ANEMONA-S + Thomas: A Framework for Developing Service-Oriented Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

New technologies are revolutionizing the way manufacturing and supply chain management are implemented. The convergence of Internet and manufacturing systems provides the basis for the creation of a new generation of computing solutions that can dramatically improve the responsiveness of organizations to better communicate with their customer and suppliers. In this work a specific framework for Service-oriented Intelligent Manufacturing System is presented. The proposed approach provides specific development steps and guidelines for implementing service-oriented manufacturing systems. Moreover, we exemplify and evaluate the usefulness of the proposed approach with a case-study description.