Developing a knowledge management platform for automotive build-to-order production network

Modern global companies have to build a supply chain network strategy that provides maximum flexibility and can optimally respond to changes in their environment. The emergence of automotive build-to-order production networks is one of the consequences of these changes in the automotive industry. Production networks can be seen as a step beyond the linear supply chain topography. However, when dealing with multiple organizations and multiple processes within a complicated production network, identifying and locating a member that has responsibility and/or competence in a particular part of the network can be a laborious, time-consuming process. Developing and maintaining a competence directory of all the relevant parties associated with troubleshooting and potential problem solving can significantly reduce the production lead time. Moreover, linking this directory to key decision points and frequent problems can further enhance its effectiveness. Consequently, the problem of semantic interoperability between members of such organizations is of major importance. This paper proposes an approach to developing a knowledge management platform for a build-to-order production network to solve the above problem. The approach is based on application of such technologies as ontology management, context management and profiling.

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Knowledge Management in Collaborative Business Networks

Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-5202-6.ch124 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 1367-1379

Author(s):

Alexander Smirnov ◽

Tatiana Levashova ◽

Nikolay Shilov ◽

Alexey Kashevnik

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Information Systems ◽

Current Situation ◽

Collaborative Network ◽

Business Networks ◽

Context Management ◽

Process Knowledge ◽

Multiple Processes ◽

Management Technology

Current worldwide economy conditions cause increasing popularity of collaborative business networks. Dealing with multiple organizations and multiple processes within a complicated network, identifying and locating a member that has a responsibility and/or a competence in a particular part of the network can be a laborious, time-consuming process. Knowledge management technology is aimed to assist in solving this problem. It requires intelligent interoperability support between information systems of collaborative network members. A presented approach is based on the context management technology. It allows allows describing the collaborative network at a particular moment. The context includes such current situation properties as time, location, competence profiles of collaborative network members, etc. The competence profiles allow formalizing and sharing member's knowledge and competencies.

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Policies to Increase Production Network Participation Rates

Jumpstarting South Asia ◽

10.1093/oso/9780199479283.003.0004 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 94-117

Author(s):

Pradumna B. Rana ◽

Wai-Mun Chia

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chains ◽

East Asia ◽

South Asia ◽

South Asian ◽

Reform Process ◽

Production Network ◽

Production Networks ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Communication And Coordination

This chapter identifies the production network participation gap of the ‘PNP gap’ between South Asia and East Asia and within South Asia. It argues that although the newer theories of international trade associated with production networks and supply chains have both costs as well as benefits, the latter outweigh the former and there are significant dynamic network externalities associated with participating in supply chain trade. The chapter then argues that South Asian countries should implement the second round of ‘Look East’ Policies (LEP2) to (i) link themselves to production networks in East Asia and (ii) develop production networks in manufacturing and services within their region. An econometric analysis performed in this chapter helps us to identify the key determinants of supply chain trade and the components of the LEP2 that South Asian countries should implement. These are (i) improving the business environment by completing the reform process begun in the early 1990s, (ii) reducing logistics cost including promoting trade facilitation, (iii) joining and participating in various ongoing regional trade and financial cooperation efforts in East Asia, (iv) reducing communication and coordination costs in managing supply chains by improving Information Communication Technology (ICT), and (v) enhancing regional physical connectivity mainly through transport hardware.

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Angebotsplanung in dynamischen Produktionsnetzwerken/Quotation planning in dynamic production networks

wt Werkstattstechnik online ◽

10.37544/1436-4980-2021-03-55 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 111 (03) ◽

pp. 147-151

Author(s):

Eike Broda ◽

David Sayah ◽

Michael Freitag

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Industrie 4.0 ◽

Supply Chain Network ◽

Production Network ◽

Central Question ◽

Production Networks ◽

The Core ◽

Core Issues ◽

Dynamic Production

Das BMBF-Forschungsprojekt „Broker für dynamische Produktionsnetzwerke (DPNB)“ widmet sich dem Anwendungsszenario „auftragsgesteuerte Produktion“ im Kontext von Industrie 4.0. Für die Angebotsplanung ist ein zentraler Aspekt die Bildung eines individuellen Netzwerks aus unternehmensübergreifenden Produktionsfähigkeiten und -kapazitäten. Dieser Fachaufsatz liefert einen Beitrag dazu, wie der Prozess der Bearbeitung einer Produktionsanfrage umgesetzt werden kann.   The BMBF-research project “Dynamic Production Network Broker (DPNB)” is dedicated to the application scenario “order-driven manufacturing” in the context of Industry 4.0. A central question for quotation planning is how to connect manufacturing capabilities and capacities across companies to build an order-specific supply chain network. This paper addresses the core issues of processing a manufacturing request.

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Context-oriented Knowledge Management in Production Networks

Applied Computer Systems ◽

10.2478/acss-2018-0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 81-89

Author(s):

Kurt Sandkuhl ◽

Alexander Smirnov

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Value Creation ◽

Production Network ◽

Production Networks ◽

Sourcing Strategies ◽

Design Time ◽

Modelling Method ◽

Context Modelling ◽

Organizational Needs ◽

Oriented Approach

Abstract Production networks have been established in many industrial domains with globalized supply structures, sourcing strategies or cooperation environments. Knowledge management in such networks requires a context-oriented approach in order to accommodate for individual and organizational needs when providing relevant knowledge for complex tasks, such as value creation. The focus of this paper is on the procedure by which to determine what actually has to be taken into account as part of the ‘context’ for establishing context-oriented knowledge management, how to capture this context, and how to use it. The variability of organisational and individual tasks both at design time and at runtime is essential for understanding context in production networks. The main contribution of the present study is a context modelling method, including variability identification. The application of this method is demonstrated by using an example of a production network from automotive industries.

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Qualitätsregelstrategien in Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken/Quality control loops in production networks – Strategies for data-based quality control in collaborative production networks

wt Werkstattstechnik online ◽

10.37544/1436-4980-2019-11-12-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 109 (11-12) ◽

pp. 802-806

Author(s):

R. Silbernagel ◽

R. Wagner ◽

B. Häfner ◽

G. Lanza

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Supply Chain ◽

High Precision ◽

Production Network ◽

Production Networks ◽

Control Loops ◽

Quality Costs

In Zeiten der Globalisierung und Digitalisierung führen Silodenken und Protektionismus zu Wettbewerbsnachteilen aller Partner eines Wertschöpfungsnetzwerkes. Ineffizienzen zeigen sich zum Beispiel durch hohen Ausschuss und geringe Margen der Zulieferer für die Produktion hochpräziser Produkte. Der Beitrag zeigt auf, wie Kollaboration in der Supply Chain mit unternehmensübergreifenden Qualitätsregelstrategien zur Steigerung der Qualität und Senkung der Qualitätskosten beiträgt.   In times of globalization and digitalization, silo thinking and protectionism lead to competitive disadvantages for all partners of the production network. Inefficiencies can be seen, for example, in high reject rates and low supplier margins for the production of high precision products. This article shows how collaboration in the supply chain with cross-company quality control loops contributes to increasing quality and reducing quality costs.

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