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.