Title :
Rationales for holonic manufacturing systems in chemical process industries
Author :
Chokshi, N.N. ; McFarlane, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Manuf., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
Examines the rationale for applying so-called holonic manufacturing principles as a technological solution to a number of growing business concerns of chemical process industries. A requirements deployment process coupled with a vision for a "holonic process plant" is used to illustrate how a holonic approach might reform the conventional engineering and control design methods in chemical processes
Keywords :
adaptive control; chemical industry; decentralised control; process control; production control; self-adjusting systems; chemical process industries; control design methods; engineering methods; holonic manufacturing systems; holonic process plant; requirements deployment process; technological solution; Chemical industry; Chemical processes; Electrical equipment industry; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Plastics industry; Polymers; Production; Pulp manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2001. Proceedings. 12th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1230-5
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.2001.953127
