Distributed planning and control systems for the virtual enterprise: organisational requirements and development life cycle

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2000

Authors

António Lucas Soares (Author) FEUP; Américo Lopes Azevedo (Author) FEUP; Jorge Pinho de Sousa (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Vol. 11 No. 3

Pages: 253-269

ISSN: 0956-5515

Publisher: Springer Nature

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DOI: 10.1023/A:1008967209167

Abstract (EN): This paper describes the requirements analysis and system specification of an Order Promise module to be used as part of a broader Decision Support System for production and operations planning of a Virtual Enterprise. This work is part of a broader project with a particular focus on the microelectronics industry which is a good example of Virtual Enterprise, and where a quick response to the customers needs and to unpredictable changes in production conditions is considered a major factor for success. First, the analysis and specification are presented within a development framework that involves the study of organizational issues of semiconductor enterprises. The use of ontological engineering for supporting the communication and shared understanding of the system concepts is explained and a virtual enterprise ontology is outlined. Following the clarification of the concept of virtual enterprise, the generic techno-organizational requirements for the information system are derived. Finally, a specification of the global planning module and a more detailed one regarding the order promise module is presented.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 18