The manufacturing process management system based on resource optimal allocation

Some approaches and strategies of building a manufacturing process collaborative management system in a digital enterprise environment are introduced. The system is based on resource optimal allocation and composed of five subsystems. Firstly, the structure of the whole system's framework and the function of every subsystem are discussed. Then the XML-based data exchange between different subsystems, data access interface specification, and the integration pattern based on XML Web services are presented in detail. Finally, a successful enterprise application of the system is introduced. The application result shows that the system is practical and helpful to achieve the order-oriented manufacturing process collaborative management and the social manufacturing resources' optimal allocation. Furthermore, it can supply a reconfigurable solution for manufacturing industry.