Information and Knowledge Management using ArcGIS ModelBuilder

Denisa Ferenčíková
mentioned types of classification. Some identified problems, benefits and other interesting topics will
be subsequently discussed directly with selected customers and then processed into case-studies.
The second part of research focuses on provider/supplier organisations. It is realised by qualitative
questioning in a form of market research, discussions and presentations of concrete software
products. The aim of this qualitative research is to make a comprehensive overview of the Czech and
Slovak market with applications for advanced production planning and scheduling, their extension in
practice as well as specification of their strength and weaknesses.
6.2 The aims of research
The objective of the research is to find out the cause of the major problems with selection,
implementation or use of selected information system for production planning and control in business
practice. Research should prove or disprove the hypotheses saying that success of implementation of
a chosen solution for production planning and scheduling is directly dependent on the type of
production system according to the stated classification criteria. After evaluation of these hypotheses,
it would be possible to verify whether companies decide sensibly when selecting a specific solution for
production planning and control or whether the price of the offered product is still the most important
criterion for them.
Also benefits, which in suppliers´ opinion the offered solutions would have for customers and real
occurrence of these benefits in practice, will be assessed. Benefits will also be assessed in
dependence on a proper choice of a type of solution, in accordance with the above hypotheses.
7. Conclusions
Even if the current dynamic market environment puts great demands on the flexible operation of
management, especially on production systems, there are plenty of software solutions available that
can greatly simplify and streamline the entire production planning and control process. However,
precise selection of the most suitable planning system for the definite type of manufacturing
environment in question, and following through with properly conducted implementation is often a
complex task for even the most experienced managers and system integrators. The real benefit of an
implemented information system can be negatively influenced by a poor database. The system itself
can be excellent and ideal for a company, but its results would never be satisfactory without loading it
with true data and maintaining data quality continuously. Poor database quality is often due to wrongly
set material and time standards or due to neglecting the regular updating of relevant data. These and
many other aspects will be also considered during the investigation on the benefits of planning
systems in relation to company performance, the results of which shall be published over time in
relevant professional journals and conference proceedings by the author.
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by IGA UTB, project number IGA/58/FaME/11/D.
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