Using process models to support customer specific production processes

Abstract

Todays production processes are becoming more and more flexible. Customers frequently demand specific production steps that fit to their processes. This leads to a needed flexibility for systems that are used to support decision making processes and the production itself. In this paper an approach is presented that uses process definition coming from an integrated enterprise modelling for connecting information systems and production systems modules. An architecture is presented that uses these models for each process step to provide the needed information for decision makers.