Hj. Bullinger et al., PLANNING OF MULTISITE PRODUCTION - AN OBJECT-ORIENTED MODEL, International journal of production economics, 51(1-2), 1997, pp. 19-35
Economic coercions within the automotive industry, the mechanical engi
neering or the electrical industry require cost reductions and means f
or prompter reaction due to a constantly altering market. The cooperat
ion of several sites provides a solution of this challenge. Enterprise
s which show alternative as well as complementary production possibili
ties at several locations, have to plan the coordination of interactio
n between sites. However, conventional planning systems are not design
ed adequately - neither their functional nor their architectural basis
- in order to cover the requirements of multi-site production. An obj
ect-oriented model is proposed to project multi-site production within
the operative scope of production planning. A generic workplan model
of a production process in multi-site production is developed and its
implementation is pointed out. An examplified application of the model
is portrayed in the area of car-manufacturing industry.