Preparation and Production Control in Smart Factory Model

Implementing the smart factory concept places demands not only for enterprises but also for scientific units. In order to be able to effectively develop solutions in compliance with the Industry 4.0 concept, it is necessary to improve qualifications of scientific personnel and students who are supposed to implement those assumptions in practice. The paper describes the structure of smart factory model, developed at Poznan University of Technology, which enables both learning about such solutions and doing research work in that scope. The model includes issues connected with the field of production management - starting from interpretation of client requirements, to automation of product design development, to preparing and controlling the production process.