摘要:Abstract Due to the numerous dynamic influences affecting manufacturing companies, a continuous adaptation is required. Tools and methods are developed in order to support management decisions. In most cases however, these tools and methods can hardly be evaluated due to lack of information, especially in strategic environments. A “hardware-in-the-loop”-like evaluation framework for management procedure models is therefore presented in this paper, in order to evaluate and optimize different management procedures. A fuzzy expert system based simulation framework is suggested and a structured procedure for evaluation and optimization is presented. An exemplary application to a production planning process illustrates the new approach.