From Plant and Logistics Control to Multi-Enterprise Collaboration
| Authors: | Nof Shimon Y., Purdue University, United States
Morel Gérard, Université Henri Poincaré, France
Monostori Laszlo, SZTAKI, Hungary
Molina Arturo, Monterrey University of Technology, Mexico
Filip Florin, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Romania |
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| Topic: | 5.1 Manufacturing Plant Control |
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| Session: | From Plant and Logistics Control to Multi-Enterprise Collaboration |
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| Keywords: | Agents, Bio-Inspired Control, Collaborative Control, Complex Systems, Coordination, Digital Enterprise, Distributed Manufacturing, Enterprise Networks, Integration, Large-Scale Systems, Multi- Agent Control. |
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Abstract
Current and emerging manufacturing and logistics systems are posing new challenges and opportunities for the automation and control community. This milestone report describes the main problems, such as management of complexity, scalability, increasing costs, coordination, market-based resource allocation, and more. Recent accomplishments and trends are discussed: Control and automation techniques, manufacturing plant automation, collaborative control through integration and networking, and control methods applied to extended enterprises and large-scale critical infrastructure. Finally, forecasts are presented for the next generation manufacturing system; e-work; integration, coordination and collaboration; networked, distributed decision support (NDSS); and active middleware.
