On the requirements for operational planning systems for industrial production

Abstract

The article analyzes and systematizes the requirements of potential and real users to computer systems for operational planning and production management. There is a particular attention to production systems of the “Advanced Planning and Scheduling” (APS) class, which have a high degree of integration with the systems of the “Manufacturing Executable Systems” (MES) class. There is also a brief overview of the reasons for the creation of APS systems, as well as their general ideology and conceptual problems in the development. A number of key requirements for APS systems are considered, as far as possible, in the order in which they arise both during the development and the operation of these systems. The article was based on the long-term interaction of its authors with representatives of manufacturing enterprises of various sizes, belonging to different industries located in Russia and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. This interaction was carried out as a part of the implementation of the “Zenith SPPS” information system in the pilot and industrial operation.