TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a system framework for the computer-integrated manufacturing execution system
T2 - A distributed object-oriented approach
AU - Cheng, Fan Tien
AU - Shen, Eric
AU - Deng, Jun Yan
AU - Nguyen, Kevin
N1 - Funding Information:
Th is work was supported by the Council, Re public of Ch ina, under 2218-E-006-001.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - Today, most of the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are monolithic, insufficiently configurable and difficult to modify. Using a distributed object-oriented technique, we will present a systematic approach, to develop a computer-integrated MES Framework which is open, modularized, distributed, configurable, interoperable, and maintainable. We start with the system analysis by collecting domain requirements and analysing domain knowledge. Our MES Framework is designed by the process of constructing an abstract object model based on domain knowledge, partitioning the application domain into components, identifying generic parts among components, defining framework messages, and developing design patterns for generic parts. After finishing the MES Framework design, we design a variety of functional components by inheriting appropriate design patterns of the Framework. An application can then be constructed by invoking corresponding methods of related components. The proposed MES Framework can be integrated and tested. The CORBA infrastructure is adopted to develop this integratable MES. We also use OLE Automation and COM objects to construct sample applications. An example is shown to demonstrate the fruit of this systematic approach.
AB - Today, most of the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are monolithic, insufficiently configurable and difficult to modify. Using a distributed object-oriented technique, we will present a systematic approach, to develop a computer-integrated MES Framework which is open, modularized, distributed, configurable, interoperable, and maintainable. We start with the system analysis by collecting domain requirements and analysing domain knowledge. Our MES Framework is designed by the process of constructing an abstract object model based on domain knowledge, partitioning the application domain into components, identifying generic parts among components, defining framework messages, and developing design patterns for generic parts. After finishing the MES Framework design, we design a variety of functional components by inheriting appropriate design patterns of the Framework. An application can then be constructed by invoking corresponding methods of related components. The proposed MES Framework can be integrated and tested. The CORBA infrastructure is adopted to develop this integratable MES. We also use OLE Automation and COM objects to construct sample applications. An example is shown to demonstrate the fruit of this systematic approach.
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U2 - 10.1080/095119299130137
DO - 10.1080/095119299130137
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000009254
SN - 0951-192X
VL - 12
SP - 384
EP - 402
JO - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
JF - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
IS - 5
ER -