Anemona-s + thomas: A framework for developing service-oriented intelligent manufacturing systems

Abstract

New technologies are revolutionizing the way manufacturing and sup-ply chain management are implemented. The convergence of Internet and manufacturing systems provides the basis for the creation of a new generation of computing solutions that can dramatically improve the responsiveness of organizations to better communicate with their customer and suppliers. In this work a specific framework for Service-oriented Intelligent Manufacturing System is presented. The proposed approach provides specific development steps and guide-lines for implementing service-oriented manufacturing systems. Moreover, we exemplify and evaluate the usefulness of the proposed approach with a case-study description.