Manage and control information flow in virtual manufacturing enterprises

Requirements set by clients regarding, on the one hand, the highest quality of services provided, on the other hand, shorter and shorter order completion dates, cause that enterprises are often unable to cope with them. A production load or limited production resources also means that enterprises are no longer able to accept a new order for their production plan. The following problem is outlined here - send the customer away empty-handed, or try to execute the order, but with a much later execution date and expose to the cost of contractual penalties. Therefore, solutions are sought, which can be particularly advantageous for producers in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector, for whom this is an increasingly frequent problem - sometimes means "to be or not to be" on the market. One of the possibilities for enterprises is to use the concept of a virtual manufacturing enterprises, which mainly consists in sharing the free production capacity of each producer within the virtual network A network that has been established even between individual enterprises that are geographically dispersed. By establishing a group of several companies cooperating at the same time, one should find such a thread of agreement that it would be possible to cooperate, and also to achieve a common goal, which is to make a final product for the recipient. If it is necessary to make a final product that meets the assumed criteria, it is necessary not only to define the level of cooperation, but also there exists much need for a mechanism to manage and control information flow among manufacturers. Therefore, it is necessary to have information on production issues, such as the quantity and quality of spare production capacities, their access time, additional resources, semi-finished products, and since these are geographically dispersed enterprises, the location of each enterprise is also important. In addition, the network itself is established on the basis of information contained in the production order, so you can adjust the number of participants to your needs, and assign tasks accordingly. All executive actions are taken on the basis of the proposed algorithm, which describes the entire decision-making process, how to collect information, where to keep them, and above all, who should be responsible for providing information.