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Planungs‐ und Simulationssysteme in der Prozeßindustrie
Author(s) -
Heydecke Jens,
Kovriguin Oleg V.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.330681006
Subject(s) - scheduling (production processes) , computer science , process industry , production planning , operations research , production (economics) , process engineering , industrial engineering , mathematical optimization , operations management , engineering , manufacturing engineering , mathematics , economics , macroeconomics
Efficient scheduling systems are able to enhance production flow and production times in process industry. Scheduling, in this case, means simulation with alternatives of resources and/or activities. The result will be the exact time of output for each activity and the resulting profiles of capacity vectors concerning the recommended resources. In contrast to this, common planning systems add only the user defined production time of activities. Especially for flexible plants with batch production and a variable spectrum of products, as weil as for plants in the stage of design or enlargement, scheduling systems can be very helpful in identifying bottlenecks and over‐capacities. Therefore, reduction of costs in a significant extent and additional benefits can be realized, provided that the individual conditions and objectives have been taken into account.