Supply Chain 4.0 - Planning and control in real time

Our solutions are based on the fact, that real time simulation with real data initially enables transparency of all bottlenecks and underutilization. Using the digital twin, we can map precise scenarios based on reality for planning in the future. The employees of our customers do not react, but act and shape forward for the next hours or days. This is an entirely new paradigm that is leading to major changes in the management of performance and value creation.

In addition to highly efficient data models, we also use artificial intelligence (AI) to map reality and calculate what-if scenarios. In a first step, we systematize the sequences worked out in the work plans and in the expert system and, in a second step, build an intelligent process and data world that is adapted to the production and configuration of the service.

This can only be achieved because we do not rely solely on system-based results from the outset. A common approach is to use optimizer in the next step. These are based on mathematical algorithms, but that is too imprecise. We therefore combine these intelligent, machine-based solutions with human intelligence for analyzes. This is called “augmented intelligence“. Solutions are developed in real time in dialogue with machines and people. This means that people with their expertise bring about the optimum in our solution, working interactively with the system about what-if-scenarios. Several people can be involved in this process.

With our solution, our customers plan and control digitally across distribution, production and procurement over all all levels right through to the shop floor processes.

The increases in benefits are enormous: the real time controlled output generated in the plants is tailored to the specific market needs, so that we can make a significant contribution to reducing the inventory in circulation. Thanks to synchronization, we can change and optimize the sequence planning in real time if necessary. The throughput times are drastically reduced and thus the ability to react to the market is improved.

Thanks to extremely high performance simulation, current evaluations of order content and employee workloads are available within a few seconds, even with over 100,000 assembly processes and 1.2 million material and specialist characteristics that occur in one working day. We offer a new, high-performance solution and were lucky enough to gain the trust of our first customers in our approaches.