Abstract :
Enterprise control applications are becoming more and more complex, exploiting distributed object technology in multi-tier architectures. For educational purposes, the development of a manufacturing control laboratory that may emphasize the new control techniques and the overall integration of the system activities is a complex and challenging task. In the paper, an enterprise application solution that integrates the ERP concept in three-tier architecture with a Flexible Manufacturing System is presented. It contains modularized, distributed subsystems in configurable and maintainable software. Starting from the customer order, to planned order dispatch, the ERP main components and the information flow within the system is presented. The software architecture contains the ERP components that are implemented using Enterprise Java Beans, deployed in a J2EE application server. It enables transactions with the business environment, shop-floor system and the database. The application is conceptually designed and analyzed using a visual model developed in Unified Modelling Language.
Keywords :
Java; Unified Modeling Language; computer aided instruction; configuration management; distributed object management; enterprise resource planning; flexible manufacturing systems; software architecture; software maintenance; ERP; Enterprise Java Beans; J2EE application server; Unified Modelling Language; business environment; configurable software; distributed object technology; educational application; enterprise control application; enterprise resource planning; flexible manufacturing system; integrated enterprise architecture; maintainable software; manufacturing control laboratory; multitier architecture; shop-floor system; software architecture; Application software; Computer architecture; Control systems; Enterprise resource planning; Flexible manufacturing systems; Java; Laboratories; Software architecture; Software maintenance; Transaction databases;
