Keywords
Business Process Model Notations (BPMN), Cloud Manufacturing Architecture, Cloud Manufacturing, Business Model Simulation.
Abstract
Cloud manufacturing is a new paradigm that provides on-demand manufacturing services, by implementing the concept of sharing resources and capabilities from different provider’s worldwide using internet of things and supporting technologies.
Previous researchers have introduced different cloud manufacturing architectures which explained the logical flow and combination of cloud manufacturing resources. It is noticed that there is a gap between the middleware service layer and the application layer. These two layers need an additional layer between them that makes developers of applications understand and communicate effectively with the service layer and all lower layers.
This paper analyzes elements and requirements for cloud manufacturing and proposes a new architecture that includes a business process modeling (BPM) layer to bridge this gap.
Furthermore, a model was developed using business process model and notations (BPMN) tool to model, and virtualize process steps for the proposed BPM layer in the cloud manufacturing architecture. Automotive industry is used as a case study to clarify the developed BMPN workflow and investigate expected manufacturing issues.
Author’s Biography
Ahmed T. Laswad is a graduate research assistant at the department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport. He is currently enrolled in M.Sc. program in Industrial and Management Engineering in the same Academy. Her thesis research area is in cloud manufacturing modeling and architecture. He graduated with a computer engineering degree in 2013.
Mootaz M. Ghazy received her PhD in Engineering from Newcastle University, UK in 2012. He has been teaching and conducting research at the IE Department in the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport since his graduation in 2000. Currently, He is an assistant professor at the Industrial and Management Engineering Department. His research interests center on additive manufacturing in industry, advanced manufacturing and reliability engineering.
Aziz E. ElSayed is a Professor of IE at College of Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, Egypt. Dr. Aziz is currently the advisor to the Academy president for scientific affairs. From (12-2011 to 8-2014), He served as the VP for education and quality assurance. He also was the dean of Engineering, from (02-2008) to (12-2011).
He was also the dean of Engineering, (BAU), Lebanon (2003-2004, and the chair of the department of IE (2001-2003).
Dr. Aziz has over 39 years of experience in the field of IE since He got his Ph.D. from Alexandria University, (1983). He joined the School of IE, Purdue University, as a visiting professor (1984-1986). He also worked as an industrial expert, MOP, Saudi Arabia (1987-1994). His research interest lies in the improvement of Industrial systems performance, Industrial Facility Planning, PPC, lean manufacturing, and process design.
Dr. Elsayed supervised a vast number of research theses in the field of Industrial and Management Engineering. He is also a senior member of IIE, SME, and CASA of SME since (1984). He holds the genuine research award in engineering from Alexandria University, 1987, and the Best Teacher Award based on Student Polls, (2008).