The product individualization results in an increase of the complexity in the organization, the planning and the control of production processes. For the efficient management of a production program with a high number of product variants, a system for product-based shop floor control was developed in the context of this work. Information concerning the product with respect to the configuration, the current state and the respective working processes are directly stored at the workpiece. The applied knowledge-based system allows the identification of product-related faults and the derivation of feasible actions. The hybrid control architecture integrates the product as an additional element of control and enables the consideration of product-specific data during order processing. The technical feasibility and the performance of the system were successfully proved by both a prototypical implementation and a simulation study.
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The product individualization results in an increase of the complexity in the organization, the planning and the control of production processes. For the efficient management of a production program with a high number of product variants, a system for product-based shop floor control was developed in the context of this work. Information concerning the product with respect to the configuration, the current state and the respective working processes are directly stored at the workpiece. The appli...
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