High resolution production control by real time information

The efficient dealing with the dynamic environment of production industries is one of the most challenging tasks of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in high-wage countries. Relevant and current information are still not used sufficiently to handle the influence of the dynamic environment on intra- and inter-company order processing adequately [Fleisch, Christ, Dierkes, 2005], [Günther 2008], [Schuh, Stich, Schmidt, 2008], [Windt 2008], [Swafford, Ghosh Murthy, 2008], [Zhou 2009]. Among other things, the problem is caused by missing or delayed feedback of relevant data. As a consequence of that, planning results differ from the actual situation of production [Windt 2006], [Fleisch Christ, Dierkes, 2005], [Wildemann 2008]. High Resolution Supply Chain Management (HRSCM) describes an approach aiming on high information transparency in supply chains in combination with decentralized, self-optimizing control loops for Production Planning and Control (PPC).