Smart Production Planning and Control; Concept for Improving Planning Quality with Production Feedback Data

Abstract

Planning quality depends on the use of correct, accurate, realistic, and reliable planning data. Industry 4.0 has facilitated large-scale data collection from a variety of sources, including production feedback data. The hierarchical nature of traditional production planning and control (PPC) limits the ability to use such data to improve planning quality. This paper explores how planning quality can be improved through the application of production feedback data into tactical production planning. The paper shows that while current tactical planning is mainly based on static master data, some of the master data for planning should instead be dynamically determined based on analysis of production feedback data. The paper develops a conceptual model for how production feedback data can be linked to tactical planning, illustrates how production feedback data can be applied in tactical planning, and proposes a method for how companies can integrate production feedback data into their tactical planning. Future work includes application and testing of the proposed concept in real-life cases and studies to better understand the specific relationship between the accuracy of master data and the performance of production plans.