4. Application scenario
The integration of the domain specific models and
semantics of the CBFP into an integrative information model,
which serves as a basis for the underlying VPI platform,
enables the factory planner to get a holistic and transparent
view of the whole planning process. The objective of the
application scenario presented within this paper consists of an
IT based analysis of process dependencies and its presentation
to the planner. Due to the analysis and the presentation, the
planner is enabled to react shortly to unforeseen changes in
the planning process. As a consequence, he can adapt further
planning steps more efficiently.
To consolidate the approaches aforementioned, in a first
step, a small application scenario for factory planning projects
has been developed. To reduce the complexity of the planning
situation, only seven modules were analyzed in this scenario.
These seven modules represent the most important factory
planning modules, which are relevant in almost every factory
planning project from reconfiguration up to new plant
projects. The different information and planning data of these
modules have to be managed and relations have to be
analyzed intuitively and dynamically over time by making use
of the VPI platform. The modules and the rough relations
between them are illustrated in Fig. 3.