Ontology-based Forecast of the Duration of Logistics Processes in One-of-a-Kind Production in SME
Original Paper
First online: 19.07.2022
DOI: 10.23773/2022_5
Cite this article as: Gliem, D.C., Jessen, U., Wenzel, S., Kusturica, W., Laroque, C., Logistics Research (2022) 15:5. doi:10.23773/2022_5
Abstract
Due to severe global competition, the project management process for one-of-a-kind production must aim for better risk management and higher efficiency. Despite being critical in order to forecast the duration of logistics processes, intra-enterprise knowledge, historical data from past projects as well as simulation models are not sufficiently utilized in today´s practices. To improve the project planning for one-of-a-kind production, a systematic modelling concept and a technical solution approach are developed, which are based on logistics reference processes and an ontology, as a major part of the overall systematic. This paper focuses on the development of the basic structure of the ontology. A use case applies the ontology within a project management toolset to highlight the potentials for process duration forecasting in project management.
Keywords
ontology forecast duration of logistics processes one-of-a-kind production methodology toolbox project management