DIgital FACtory for Human Oriented Production System DIFAC

• Research unit: INNOSUISSE
• Project number: 9070.2;5 PFES-ES

Short description (German)

DIgital FACtory for Human Oriented Production System DIFAC

Short description (English)

DIgital FACtory for Human Oriented Production System DIFAC

Abstract (German)

The objective of IMS DiFac project is to develop a strategic planning design tool that is capable of supporting the construction of a digital factory. DiFac takes into account numerous design factors, including machine selection & layout design, ergonomics for human safety, manufacturing process planning & management, plant design, production scheduling, enterprise resource planning, quality management, 3-D visualization and communications, and digital factory simulation. The Swiss DIFAC will cover WP4 dealing with the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) proposing a new Industrial Engineering System that should not only integrate Information and Knowledge from the Production process but the complete Product Life Cycle (PLC). The four Swiss DIFAC objectives are: 1) Implement an integrated company wide information management system, 2) Develop a new ERP-human simulation interface to optimise the production process, 3) Explore the RFID technology integration with the ERP, 4) Develop an e-learning platform to disseminate the project results to other Swiss SMEs.

Abstract (English)

The objective of IMS DiFac project is to develop a strategic planning design tool that is capable of supporting the construction of a digital factory. DiFac takes into account numerous design factors, including machine selection & layout design, ergonomics for human safety, manufacturing process planning & management, plant design, production scheduling, enterprise resource planning, quality management, 3-D visualization and communications, and digital factory simulation. The Swiss DIFAC will cover WP4 dealing with the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) proposing a new Industrial Engineering System that should not only integrate Information and Knowledge from the Production process but the complete Product Life Cycle (PLC). The four Swiss DIFAC objectives are: 1) Implement an integrated company wide information management system, 2) Develop a new ERP-human simulation interface to optimise the production process, 3) Explore the RFID technology integration with the ERP, 4) Develop an e-learning platform to disseminate the project results to other Swiss SMEs.