Integrated Production Program and Human Resource Allocation Planning of Sequenced Production Lines with Simulated Assessment

Abstract

The personnel flexibility of car manufacturers is used mostly as reactive means, in order to be able to realize the planned production program. The approach of trying to combine production planning with human resource planning is pursued within the scope of the Eurostars research project "Advanced Production Program and Personnel Assignment Planning" (A ProPer Plan). This approach combines the advantages of car sequencing with the advantages of the mixed modeling approach by coupling optimization with simulation. The solution constitutes an iterative planning process, where an optimized sequence is examined by simulation for feasibility regarding personnel flexibilities. The contribution points out, how such an integrated solution was realized and which results could be obtained with real time data of manufacturers of vehicles.