PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS OF STEEL COMPANIES OF URAL REGION
In the article the prospects for the development of automated control systems of steel companies of Ural region are considered. Strengthening of the unpredictability factor of political and economic environment for the large metallurgical enterprises and sales volume reduction determine the relevance of scheduling in case of many choices on each workplace. Simulation is an universal scheduling tool. In the article the problems associated with the integration of simulation systems and existing automated control systems are described. Analysis of the implementation of automated systems at steel companies of Ural region and survey of experts in information technology about the expectations from the implementation of business intelligence systems have been carried out. Prospects for the development of automated control systems at steel companies of Ural region have been defined as a results of the analysis. Prospects are associated with the application of the business intelligence systems functions with respect to the automation of decision-making processes in real time with the use of huge amount of manufacturing data.