Introduction
Integration is an intelligent response to an increasing fragmentation
of distributed organizations. Information integration in networked
enterprises is necessary to gain better control over the different
units or functions of an organization, leading to improved performance
and, potentially, better results. Successful integration is viewed
as a highly competitive ability. Many information systems and tools
are offered for integration, but the problem is how to organize
the integration effort, particularly the information flow and processing.
In this area, research projects address the integration of distributed
human, computer, and machine functions in a factory or a service
organization. The objective is to model processes of integration,
analyze and evaluate them, and assess the performance of alternative
means of integration, including integration architectures and protocols.
An important analogy is drawn from models and systems of parallel
computing.
Projects
- Coordination and Integration Models for Distributed and Heterogeneous
CIM Information
- Integration Requirements Planning in a Collaborative Design
Environment: A Knowledge Based Approach
- Manufacturing Integration and Learning by Corporate Memory Systems
(CMS)
- Formation of Agent Networks for Manufacturing Systems
- Development of Cooperative/Distributed Shop Floor Control System
in Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Evaluation of Time-Out Protocols in Manufacturing Systems
- Planning Effective Parallelism in Production Operations
- Optimizing Engineering Task Integration Topologies
- Multi-Enterprise Networking
- Two-Center Enterprise Model
- An Integration Model for Distributed Organizations with Parallelism
- Autonomy and Viability in Agent-Based Manufacturing Systems
- Formulation and Evaluation of Agent-Based Manufacturing Systems
- Agent-Based Prediction and Planning of Customer Requirements
in Distributed Stream Service Systems
- The Design of Active Middleware for e-Work Interaction
- Design of Distributed Stream Service Facility
- LanSim Software for Evaluation of Distributed Stream Service
Protocols
- Genetic Algorithms for Multi-Enterprise Network
- Scalable Multi-Enterprise Network
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