Ebook: Global Production Management: IFIP WG5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems September 6–10, 1999, Berlin, Germany

Globalization is one of the key issues for production management and therefore Global Production Management was selected as the theme for the 1999 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems. At the turn of the century Berlin is one of the most prominent examples for a world of new opportunities for transnational business. Therefore it was chosen to host the conference. Berlin is a link between East and West. Suppliers in Poland and the Czech Republic play a growing role for the car and rail industry in Europe. Fraunhofer IPK, the host of the conference and the editors of this book experienced the profound differences in production philosophies and production management tools not only between Germany, West and Eastern Europe but also in East Asia, India, South and North America. Referring to global players, global production seems to be solved, but only at a superficial point of view. Global enterprises have installed own procedures and IT systems and force suppliers to interconnect to their global information handling. The scope and complexity of the topic of distributed supply by Virtual Enterprises or Extented Enterprises requires solutions that reach beyond new algorithms or standardized data transfer protocols. The book covers approaches and results for the design and management of business processes and IT solutions that enable companies to handle information in a global context as easy as they supply physical components.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Process Oriented, Performance Headed Strategy....Pages 1-9
Flexible job control in heterogeneous production structures....Pages 10-16
Communication Network System for CAD of Functional Decomposition....Pages 17-24
A hierarchical model of distributed simulation of manufacturing systems....Pages 25-33
Short term production management in the context of cyclic delivery schedules....Pages 34-42
Floating beds — a flexible bed-management-system in a Swiss acute hospital....Pages 43-49
The information de-coupling point....Pages 50-58
Dynamics of performance measurement systems....Pages 59-66
Flexible coordination and information sharing for virtual enterprises in PRODNET....Pages 67-75
Partners search and quality-related information exchange in a virtual enterprise....Pages 76-84
Project management interactive learning and project oriented learning organizations....Pages 85-95
ECAS: a collaborative multi-agent system for mixed-model assembly lines programming....Pages 96-104
Trends in planning and control systems: APS — ERP integration....Pages 105-111
Clusters — the basis of competition....Pages 112-119
Assessing the performances of a market-like model through an experimental comparison with dispatching rules....Pages 120-127
Integrated electronic commerce: an international laboratory for business-to-business integration....Pages 128-135
Systems innovation tools....Pages 136-143
Management and optimization of multiple supply chains....Pages 144-151
A neural network approach to dynamic job shop scheduling....Pages 152-159
Supply chain management by using the electronic assistant....Pages 160-168
A modelling formalism for distributed manufacturing simulator....Pages 169-176
Statechart and automatons in the supervisory robust control....Pages 177-184
Interorganizational patterns in collaboration — implications for Danish manufacturing industry....Pages 185-192
Knowledge management in Europe — results from a European survey....Pages 193-200
The development of a method for integration between different types of simulators....Pages 201-211
New generation of information system for the extended enterprise....Pages 212-218
Performance measurement for planning and control in SMEs....Pages 219-225
A reactive self-organised scheduling based on multi-agent paradigm....Pages 226-234
A quality function deployment model of best practices in customer-supplier relationships....Pages 235-242
Performance management....Pages 243-251
The re-configurable enterprise — dynamic behaviour in manufacturing systems....Pages 252-259
CODA — Communication diagnosis....Pages 260-266
Challenge information logistics in decentralised structures....Pages 267-275
Tool for the evaluation of cooperations for product development between SMEs....Pages 276-283
Supply chain management with a strategic modelling and simulation tool for virtual supplies....Pages 284-291
How can simulation help in supply chain development?....Pages 292-299
Concepts & tools for manufacturing planning, control and performance management....Pages 300-309
Integration of modeling and simulation of a production system using generalised stochastic petri nets....Pages 310-317
Development of planning and scheduling reference models using the aris method & toolset....Pages 318-323
Applying data mining to data analysis in manufacturing....Pages 324-331
How to approach and implement strategic outsourcing programme in a global context — case study of Danish industrial enterprise....Pages 332-339
IT tools for communication in multi-site manufacturing firms....Pages 340-347
Concept of an integrated decisionmaking support and assessment system....Pages 348-356
Improving product development: Towards a framework for integrating artefact and process models....Pages 357-365
The learning curve revisited. A study in four companies....Pages 366-374
Workflow management: enabling process integration in production management....Pages 375-383
Simulation in material flow design....Pages 384-390
Process configuration — combining the principles of product configuration and process planning....Pages 391-398
Configuration of virtual value chains....Pages 399-407
Varying concepts of planning and control in dependency upon characteristic features of logistics, branches and IT-support....Pages 408-415
Chaos detection and control in production systems....Pages 416-423
Knowledge management to achieve the zero-error-goal in small batch assembly....Pages 424-431
Competitive production networks through software-based reengineering and added value networks....Pages 432-439
Knowledge management in global product development: cultural and technological differences....Pages 440-448
Formal description technique SDL for manufacturing systems specification and description....Pages 449-456
Context sensitive provision of enterprise information with a hypermedia based open system architecture....Pages 457-465
Object-oriented simulation of real-time scheduling in holonic manufacturing systems....Pages 466-473
Procurement of information technology as an integral part of business process improvement....Pages 474-481
A simulation engine to support production scheduling using genetics-based machine learning....Pages 482-489
Multiobjective combinatorial optimization for performance evaluation by a meta-heuristic satisficing tradeoff method....Pages 490-497
Business process assessment using discrete simulation....Pages 498-504
