In order to implement the required features (in relation to
the organization of operational processes) of a cyber-physical
production system in the IFA Learning Factory and to enable
the acquisition and processing of approximately real-time
production data, all of the learning factory’s workstations
were first equipped with suitable IT infrastructure.
Furthermore, a PPC system that was easy for training
participants to use was developed based on Microsoft©
Access. This system networks all of the workstations together
and allows them to communicate order data with one another.
All of the data and information required for production, such
as work plans, capacity data and data about resources are also
saved in this system. In the course of the simulation and
practice rounds, the PPC system generates manufacturing jobs
from the incoming customer orders. Using backwards