Energy-sensitive production control in mixed model manufacturing processes

Although energy efficient production is a topic of high interest both in industrial practice and research, the need for a comprehensive analysis of energy considerations in production control of manufacturing processes at manufacturing control level has been largely ignored until now. This holds true especially for mixed-model production. The paper at hand discusses selected production control tasks, methods, processes and strategies for this production type and aims at identifying the extent to which energy features can be implemented into use, new and existing approaches and controlling tools. Based on first research activities, basic cases of energy-sensitive production control have been derived