Many
production enterprises are currently operating their plants and offices in different
countries and regions endeavoring to achieve the optimal way to produce many kinds
of different products. While being engaged in production activities, these enterprises
have to keeping the reasonable production cost, the lead-time, and the quality
of the products.In order to achieve these definite goals, technological information
should be properly represented and shared among the enterprises at the time whenever
it is needed. Production
enterprises are using a large variety of information technologies to handle information
generated through their activities. Information technologies, however, are evolving
and changing so rapidly that it is very difficult for them to implement and maintain
an information system stable enough over a reasonably long period to suit their
respective purposes.
It
is therefore necessary to create a new information system that is neutral and
independent of a specific hardware and/or software, that will enable production
enterprises to handle a large amount of complicated information in a stable manner
over a reasonably long period of time.
| Objectives
of IMS-VIPNET Projects |
The
VIPNET (virtual production enterprise network) project herein proposed is aimed
at developing a technology information infrastructure, called TECNOINFRA capable
of providing production industry with an environment in which information and
knowledge can be structured, restructured, stored, distributed and activated,
as required.
The
TECNOINFRA will be capable of improving the competitiveness of production enterprises
by enabling them to combine their respective capabilities and expertise. The project
VIPNET will help a group of heterogeneous enterprises located in different countries
and regions to network together by sharing technological information and knowledge.
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