Application of Rap/aor to the Modelingand Simulation of a Ceramic Factory

This chapter describes the application of the RAP/AOR methodology proposed by Taveter and Wagner (2005, 2006) to the modeling and simulation of a real ceramics factory. The chapter addresses the modeling of the ceramics factory from the interaction, information, and behavior aspects of the methodology. The chapter also discusses the simulation of the manufacturing processes of the ceramics factory by executing the process models developed using the RAP/AOR methodology. The method is aimed at the creation of simulation environments and automation systems of distributed manufacturing.