Scalable Enterprise Sytems: Theory and Methodologies to Support the Operation of Flexible Production Networks

可扩展的企业系统：支持灵活生产网络运营的理论和方法

• 批准号: 0075407
• 负责人: Joachim Hammer
• 金额: $ 19.99万
• 依托单位: University of Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-01 至 2002-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0075407&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Scalable; Enterprise; Sytems; Theory; Methodologies

0075407HammerThis grant provides funding for developing fundamental theory and methodologies to support integrated operation of decentralized networks of firms producing goods under short lead times and variable demand. Research under this grant is directed towards specifying a complete decision support and information architecture that enables automated negotiation among firms and improves overall performance of these Flexible Production Networks (FPNs). In support of this objective, the investigators have identified four high-impact research areas:1) Simulation, modeling, and analysis of FPN operation under imperfect information; 2) Capacity and cost models for firms that exist in multiple FPNs; 3) Generation of information 'wrappers' that tie firms' existing information systems to an information hub infrastructure; 4) Information models for representing complex FPN operations. Each of these four areas is critical to achieving a feasible computational infrastructure that represents the diverse production technologies within the FPN, while addressing issues of scalability, rapid deployment, and decentralized operation.Successful conclusion of this research will generate advances in operational support for firms existing within FPNs, as well as broader advances in theory concerning the deployment of information and decision support systems in a multi-firm environment. Current industrial initiatives in extended-enterprise resource planning systems are a positive step towards deployment and simplification of electronic transactions; however, they lack a framework for analysis and decision support for production involving a network of firms. Research under this grant provides such a framework, with a focus on low overhead, dynamic deployment of a computational, and flexible and scalable decision support for decentralized, multi-firm operations. Research in these areas will also broaden existing theory in decision support and computer science, where current models tend towards exact analysis and representation of limited or highly specific systems. In a broad sense, this work will re-focus current capabilities towards supporting more complex, flexible systems.

0075407Hammer 这项赠款为开发基础理论和方法提供资金，以支持在较短的交货时间和可变的需求下生产商品的公司分散网络的综合运营。 这笔赠款下的研究旨在指定一个完整的决策支持和信息架构，以实现公司之间的自动谈判并提高这些灵活生产网络（FPN）的整体性能。为了支持这一目标，研究人员确定了四个高影响力的研究领域：1）不完美信息下 FPN 操作的模拟、建模和分析； 2) 存在于多个 FPN 中的企业的能力和成本模型； 3）生成信息“包装器”，将企业现有的信息系统与信息中心基础设施联系起来； 4) 用于表示复杂 FPN 操作的信息模型。 这四个领域对于实现代表 FPN 内多样化生产技术的可行计算基础设施至关重要，同时解决可扩展性、快速部署和分散操作问题。这项研究的成功结论将为 FPN 内现有企业的运营支持带来进步，并在有关多企业环境中信息和决策支持系统部署的理论方面取得更广泛的进步。 目前在扩展企业资源规划系统方面的工业举措是朝着部署和简化电子交易迈出的积极一步；然而，它们缺乏对涉及企业网络的生产进行分析和决策支持的框架。这项资助下的研究提供了这样一个框架，重点是低开销、动态部署计算以及为分散的多公司运营提供灵活和可扩展的决策支持。 这些领域的研究还将拓宽决策支持和计算机科学领域的现有理论，其中当前的模型倾向于对有限或高度特定的系统进行精确分析和表示。 从广义上讲，这项工作将重新集中当前的能力来支持更复杂、更灵活的系统。