Multi-Objective Operating Point Optimization of Manufacturing Systems

The corporate environment is characterized by shorter product lifecycles with a growing number of variants, a high volatility in demand and increasing globalization. Manufacturing companies are therefore faced with the challenge of selecting an economically as well as ecologically reasonable operating point for their manufacturing system, while meeting volatile demands. In the present paper, the systematic approach for multi-objective operating point optimization comprises a six-step approach and contributes to the economic and ecological evaluation of operating points. Finally, an industrial evaluation of the systematic approach is shown on the basis of a case study within the plastics industry sector.