An Approach to Production Scheduling Optimization : A Case of an Oil Lubrication and Hydraulic Systems Manufacturer

Abstract

Cloud-enabled tools developed in the Cloud Collaborative Manufacturing Networks (C2NET) project address the needs of small and medium enterprises with respect to information exchange and visibility across the collaboration partners in the supply network, coupled with automated and collaborative production planning and supply management. This paper analyses a case of an oil lubrication and hydraulic systems manufacturer and describes a pilot application of C2NET where the production schedule is optimized according to the priorities of the pilot company. In this case the goal is a highly adaptive just-in-time manufacturing schedule with guaranteed on time delivery.