Method for controlling the production of a product

Abstract

The invention is in the field of controlling the production of a product to match a target environmental impact. It relates to a computer-implemented method for controlling the production of a product comprising (a) receiving a request indicating the product and a target environmental impact associated with the production of the product, (b) receiving starting material data or process-related data for the product, (c) receiving supply material data or process-related supply data, (d) determining, based on the request, the starting material data or process-related data and the supply material data or process-related supply data, the quantity of supply material or process-related supply associated with properties relating to an environmental impact to match the request, (e) allocating an attribute of supply material or process-related supply to the product, (f) generating an operational instruction related to the production of the product based on the allocation, and (g) outputting the operational instruction.

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