Implementation of an industrial visualization model for collaborative networks

The rapid development and employment of new technologies in the industrial domain forces enterprises dynamically adapting to changes. For example, supply chain enterprises' networks need to adopt affordable and fast responsive information systems, which must be also compatible with other systems for exchanging data. The ongoing Cloud Collaborative Manufacturing Networks (C2NET) project aims the development of a cloud-based platform to enable collaboration and optimization of processes that are performed in supply chains. The C2NET approach will allow collaborative networks (CNs) to improve the efficiency of organizations working in the same value chain. One important aspect of CNs is the interaction of users with the information needed for performing different tasks in the supply chain. The way in which the information is presented, is critical for users to be more efficient in their duties. Thus, user interfaces (UIs) must be customized in order to display useful information depending on the UI user. This research work focuses on a part of the C2NET project that intends to display in devices and web browser friendly UIs which are automatically adapted to the type of user or the role of the enterprise's worker. This article presents an implementation of an industrial visualization ontological model that might be employed for the C2NET platform. The result is a mobile application that provides an adaptive interface, which dynamically changes depending on the user and the notifications received from the CNs systems.