Using mobile agents to improve the alignment between manufacturing and its IT support systems

被引：14

作者：

Papaioannou, T ^{[1
]}

Edwards, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Loughborough Univ Technol, Dept Mfg Engn, Loughborough LE11 3TU, Leics, England

来源：

ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS | 1999年 / 27卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

mobile agents; virtual enterprise; system integration; agile systems; mobile agent security;

D O I：

10.1016/S0921-8890(98)00082-7

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

This paper proposes the notion that mobile agent technology can improve the alignment between IT systems and the real world processes they support. This can aid enterprise agility, particularly where distributed information is a feature, as in the virtual enterprise. A model of the manufacturing sales/order process is proposed. The sales order is shown to be a naturally mobile element of the model. The subsequent decomposition of the agent types during detailed design and implementation reveals an abstract pattern for database query using agent technology. Finally, an overview of the security issues associated with mobile agents is discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：45 / 57

页数：13

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