Bidirectional Data Management in Factory Planning and Operation

Abstract

Due to a growing number of product variants, shorter lead times, and global supply chains, planning and launching production systems is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, managing the period of production ramp-up becomes a competitive advantage. To handle the increasing complexity and uncertainty in this special phase, data availability is necessary in terms of efficient decision making. However, in this early phase of the product and production system lifecycle, data quantity and quality are not guaranteed. This is due to the degree of novelty of processes, technologies and human behaviors in this special phase. In this paper it will be analyzed that selected data from the factory planning phase as well as the factory operation phase needs to be jointly processed by ramp-up involved personnel as value adding information. Finally, the presented use case, as well as the derived data management approach, will help companies to better manage production ramp-ups in the future.