A reference architecture for the component factory

A Modular Reference Structure for Component-based Architecture Description Languages

Metamodels are used to define languages, code generation and they serve as data structures for metamodel-centric software systems. In software engineering, these metamodels are crafted, evolved and extended, e.g., by further quality dimensions or structural features. However, an ad-hoc modeling approach does not properly support metamodel reuse by extension or composition. Nor does it enforce a...

Preliminary Insides for an Anthropocentric Cyber-physical Reference Architecture of the Smart Factory

The classical view of cyber-physical systems is that the integration of computing, communication and control elements are considering only the physical and computational elements, neglecting the human one. This paper presents a view on an anthropocentric cyber-physical reference architecture for smart factories (ACPA4SF), where the key characteristic of its reference model relies on is its unif...

A Reference Architecture for Automation of Inter-Organizational Process-Oriented Collaboration

In today’s competitive, dynamic, and changing business environment, being able to collaborate globally within and beyond the enterprise borders is critical. Inter-Organizational Collaborations (IOCs) have been proposed as a response to the characteristics of highly competitive global business environments. So far, a number of reference models, frameworks, and ad hoc architectures related to som...

A Reference Activity Model for Smart Factory Design and Improvement

Acknowledgements and a disclaimer We are especially grateful to Dr. Albert Jones for his timely reviews and constructive comments on several drafts of this paper. Certain commercial products may have been identified in this paper. These products were used only for demonstration purposes. This use does not imply approval or endorsement by NIST, nor does it imply that these products are necessari...

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