Ak. Kamrani et Kk. Kamrani, MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION USING HIERARCHICAL CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTED DATABASE, Computers & industrial engineering, 25(1-4), 1993, pp. 581-584
The advanced capabilities of computer systems and field sensory instru
ments have lead companies to consider the use of computers, smart sens
ors, and telecommunication networks. The application of a computerized
system in a manufacturing and production environment includes data ac
quisition, supervisory control, status monitoring, operation optimizat
ion, and data management. A computer-automated and integrated manufact
uring environment requires fast data sampling, high sensor capabilitie
s, distributed control processing, reliable communication, easy-to-use
software and operator interfaces. A computerized system should delive
r the right information, to the right people, to the right equipment,
at the right time. This system must use a distributed processing techn
ique to achieve a comprehensive product and process quality monitoring
, demand estimation and system monitoring and control while maintainin
g overall cost at minimum. This paper proposes a layout of a distribut
ed computer control structure for a computer integrated enterprise. It
will also propose the supporting database associated with each level
of this control hierarchy. It will also lists a set of activities and
tasks associated with design and implementation of such automated syst
em.