Simulation-based planning and control: From shop floor to top floor

摘要: Abstract This paper illustrates how simulation-based shop-floor planning and control can be extended to enterprise-level activities (top floor). First, the general concept are discussed, followed by an overview of control. Analogies between shop floor top discussed in terms components required construct systems. developed for resource models, coordination physical entities, simulation models. Differences also order identify new challenges faced top-floor A major difference is way a model constructed use planning, depending on whether time synchronization among member simulations becomes issue or not. Another distributed communication/computing platform. work uses computing platform using Web services technology integrate heterogeneous systems environment. The research results reveal that extensible environment’s evolving challenges.