Production planning system for small diameter seamless mill at Chita works

The system for production planning of small diameter seamless mill at Chita Works of Kawasaki Steel is composed of a dispersion system and a planning style expert system. AI system is used for OCTG monthly production scheduler and GUI for the rolling cycle simulator. Also through personal computers equipped at several departments, the order of forecasting system enables us to see in real time the forecast and information of up-to-date results of each order stored in the relational database. These systemss have begun to give greater effects in eliminating planning, work by 20-50% and have improved planning accuracy and customer service