Modelling production management systems

This review of the IFIP working conference on “Modelling Production Management Systems”, held in Copenhagen, August 29–31, 1984, attempts to show the threads in the actual development of the science of production control. The major aim of flexibility can only be achieved by simplification and decentralization of the control structure. This requires the introduction of adapted models for production control, organization analysis and information systems development. Simulation is a promising tool, but the introduction is retarded because of problems concerning the validation of simulation models and the integration of simulation models with production databases.