Enterprise Management Network Architecture Distributed Knowledge Base Support

Abstract

Achieving manufacturing efficiency requires that many groups that comprise a manufacturing enterprise, such as design, planning, production, distribution, field service, accounting, sales and marketing, cooperate in order to achieve their common goal. In this paper we introduce the concept of Enterprise Management Network (EMN) as the element to facilitate the integration of distributed heterogeneous functions of a manufacturing enterprise. The integration is supported by having the network first play a more active role in the accessing and communication of information, and second provide the appropriate protocols for the distribution, coordination, and litigation of tasks and outcomes. The EMN is divided into six layers: Network Layer, Data Layer, Information Layer, Organization Layer, Coordination Layer, Market Layer. Each of these layers provides a portion of the elements, functions and protocols to allow the integration of a manufacturing enterprise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230113

Entities

People

  • Katia Sycara
  • Mark S. Fox
  • Michel Roboam

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Application Software
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Corporations
  • Dictionaries
  • Distribution Functions
  • Domain Specific Programming Languages
  • Drilling Machines
  • Gantt Charts
  • Information Exchange
  • Language
  • Manufacturing
  • Network Architecture

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Software Engineering