Service Oriented Architecture for Holonic Isoarchic and Multicriteria Control

Faced with the limitations of methods fully or partially centralized for decision-making in workshop control, the PROSIS (Product, Resource, Order, Simulation, Isoarchic System) model is proposed; this model is based on the holonic paradigm and operates according to an isoarchic architecture that allows these holonic entities to use ambient services. All holonic entities contribute to the decision-making mechanism. Each holonic entity can be considered as the combination of an M_holon composed with the physical part of Holon, with an I_holon, adding to it intelligence and decision-making abilities. Each I_holon is synchronized with its M_holon via infotronic technology of RFID type. Furthermore, it supports the status information of the Holon and access to services allowing it to take decisions. The I_holon is hosted by an Ambient Control Entity (ACE) network, located, according to SOA, close to each resource. The ACEs provide to the Holons the ad hoc services they need.