POM Cluster Executive Committee

from left to right (by head):

Dr. Andrew Thomas, Dr. Ashraf Labib, Prof. Vinesh Raja (CL), Prof. Bernard Grabot, Dipl.-Inf. Thomas Schlegel (CL)

Production Organisation and Management (POM) represents the management of the factory of the future. It includes advanced process control, enterprise/ manufacturing simulation, (human) knowledge management, and human-computer interaction at the organisational, enterprise level. This cluster deals with the management of operations ranging from concept to disposal within the organisation to incorporate the functions of innovation, planning, organising, scheduling and controlling of production processes and the management of the interface with extended enterprise and other supporting functions. Two key themes are identified:

• Cost-effective and rapid reconfiguration of the Factory requires the development of organisational strategies to enable rapid self-reconfiguration in response to changing business and value driver requirements, combining so-called ‘Fit Manufacturing’ and ‘Virtual Enterprise’ paradigms.