A prescriptive maintenance system for intelligent production planning and control in a smart cyber-physical production line
Antonio Padovano, Francesco Longo, Letizia Nicoletti, Lucia Gazzaneo, Alessandro Chiurco, Simone Talarico
Abstract
Don’t just predict problems – prescribe a solution: that’s the premise behind prescriptive maintenance (PsM). Better and more data, coupled with Artificial Intelligence, Simulation, and Optimization are the keys to unlocking the benefits of PsM. However, PsM and Production Planning and Control (PPC) functions in a Cyber-Physical Production Environment still need to be integrated from an application-oriented perspective. The paper proposes a framework that establishes the missing link between the PsM and PPC. A novel decision support prototype system for smart planning leveraging on the shop floor digital twin has been developed to explore the feasibility, challenges, and benefits of an integrated determination of production schedules and maintenance plans in a real Make-to-Order/Engineer-to-Order manufacturing environment.