Ensuring innovation competence in companies in emerging markets through the introduction of new quality methods....Pages 505-513
Evaluation of three methods for supply chain modelling....Pages 514-521
Eliminating hurdles to trust in electronic commerce....Pages 522-529
Experimental comparison of control architectures....Pages 530-537
Servitization in the automotive sector: creating value and competitive advantage through service after sales....Pages 538-545
Management of distributed capacities in variable production networks....Pages 546-555
An object-oriented assembly modeling approach....Pages 556-564
A simulation based approach for analysing benefits of workflow system integration in customer order processing....Pages 565-571
Back Matter....Pages 573-592

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Process Oriented, Performance Headed Strategy....Pages 1-9
Flexible job control in heterogeneous production structures....Pages 10-16
Communication Network System for CAD of Functional Decomposition....Pages 17-24
A hierarchical model of distributed simulation of manufacturing systems....Pages 25-33
Short term production management in the context of cyclic delivery schedules....Pages 34-42
Floating beds — a flexible bed-management-system in a Swiss acute hospital....Pages 43-49
The information de-coupling point....Pages 50-58
Dynamics of performance measurement systems....Pages 59-66
Flexible coordination and information sharing for virtual enterprises in PRODNET....Pages 67-75
Partners search and quality-related information exchange in a virtual enterprise....Pages 76-84
Project management interactive learning and project oriented learning organizations....Pages 85-95
ECAS: a collaborative multi-agent system for mixed-model assembly lines programming....Pages 96-104
Trends in planning and control systems: APS — ERP integration....Pages 105-111
Clusters — the basis of competition....Pages 112-119
Assessing the performances of a market-like model through an experimental comparison with dispatching rules....Pages 120-127
Integrated electronic commerce: an international laboratory for business-to-business integration....Pages 128-135
Systems innovation tools....Pages 136-143
Management and optimization of multiple supply chains....Pages 144-151
A neural network approach to dynamic job shop scheduling....Pages 152-159
Supply chain management by using the electronic assistant....Pages 160-168
A modelling formalism for distributed manufacturing simulator....Pages 169-176
Statechart and automatons in the supervisory robust control....Pages 177-184
Interorganizational patterns in collaboration — implications for Danish manufacturing industry....Pages 185-192
Knowledge management in Europe — results from a European survey....Pages 193-200
The development of a method for integration between different types of simulators....Pages 201-211
New generation of information system for the extended enterprise....Pages 212-218
Performance measurement for planning and control in SMEs....Pages 219-225
A reactive self-organised scheduling based on multi-agent paradigm....Pages 226-234
A quality function deployment model of best practices in customer-supplier relationships....Pages 235-242
Performance management....Pages 243-251
The re-configurable enterprise — dynamic behaviour in manufacturing systems....Pages 252-259
CODA — Communication diagnosis....Pages 260-266
Challenge information logistics in decentralised structures....Pages 267-275
Tool for the evaluation of cooperations for product development between SMEs....Pages 276-283
Supply chain management with a strategic modelling and simulation tool for virtual supplies....Pages 284-291
How can simulation help in supply chain development?....Pages 292-299
Concepts & tools for manufacturing planning, control and performance management....Pages 300-309
Integration of modeling and simulation of a production system using generalised stochastic petri nets....Pages 310-317
Development of planning and scheduling reference models using the aris method & toolset....Pages 318-323
Applying data mining to data analysis in manufacturing....Pages 324-331
How to approach and implement strategic outsourcing programme in a global context — case study of Danish industrial enterprise....Pages 332-339
IT tools for communication in multi-site manufacturing firms....Pages 340-347
Concept of an integrated decisionmaking support and assessment system....Pages 348-356
Improving product development: Towards a framework for integrating artefact and process models....Pages 357-365
The learning curve revisited. A study in four companies....Pages 366-374
Workflow management: enabling process integration in production management....Pages 375-383
Simulation in material flow design....Pages 384-390
Process configuration — combining the principles of product configuration and process planning....Pages 391-398
Configuration of virtual value chains....Pages 399-407
Varying concepts of planning and control in dependency upon characteristic features of logistics, branches and IT-support....Pages 408-415
Chaos detection and control in production systems....Pages 416-423
Knowledge management to achieve the zero-error-goal in small batch assembly....Pages 424-431
Competitive production networks through software-based reengineering and added value networks....Pages 432-439
Knowledge management in global product development: cultural and technological differences....Pages 440-448
Formal description technique SDL for manufacturing systems specification and description....Pages 449-456
Context sensitive provision of enterprise information with a hypermedia based open system architecture....Pages 457-465
Object-oriented simulation of real-time scheduling in holonic manufacturing systems....Pages 466-473
Procurement of information technology as an integral part of business process improvement....Pages 474-481
A simulation engine to support production scheduling using genetics-based machine learning....Pages 482-489
Multiobjective combinatorial optimization for performance evaluation by a meta-heuristic satisficing tradeoff method....Pages 490-497
Business process assessment using discrete simulation....Pages 498-504
Ensuring innovation competence in companies in emerging markets through the introduction of new quality methods....Pages 505-513
Evaluation of three methods for supply chain modelling....Pages 514-521
Eliminating hurdles to trust in electronic commerce....Pages 522-529
Experimental comparison of control architectures....Pages 530-537
Servitization in the automotive sector: creating value and competitive advantage through service after sales....Pages 538-545
Management of distributed capacities in variable production networks....Pages 546-555
An object-oriented assembly modeling approach....Pages 556-564
A simulation based approach for analysing benefits of workflow system integration in customer order processing....Pages 565-571
Back Matter....Pages 573-592
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