Dynamics of resource sharing in production networks. Issue 1 (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Freitag, Michael; Becker, Till; Duffie, Neil A.
• Is Part Of: CIRP annals. Volume 64:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 435
• Page End: 438
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Distributed manufacturing -- Modelling -- Resource sharing; Production engineering -- Research -- Periodicals; 670.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2015.04.124
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-8506

Abstract

Abstract: Future cyber-physical production systems will support new business models such as sharing concepts for the joint use of resources by different companies. This paper explores resource sharing in a production network and explains how different sharing mechanisms impact the performance of the stakeholders and the dynamics of the entire network. These analyses are carried out using a simulation model and a control-theoretic model. The results show that the introduced sharing approach controls inventory and resource utilization, but it can cause shifts and fluctuations in performance depending on the information that is exchanged.