Towards smart production planning and control; a conceptual framework linking planning environment characteristics with the need for smart production planning and control

Rapid advances in Industry 4.0 have the potential to transform production planning and control (PPC) through emerging concept of smart PPC. This paper provides a visionary perspective by addressing gap research on how characteristics company's environment impact need for, benefit of, The posits that PPC improve performance increases with complexity environment. A set propositions is developed for 12 product, market, process variables These are operationalized into conceptual framework can be used as tool practitioners academics assess case study from food sector illustrates applicability describes three applications four elements (real-time data management, dynamic re-planning, autonomous control, continuous learning) address key challenges open new opportunities improving Future should strengthen validity proposed additional cases across industrial sectors carry out studies, surveys, structural equation modeling investigate specific relationship between characteristics, technologies,