object-oriented model

Economic coercions within the automotive industry, the mechanical engineering or the electrical industry require cost reductions and means for prompter reaction due to a constantly altering market. The cooperation of several sites provides a solution of this challenge. Enterprises which show alterna...

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Published in:International journal of production economics 1997-08, Vol.51 (1), p.19-35
Main Authors: Bullinger, H.-J., Faehnrich, K.-P., Laubscher, H.-P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Automobile industry
Enterprisewide computing
Multi-site production
Object orientation
Production controls
Production planning
Production planning and control
Studies
Systems design
Workplan
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Summary:Economic coercions within the automotive industry, the mechanical engineering or the electrical industry require cost reductions and means for prompter reaction due to a constantly altering market. The cooperation of several sites provides a solution of this challenge. Enterprises which show alternative as well as complementary production possibilities at several locations, have to plan the coordination of interaction between sites. However, conventional planning systems are not designed adequately — neither their functional nor their architectural basis — in order to cover the requirements of multi-site production. An object-oriented model is proposed to project multi-site production within the operative scope of production planning. A generic workplan model of a production process in multi-site production is developed and its implementation is pointed out. An examplified application of the model is portrayed in the area of car-manufacturing industry.
ISSN:0925-5273
1873-7579
DOI:10.1016/S0925-5273(97)00072-8