Abstract: A production control system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of processing apparatuses each thereof including a single cell or a plurality of identical cells, a storage for temporarily storing objects to be processed, a transportation facility for transporting the objects to be processed between the cells or between the cell and the storage, a plurality of cell controllers each thereof controlling each cell, a physical distribution control system for controlling the transportation facility, and a charge control system for issuing a transportation command to the physical distribution system in response to a request for sending in and a request for taking out from the cell controllers as well as a notice of completion of transportation from the physical distribution control system.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a production control system for dealing with the demand of producing many kinds of products in small quantities within a short delivery period by improving productivity of production lines and unmanned operation of the lines. The production control system has a plurality of facilities (1) including parts mounters (14) for processing products through processes, cell controllers (2) for controlling the facilities, a line control system (3) for centrally controlling all the cell controllers, and a transporting unit (4) controlled by the line control system to transport the products between the facilities. The line control system (3) comprises a unit (401) for preparing a detailed execution schedule by considering, in real time, a schedule of a relatively short period extracted from a schedule of a relatively long period, half-finished conditions of the products in a line, and actual events.