Improving Data Integrity in Production Control

Studies show that companies which focus on high adherence to promised delivery dates as their main logistic goal, regularly outperform their competitors. Only with a highly accurate production planning and control (PPC) companies can accomplish this goal. However, usually there is a gap between the planned forecast of the Advanced Planning and Scheduling System and the actual output of the production system. One of the reasons for this discrepancy is inconsistent data which is collected on the shop floor and builds the foundation for the planning process. In this paper, a methodology is presented to assure higher integrity in production control data.