In this paper, general requirements of next generation manufacturing systems are
discussed, and the strategies to meet these requirements are considered. The production …

Enterprise models are essential for the understanding, analysis, engineering, improvement,
optimisation, maintenance and even management and control of enterprise systems. In that …

This paper presents the basic concepts which comprise the Purdue Enterprise Reference
Architecture along with a description of its development and use. This architecture provides …

The paper presents the rationale and principles of a unified language devoted to the area of
Enterprise Modelling. The language, named UEML, for Unified Enterprise Modelling …

This paper summarizes our survey on the development of reconfigurable machines (RMs).
The goals of this survey were to (i) clarify the needs and drivers to develop the RMs,(ii) …

In a dynamic customer-centric supply chain context, classic forecasting models turn out to
have a limited applicability. In order to estimate the key performance indices of these Supply …

Business process modelling is an essential part of developing an enterprise information
system. There are many modelling methods with software support currently available on the …

Among formalisms used to model complex systems and organisations, the GRAI Grid has a
special status because it focuses on the decisional aspects of the management of systems …

This paper is a summary of the major technical report of the IFAC/IFIP Task Force on
Architectures for Integrating Manufacturing Activities and Enterprises. It presents a synopsis …

Home Care (HC) service consists of providing care to patients in their homes. During the last
decade, the HC service industry experienced significant growth in many European …