MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL DECISION-MODEL - A DESIGN METHODOLOGY

In this paper, the analysis and design of a manufacturing planning and control system from a decisional point of view is demonstrated. The w ork presented is based on the results of a EUREKA research project, FO RCAST.1 An appropriate manufacturing planning and control decision mod el can be developed for a particular enterprise by using a design meth odology which identifies the system needs and requirements, outlines a procedure for realising the functionality of the system and models th e decisional aspects, using an appropriate formalism, in relation to t he defined functional architecture, time dimension and informational r equirements.