In the Industrial 4.0 era, much more data is entered into production planning and the selection of suitable production and storage locations than before. In view of the large number of decision-relevant data, it is best to use mathematical methods to calculate which product should be produced at which location and when. In this context, linear programming is of particular importance. The article describes its use by means of practical examples. On IBM Decision Optimization Center as technical platform, software partners can create applications for better decisions in all areas of production and location optimization, including the entire production and logistics network.
