Objective The objective of COMPLAN is to develop an integrated system for concurrent process planning, scheduling and shop-floor control based on non-linear plans (ie process plans containing manufacturing alternatives) for small-batch manufacture of mechanical parts.The following modules will form the COMPLAN system: - a process planning oriented CAD/CAPP Programming Interface will provide the required direct coupling to a wide variety of CAD-systems and provide technical and geometric information - an existing semi-automatic process planning system (running in 40 companies) and an existing expert shell for automatic process planning of a limited workpiece spectrum (EP 2457) will be adapted and merged to form a single planning environment allowing the generation of non-linear process plans. It will be integrated with a graphical editor for non-linear process plans (EP 2457) - a process plan evaluator which will allow the process planning module to consider both actual and forecasted workshop loading information during the generation of non-linear process plans and during just-in-time process planning. Furthermore it allows manufacturing alternatives to be assessed with respect to times, costs, and technical validity - a workshop control system, based on non-linear process plans will be integrated with the process planning system - a production evaluator evaluates the quality of a schedule and determines the workshop performance in the past. The evaluation results will support and control both process planning and scheduling. A pilot demonstration and evaluation are foreseen by a machine tool company (LVD) acting as a pilot end-user. The results will be incorporated in products marketed by vendor consortium members. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systems Programme(s) FP3-ESPRIT 3 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of information technologies, 1990-1994 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator INSTITUT FÜR INTEGRIERTE PRODUKTION HANNOVER GMBH EU contribution No data Address LANGE LAUBE 13 30159 HANNOVER Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS N.V. Belgium EU contribution No data Address AVENUE JOSEPH WYBRAN, 40 1070 BRUXELLES See on map Total cost No data CRIF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Belgium EU contribution No data Address CELESTIJNENLAAN, 300C 3001 HEVERLEE See on map Total cost No data Competence Center Informatik GmbH Germany EU contribution No data Address Lohberg 10 49716 Meppen See on map Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution No data Address BENEDENSTRAAT, 59 3000 LEUVEN See on map Total cost No data LVD COMPANY Belgium EU contribution No data Address NIJVERHEIDSLAAN, 2 8630 WEVELGEM See on map Total cost No data Universität Hannover Germany EU contribution No data Address Nienburger Straße 17 30167 Hannover See on map Total cost No data