Cloud manufacturing: a computing and service-oriented manufacturing model

TLDR

The authors propose a new computing‑ and service‑oriented manufacturing model, cloud manufacturing (CMfg), by integrating cloud computing, IoT, virtualization, and service‑oriented technologies with existing advanced manufacturing and enterprise informationization systems. CMfg is defined by its concept, architecture, core enabling technologies, and typical characteristics, and the authors discuss its differences from cloud computing, introduce public, private, community, and hybrid service platforms, and analyze key technologies and research findings. The study identifies key advantages and challenges of implementing CMfg, highlighting the main technologies and research findings that support its feasibility. Four typical CMfg service platforms—public, private, community, and hybrid—are introduced.

Abstract

Combining the emerged advanced technologies (such as cloud computing, ‘internet of thing’, virtualization, and service-oriented technologies, advanced computing technologies) with existing advanced manufacturing models and enterprise ‘informationization’ technologies, a new computing- and service-oriented manufacturing model, called cloud manufacturing (CMfg), is proposed. The concept, architecture, core enabling technologies, and typical characteristics of CMfg are discussed and investigated, as well as the differences and relationship between cloud computing and CMfg. Four typical CMfg service platforms, i.e. public, private, community, and hybrid CMfg service platforms, are introduced. The key advantages and challenges for implementing CMfg are analysed, as well as the key technologies and main research findings.