Authors:
Elias Kirche
1
;
Janusz Zalewski
1
and
Teresa Tharp
2
Affiliations:
1
Florida Gulf Coast University, United States
;
2
Argosy University, United States
Keyword(s):
Real-time planning, CORBA in manufacturing, Demand management.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Coupling and Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sources
;
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Resource Planning
;
Enterprise Software Technologies
;
Enterprise-Wide Client-Server Architecture
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Software Engineering
Abstract:
Several existing mechanisms for order processing, such as Available-to-Promise (ATP), Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), or Capable-to-Promise (CTP), do not really include simultaneous capacity and profitability considerations. One of the major issues in the incorporation of profitability analysis into the order management system is the determination of relevant costs in the order cycle, and the real-time access to production parameters (i.e., target quantities based on current cycle time) to be included in the computation of planning and profitability. Our study attempts to provide insights into this novel area by developing a Decision Support System (DSS) for demand management that integrates real-time information generated by process control and monitoring systems into an optimization system for profitability analysis in a distributed environment via CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture). The model can be incorporated into current enterprise resource planning (ERP)
systems and dynamic use of real-time data from various functional support technologies.
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