PRODUCT-ORIENTED WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT IN CAPP

A product-oriented process workflow management model is proposed based on the multi-agent technology.The autonomy, inter-operability, scalability and flexibility of agent are used to cooperate the whole process planning andachieve the full share of resource and information. Thus, unnecessary waste of human labor, time and work is reducedand the computer-aided process planning (CAPP) system's adaptability and stability are improved. In the detailed im-plementation, according to the products' BOM (Bill of materials) in structural design, the task assignment, managementcontrol, automatic process making, process examination and process sanction are combined into a unified management tomake it convenient for the adjustment, control and management.