AN AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PRODUCTION-TO-MAINTENANCE PROCESSES

Abstract Specific informational problems are predominant in Process-to-Maintenance (P2M) processes of machine and plant construction industries. An integrated information infrastructure is required to reduce these deficits. Ambient technologies such as active IT-elements and software agents offer the opportunity to design and realize a flexible information infrastructure that is used to coordinate all process phases. Potential benefits of the architecture are discussed in detail and further research to develop an Ambient Intelligence Information Infrastructure (AIII) for P2M-processes is justified.