caa a22 4500 475823079 CHVBK 20180406123823.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s003660050031 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s003660050031 Development of an Architecture for a Hybrid Manufacturing Information System [Elektronische Daten] [W. C. Chung, H. Lau] Abstract.: In a previous paper, the concept of a Generic Non Standard-specific Information Flow System (GNSIFS) was discussed [1]. The main feature of GNSIFS is that it can perform data exchange among a group of manufacturing systems, regardless of the operating systems or standards being used. Further research in this field shows that, to enhance the capability of GNSIFS, the database system of GNSIFS, which is considered to be the key constituent of the whole system, should consist of a relational data model that is to be complemented with a free format data model. In addition, the ‘reasoning' capability of this information flow system can also be advanced if a Rule Knowledge DataBase (RKDB), together with the associated inference engine, can be included in the GNSIFS, resulting in the formation of a Hybrid Manufacturing Information System (HMIS) which manages the information flow from a combination of relational, free format and rule knowledge data models. This hybrid information management feature is favourable to the progressive advancement of the ‘reasoning' nature of the system, and at the same time, has the benefit of relational data processing. This paper describes the architecture required for the formation of this Hybrid Manufacturing Information System (HMIS), and tests this system in a real company to evaluate its viability in an industrial environment. Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2000 Key words. Data exchange nationallicence Database system nationallicence Data model nationallicence Manufacturing information system nationallicence Rule knowledge database nationallicence Turnkey system nationallicence Chung W. C. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, HK aut Lau H. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, HK aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s003660050031 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s003660050031 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chung W. C. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, HK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lau H. Department of Manufacturing Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, HK aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer