FactoryDef : DPDef name = "Abstract Factory" L1 : LevelDef AF : RoleDef name = "Abstract Factory" L2 : LevelDef L3 : LevelDef CF : RoleDef name = "Concrete Factory" AP : RoleDef name = "Abstract Product" L4 : LevelDef CP : RoleDef name = "Concrete Product" root

This paper explores the use of an Agent Factory for the composition of web services. Previous work proposed a structuring approach for automated reconfiguration of agents by an Agent Factory. The question is whether the same approach can be applied to web service composition, i.e. whether DAML-S descriptions of web services offer enough structure for automated configuration by the Agent Factory...

In order to fulfill all challenges related to design, management, evaluation and reconfiguration of new or existing facilities, the development of a new, integrated and holistic factory framework is required. In this context, a new requirements model is proposed in the context of the innovative framework called Virtual Factory Framework. Using this approach in factory planning it is expected to...

We present a summary of the experimental issues, detector design and plans from the Third Workshop on the Tau-Charm Factory, Marbella, 1–6 June 1993. Presented at the Third Workshop on the Tau-Charm Factory Marbella, Spain, 1–6 June 1993 EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE TAU-CHARM FACTORY Jasper Kirkby CERN, Geneva, Switzerland Abstract We present a summary of the experimental issues, detector design...

This paper presents the participative approach in factory design and describes the system developed at the Fraunhofer-Institute for Factory Operation and Automation to support the factory planning and facility management process. When designing a new factory or revitalising old factory buildings important decisions have to be taken in an early stage of the planning process. The developed Model-...

On-demand digital-print service offers mass customization and exemplifies personalized manufacturing services. We describe a real-time and online optimization technique based on genetic algorithms (GA) for print factory workflow optimization. We have simulated digital-print factory manufacturing activities as a heterogeneous, concurrent and integrated system. The simulation is based on a virtua...

The ABSTRACT FACTORY pattern is a solution often used for isolating clients from the construction of concrete objects. Normally a new concrete factory class is developed for each concrete product family. Therefore new specific construction code has to be written each time a new product family needs to be supported. This approach influences software productivity negatively as it only covers the ...

In this paper we discuss the construction of software products from customer-specific feature selections. We address variability management with the Feature Description Language (FDL) to capture variation points of product line architectures. We describe feature packaging which covers selecting and packaging implementation components according to feature selections using the autobundle tool. Fi...

Cement dust deposition on soil has been implicated in the heavy metal (HM) contamination of soil, leading to adverse effects on plants and humans. This study assessed the impact of cement dust deposition on the HM content of the soil samples in the vicinity of a cement factory and its implication on the public health of the host community. Topsoil samples were collected at varying distances and...

Abstract— In order to determine necessary time to reach a desired quota, the manager of a flexible batch manufacturing system must know the best method of scheduling the factory. To determine a sub-optimal schedule, we first create a model of the factory. This model is used to simulate the factory. Using this simulation and an integer programming formulation, we determine a scheduling algorithm...