Intelligent Monitoring System Used to Control Asynchronous Production Systems

A large amount of information is required to effectively manage a flexible asynchronous production system. such as a Car Assembly Plant in Oshawa. Ontario. Such system is highly influenced by human factors. An Intelligent Production Monitoring System (IPMS) was developed specifically for this production system. IPMS is a medium for presenting a vast amount of relevant, real-time and historical production information to the Car Plant management staff. Together with the standard predictive on-line models it allows experienced supervisory staff to arrive at operational decisions during shifts.