Enterprises are seeking novel approaches to reduce cost in complying with regulations and requirements from original equipment manufacturers. Consequently, enterprises are investing in manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions for realizing these requirements. However, most of the MES solutions do not support processing of real-time process data acquired from shop floor for online monitori...

In this paper a methodology to develop simulation models is presented. The methodology is based on a multi-level simulation model which allows flexibility and process analysis. The present work starts from applied researches in different SME enterprises. Enterprise management often needs easy and fast developed tools to increase production capacity and flexibility. In many cases performances in...

Considering the rapid progress of information technology (IT) and volatility of the marketing environment, the past concept that enterprises run the whole show, has become insufficient in an environment so volatile, challenging and competitive, demonstrating the need of up and downstream supply chain cooperation to survive. Following the maturity of internet related technology, a new industrial...

Abstract. Environmental problems are becoming more and more important for our world and their importance will even increase in the future. High pollution of air, water and soil may cause damage to plants, animals and humans. Therefore, the development of industry must be coupled with the protection of the environment. In this connection we shall consider the problems of optimal location of indu...

Companies operate in an environment increasingly demanding in terms of flexibility and reactivity. The introduction of the entities resulting from Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) in the management of enterprises prove to be an interesting technology to simulate and reproduce the collaborative and adaptive behaviors of enterprises. This article models the ...

The growing complexity of manufacturing systems and the desire to more tightly couple business processes with manufacturing operations is resulting in many efforts to understand the mechanisms and opportunities for system integration in industrial enterprises. To improve the efficiency of beneficial interactions between systems and system components, the international community is adopting a wi...

Being able to control logistics on the network level demands transparency to inventory and deliveries in the whole supply network. However, the information technology (IT) solutions enabling network transparency are expensive and heavy to install and, thus, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) often find them infeasible. This paper brings forth the difficulties small and medium sized enter...

The Internet of Things (IoT) field has been applied in industries with different purposes. Sensing Enterprise (SE) is an attribute of an enterprise or a network that allows it to react to business stimuli originating on the Internet. These fields have come into focus recently on the enterprises, and there is some evidence of the use and implications in supply chain management, while finding it ...

The EU and its Member States have identified population ageing as one of the key economic and social challenges to be faced. A high employment rate for older workers is essential. The ability to work is a prerequisite for a high employment rate for older workers. From 1965-2000, we carried out physiological and ergonomic studies in enterprises in Estonia, Russia, Ukraine and Moldova and propose...