DPNB

In the mechanical and plant engineering sector, fluctuating demands and volatile market conditions are common. To address this, an online platform is being developed as part of the DPNB research project. This platform aims to connect providers and buyers of short-term production, assembly, and transportation capacities, enabling an agile and structurally flexible supply chain. In addition to the overall concept and component development, business models for operating the system are also being designed to offer a comprehensive solution.

The project results are intended to be available as a service toolbox for B2B marketplaces at the end of the project. Manufacturers of production systems can then utilize the system to facilitate their customers’ access to supply chains of other companies as providers of production capacities. It can also serve as a closed system for efficient management of their own supplier network. This leap in innovation ensures the competitiveness of German companies by expanding their technological competence.

Within the project consortium, the FZI is responsible for the modeling environment for machine-interpretable data, the real-time data infrastructure, and the design of algorithms for matching supply and demand.