Service model for the management of industrial environments: dynamic reconfiguration of production elements

Abstract

This paper proposes a system for management of industrial production elements inspired by the techniques employed in the management of the current and complex ICT infrastructures on which business models are based and which are having considerable success. The main result of applying these techniques is that, at the same time as providing an adequate focus for the management of this type of infrastructure, it is possible to evolve from mass production models towards mass customization models increasingly bringing organisation objectives closer to the interests and requirements of customers. In this work, we present a review of the technologies in the sectors involved; a reconfiguration system is proposed for production systems based on management of ICT and integrated with the business system; their implementation and operation is analysed; and finally the main conclusions are drawn from the work, together with an indication of future lines of research.