An Evolutionary Approach for Global Production Network Optimisation

Schuh, Guenther; Potente, Till; Kupke, Daniel; Varandani, Rawina; Hausberg, Carlo

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2012.07.066

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“…According to Mauerer et al, the process of realignment is complex and politically difficult [22]. SCHUH et al demonstrated the complexity and size of the solution space, as well as the limited time available for decisionmakers for the selection of a network alternative [23]. These two aspects summarize the analytical and procedural complexity during the network configuration process.…”

Section: Production Network Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integration of Tactical Aspects into Strategic Production Network Planning

Auberger

Ramsauer

2020

Teh. glas. (Online)

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Nowadays, production companies are facing an increasingly volatile environment. Due to increasing globalization, but also de-globalization, taking into consideration an internal production network is becoming more and more important for companies, all in order to be able to counteract in an agile way the uncertainties such as swings in the demand. Current production network planning procedures focus on (re-)locating decisions without delving into what happens inside the plants, neglecting the dynamics of production networks, following a rigid top-down approach during the configuration phase, and they do not integrate the effects of planning tasks at the factory level (tactical and operational planning). In order to be able to make strategic decisions with a well-founded database regarding the production network, the effects on the tactical and operational level must be considered in an iterative way during the strategic decision-making process. The aim of this research is to define the requirements for an approach to strategic production network planning, which considers the effects at the tactical and operational level in an iterative way, and to develop a process model, derived from the requirements, that in its five phases considers the deficiencies of the existing approaches.

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Section: Production Network Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integration of Tactical Aspects into Strategic Production Network Planning

Auberger

Ramsauer

2020

Teh. glas. (Online)

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“…The number of publications focused on various aspects of Industry 4.0 is relatively big (eg. From Brettel M., et al, 2014, Schuh G., et al, 2012. Considering the described in obtainable literature problems it has been stated, that the Micro, Small and Medium size enterprises (SME's) treated as a specific group of participants of the contemporary industrial activities can be considered as "the group of special attention" in a perspective of increasing changes caused by Industry 4.0.…”

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SME’s versus “Industry 4.0”: extended case study based on results of initial research in Polish conditions

Kaźmierczak

2019

Multidisciplinary Aspects of Production Engineering

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In this paper the author tries to present and analyze some results of his researches focused on surveying the expectations and needs as well as troubles and difficulties concerned with confronting small and medium size enterprises (SME’s) with various challenges generated by the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). After presenting in the first part of the paper a listing and some subjective discussion of general as well as particular problems of implementing the Industry 4.0 approach in practice of the contemporary industry, in next chapters the adopted assumptions as well as obtained results of the SME’s oriented survey are introduced together with a short presentation and discussion of used methods and tools of research. The cases of Polish SME’s are illustrated by results of investigating a limited group of firms, which fulfil SME criteria and are located and operating in Metropolis GZM (Silesian Voivodeship, Poland). In the last part of the papers the author summarizes obtained results and proposes some next steps of further research.

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“…The development of OptiWo is subject of ongoing research and industrial consultancy of the Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University and was previously presented in references [4,15]. OptiWo uses a standardized data input for modelling production networks.…”

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“…After many generation, a target network is selected. More detailed information of the data model and optimization approach can be found in [15]. In more than ten industrial cases, the software OptiWo showed that it is capable of handling various production networks in terms of network size, product portfolio, etc.…”

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Designing Multi-Site Operations Networks

Schuh¹,

Fränken²,

Prote³

2018

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The design and planning of multi-site operations networks requires to find a strategic fit between fulfilling market requirements, considering individual site competencies and minimizing overall network costs. The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss an integrated approach for designing multi-site operations networks based on a qualitative analysis of the dimensions 'market requirements' and 'site abilities' followed by a quantitative optimization of the resulting production network based on the total landed costs of the manufacturing footprint. The proposed approach is validated by using a firm's data set consisting of more than 50 product groups and over ten globally dispersed sites that serve a total of eight sales regions. The findings contribute to the understanding of how operations networks may be designed in order to meet market requirements, to consider individual site competencies as well as the overall costs.

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An Evolutionary Approach for Global Production Network Optimisation

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Integration of Tactical Aspects into Strategic Production Network Planning

Integration of Tactical Aspects into Strategic Production Network Planning

SME’s versus “Industry 4.0”: extended case study based on results of initial research in Polish conditions

Designing Multi-Site Operations Networks

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