Dynamic Product Flow Model for a Mixed Ecological Farm

This paper discusses a project, introducing a dynamic product flow model for optimizing mixed ecological farms. Mixed ecological farms focus upon closing cycles and management is based on control of ecological processes. The aim is to provide a tool for farmers to tune their farm to its specific ecological, economical and social environment. The production process is modeled in terms of cyclic product flows. The process informatics (PI) connects the process level with the management level and provides an interface for supervisory control, quality assurance and process optimization. The model specifies and supports the development of an effective decision behavior.