In the new and emerging agile manufacturing paradigm, where multiple firms cooperate
under flexible virtual enterprise structures, there exists a great need for a mechanism to …

This paper investigates the relationship between intangible assets and further advanced
manufacturing technology (AMT) adoption in 116 small manufacturing firms. Results indicate …

Repository systems have emerged recently as a cornerstone to information management.
Their envisaged purposes include (1) applications development in a CASE (Computer …

Effizientes Geschäftsprozeßmanagement ist der entscheidene Erfolgsfaktor zur Optimierung
logistischer Systeme. Der von Christian Kruse entwickelte Ansatz des …

In this paper we investigate the design of a distributed information management system for
heterarchical (decentralized) shopfloor control in large Flexible Manufacturing Systems …

Today's enterprises typically employ multiple information systems, which are independently
developed, locally administered, and different in logical or physical designs. Therefore, a …

An information modeling and design approach using a metadatabase framework and a two-
stage entity-relationship (TSER) methodology to address the system integration problem is …

Virtual corporations, enterprise re‐engineering, and adaptive/agilemanufacturing are all
new concepts based on the accomplishments ofintegrated manufacturing of the past …

An underpinning to the notion of computer-integrated enterprises is information integration;
that is, the integration of information resources and decision logic across the enterprise to …

A new vision effecting adaptiveness in integrated manufacturing enterprises for the next
decade is formulated. This vision has been developed on the basis of intensive research …