Approach for an Adaptive Control Loop between Supply Network and Manufacturing

The development of control loops in manufacturing has been increasingly getting attention by the scientific community. Most presented approaches, however, are exclusively focused on control loops within manufacturing, e.g. between manufacturing control and shop floor. They usually do not include any external factors, for example, from the supply network. To address this issue and to further contribute towards existing approaches, the work herein presented shows the requirements and an initial concept of a control loop between supply network and manufacturing. The findings of this work enable a more effective and efficient reaction by incorporating external factors into the control system and, therefore, a closer integration between supply network and manufacturing.