DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING SIMULATION AS AN ENABLING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DIGITAL FACTORY

摘要: In this article the technological possibilities offered by interoperability standard High Level Architecture (HLA) are introduced and discussed. The main focus is hereby on manufacturing applications, but same approach applicable to a wide range of other scenarios, e.g. in area supply chains, logistics, product simulation etc. Especially for challenging objectives like digital factory which many enterprises currently facing, applications gaining growing importance. While simulations nowadays often still applied isolated problems, consideration global context has A solution solving problem distributed paradigm: no longer single purpose applications. Rather, individual models can be combined with each serving different purposes. Coupled parts used perform optimizations. paradigm entire chains. For applying paradigm, as well organizational aspects have considered. On side, it necessary integrate certain into tools need coupled other. level, an enterprise process established, defines how modeling shall applied. This discusses solutions both issues illustrates them using practical application scenario.