Programmable Manufacturing Advisor for Smart Production Systems: Architecture, Analytics, Software, and Performance Demonstration

Integrating Real-Time Analytics and Continuous Performance Management in Smart Manufacturing Systems

Software Architecture of Manufacturing Execution Systems

The globalization of the economy and the associated factors of increasing effectiveness in production, shortening innovation cycles, safeguarding high quality, etc. are continually augmenting the pressure on the production business. It has been possible to compensate somewhat for this pressure in recent years by relocating production to low-cost countries. However, in the medium term, the deman...

Methods and Tools for Performance Assurance of Smart Manufacturing Systems

The emerging concept of smart manufacturing systems is defined in part by the introduction of new technologies that are promoting rapid and widespread information flow within the manufacturing system and surrounding its control. These systems can deliver unprecedented awareness, agility, productivity, and resilience within the production process by exploiting the ever-increasing availability of...

Performance Challenges Identification Method for Smart Manufacturing Systems

Smart Manufacturing Systems (SMS) need to be agile to adapt to new situations by using detailed, precise, and appropriate data for intelligent decision-making. The intricacy of the relationship of strategic goals to operational performance across the many levels of a manufacturing system inhibits the realization of SMS. This paper proposes a method for identifying what aspects of a manufacturin...

A novel software architecture for smart metering systems

For smart metering systems (SMSs), this study presents a novel architecture, which allows simple, secure and fast integration of SMSs with other software products. Proposed architecture that combines better features of two models [Common Information Model (CIM) and OPC’s Unified Architecture (UA)] has proven in practice as a good basis for a commercial Meter Data Management System. In a case st...