4
State of the Art
A review of prior, relevant literature is an essential feature
of any academic project. An effective review creates a firm
foundation for advancing knowledge. It facilitates theory
development, closes areas where a plethora of research
exists, and uncovers areas where research is needed.
W ebster and W atson (Webster and Watson in
“Analysing the Past to prepare for the future: Writing a
literature review” [WW2002, p. xiii].)
This research focuses on developing an application oriented and simulationbased procedure in order to allow for an optimum use of energy resources in
producing companies. For this purpose, energy variables need to be integrated
into the decision-making system of production planning and control, in order
to be able to affect the energy use of a production depending on the specific
state of operation. The accomplishment of this aim requires the consideration of
dynamically simulated energy flows in production simulations as well as sufficiently accurate procedures to predict process behaviors. By combining suitable
modeling and simulation approaches and known optimization methods, the evaluation of the optimum use of energy would become possible without causing any
restrictions regarding the flexibility of production, the process quality nor major
changes in production output. Towards this research objective the review of existing papers and scientific publications investigates different areas relevant for the
simulation-based optimization of energy efficiency in producing companies.
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,
part of Springer Nature 2021
A. C. Römer, Simulation-based Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Production,
Forschung zur Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft | Advanced Studies
in Business Digitization, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32971-6_4
67
State of the Art
A review of prior, relevant literature is an essential feature
of any academic project. An effective review creates a firm
foundation for advancing knowledge. It facilitates theory
development, closes areas where a plethora of research
exists, and uncovers areas where research is needed.
W ebster and W atson (Webster and Watson in
“Analysing the Past to prepare for the future: Writing a
literature review” [WW2002, p. xiii].)
This research focuses on developing an application oriented and simulationbased procedure in order to allow for an optimum use of energy resources in
producing companies. For this purpose, energy variables need to be integrated
into the decision-making system of production planning and control, in order
to be able to affect the energy use of a production depending on the specific
state of operation. The accomplishment of this aim requires the consideration of
dynamically simulated energy flows in production simulations as well as sufficiently accurate procedures to predict process behaviors. By combining suitable
modeling and simulation approaches and known optimization methods, the evaluation of the optimum use of energy would become possible without causing any
restrictions regarding the flexibility of production, the process quality nor major
changes in production output. Towards this research objective the review of existing papers and scientific publications investigates different areas relevant for the
simulation-based optimization of energy efficiency in producing companies.
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH,
part of Springer Nature 2021
A. C. Römer, Simulation-based Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Production,
Forschung zur Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft | Advanced Studies
in Business Digitization, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32971-6_4
67