The book describes factory planning along with its planning technical fundamentals, approaches, methods, and IT tools. It provides a comprehensive yet detailed overview of factory planning. Practitioners are given a guide for planning complex projects.

The focus of the book is on problem-oriented planning and decision-making systems. Understanding the extremely complex tasks in factory planning allows for appropriate structuring. Specific planning steps are addressed with the necessary depth and considering their dependencies in interdisciplinary project teams. New requirements and solutions for the factory of the future are taken into account, as well as traditional and proven approaches.

The book begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of holistic factory planning, system- and process-oriented planning, and the integration of employees and managers in change processes. It then describes approaches and methods in the planning phases of strategy, structure, system, and execution planning. An overview of the necessary IT support in the individual planning phases concludes the book.