Research And Realization Of Manufacturing Process Integration Framework Based On XML

It is necessary to achieve the collaborative management of the task, product information,manufacturing resources in each part of order-driven manufacturing process, such as ProcessPlaning, Numerical-Control programming, Manufacturing Execution System, and so on. Atthe same time, it is also necessary for Enterprise Integration to be more dynamical, extensibleand flexible with the development of technology under the networked manufacturingenvironment. Therefore, the general solution of integration and management aboutmanufacturing process is deeply researched into three technology systems, which areinformation integration, application integration and process integration of manufacturingprocess, separately based on Extensible Markup Language(XML), Web Services, and themodel of manufacturing business process management. Accordingly, the thesis is organizedby four parts, including the framework and structure, information integration, applicationintegration, and process integration and management.Firstly, the business model and architecture of manufacturing process are studied. Thepaper proposes the structure and implementation scenario of the manufacturing process, thenpresents the whole business model and information exchange model of it, based on which thearchitecture and technology solution are suggested.Secondly, the information integration of manufacturing process based on XML iscomprehensively studied and realized. The realization systematic frame and the researcharchitecture are summarized, and the solutions are proposed according to the product andprocess data exchange. Then the theory of information integration specification based onXML Schema is proposed, which is composed of the definition, rules, methods andarchitecture. Three transmission patterns are discussed for information integration ofmanufacturing process. The key technologies and steps to set down XML-based integrationspecification are summarized. At last, the theory, methods and technologies explained aboveare applied to information integration of manufacturing process.Thirdly, the application integration based on Web Services is studied. The methods toconstruct the manufacturing application integration bus are explained at first, then therealization methods of Web Service Description Language (WSDL) and the services'publishing and discovering are analysed. Based on the mechanism and step for services'publishing, discovering, and calling by Universal Description, Discovery andIntegration(UDDI), the application integration solution of manufacturing process is putforward.Finally, the theory and methods about the management and integration of manufacturingprocess are surveyed and concluded. The model and architecture of manufacturing businessprocess management are built, then the structure and integration methods with workflowmanagement, product data management, are proposed. The integrated services ofmanufacturing resources are also suggested to optimize the management of process. At last,on the basis of theories, methods, and technologies of information, application, and process,the integrated management of manufacturing process is achieved.The proposed methods and technologies have been applied to the key 863/CIMS projectof "The Manufacturing Process Management System Based on Resource Optimal Allocation"(2001AA412020)and "The Development and Application of integrated system for the smalland medium-sized enterprise "(2003AA414040) during the 10th Five-Year Plan Period. Theresearch results of this thesis are integrant to a more open and reconfigurable enterpriseapplication integration solution.