Hence, the VPI represents a contribution to and a necessary
major step towards the realization of the digital factory
addressing the major challenges interoperability, user
interaction as well as visual analysis and simulation [16]. The
IT system that provides functionality and visualization
capabilities to offer, in turn, solutions to the users to
overcome these challenges is called VPI platform. The main
goal of the VPI platform comprises the reduction of planning
efforts and the increase of planning efficiency by providing an
integrative analysis and its presentation in terms of a cockpit
[19].