Title :
Experiences in the ‘agentification’ of a manufacturing plant
Author :
Trullàs-Ledesma, Jonatan ; Ribas-Xirgo, Lluís
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Microelectron. i Sistemes Electron., Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra
Abstract :
Globalization of markets, embodiment of new technologies, and the need of fast reconfigurability are leading small manufacturing enterprises into changing their manufacturing systems for adaptable and flexible ones. In this context, IT agentification is the key of a new approach for adapting obsolete manufacturing systems to the requirements of the new economy. In this paper we present a theoretical model, and our practical experiences in the agentification of a small manufacturing plant.
Keywords :
globalisation; manufacturing systems; multi-agent systems; production engineering computing; IT agentification; manufacturing enterprise; manufacturing plant; manufacturing system; market globalization; multiagent system; Computer aided manufacturing; Enterprise resource planning; Flexible manufacturing systems; Hardware; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Resource management; Sheet materials; Software tools; Virtual manufacturing; agentification; integration; manufacturing; ontology; simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Ecosystems and Technologies, 2008. DEST 2008. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Phitsanulok
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1489-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1490-1
DOI :
10.1109/DEST.2008.4635173
