SBIR Phase II: Web-Based Manufacturing Performance Management with Multi-Objective, Multi-model Optimization using Meta-Modeling

小企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目将进一步开发代表制造软件创新的新流程管理系统(FPMS)：(1)通过将精益制造原则纳入一套创新的基于模拟的优化算法来扩展现有的企业资源计划(ERP)、供应链管理(SCM)和制造执行系统(MES)软件；(2)为现有和目标制造客户节省数百万美元的库存；以及(3)与现有系统相比，虚拟企业和小型制造公司更容易使用，因为它可以通过万维网交付。本研究项目的重点是开发一个基于元模型的仿真软件，用于分析、预测和优化制造和供应链流程。该软件应用了Kriging空间优化模型-一种在地质统计学中成功应用的基于插值法的响应技术，以解决复杂和计算密集型的制造和供应链问题。该技术将作为公司现有软件套件中的一个新模块商业化，称为Flow Path Management System，并通过三个分销渠道销售：(1)大型公司的现场内部网安装；(2)通过互联网向较小公司提供网络服务；以及(3)将算法授权给较大的ERP/SCM/MES客户，以便纳入他们的软件套件。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will further develop a new Flow Path Management System (FPMS) representing an innovation in manufacturing software that: (1) Extends existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) software by incorporating 'Lean Manufacturing' principles into a set of innovative simulation-based optimization algorithms; (2) Provides millions of dollars in inventory savings to existing and targeted manufacturing customers; and, (3) Is more available to virtual enterprises and smaller manufacturing companies than existing systems in that it can be delivered via the World Wide Web. The focus of this research project is the development of a meta-model-based simulation software for the analysis, prediction and optimization of manufacturing and supply chain processes. This software applies Kriging spatial optimization models - a proven interpolation-based response technique employed successfully in geo-statistics to solve complex and computationally intense manufacturing and supply chain problems.The technology will be commercialized as a new module within the company's existing software suite, called the Flow Path Management System, and sold through three distribution channels: (1) on-site intranet installations at large companies; (2) delivery as a web service via the Internet to smaller companies; and, (3) licensing the algorithms to larger ERP/SCM/MES customers for incorporation in their software suites.