Autor: Axel Kuhn

Today continuous planning is a prerequisite for competitiveness. Methods are required, that allow the handling of complexity in rapidly changing and complex networks. Model based methods provide insight in these networks and therefore help realizing advantages in competition. The vision of a modeling plant for building the required models effectively and in an industrial scale and concepts for long term usage of models will make model-based methods attractive for the industry. The validation of planning results using a model will advance the quality of planning and thereby create advantages in competition.

The start-up of production and logistics equipment in a production system is embedded in a superior start-up management. This has to manage the different types of ramp-ups in a value-added network efficiently regarding to products, processes and equipment. Planning uncertainties and multifaceted faults increase the equipment manufacturer’s cost and effort substantially, often lead to delays, partially to delayed start-ups, and tie the system manufacturer longer than planned on the ground. Due to these reasons, a holistic and integrated start-up management is required. Thus, the start-up process accelerates and the competitiveness of all involved companies improves significantly.