Manufacturing systems are changing its structure and organisation. Supply chain are evolving to more coupled organisations, like virtual enterprises, though maintaining the single entities autonomy, adaptability and dynamism properties. Such organisations are very different, which imply organisational and t e chnological shift through agility, distribution, decentralisation, reactivity and flexibility. New organisational and technological paradigms are needed in order to reply to the modern manufacturing systems needs. This paper present a holonic manufacturin g system architecture and complementary services supplied to assist overall Communication, Security, Reliability, Information Management, Co-operation and Co-ordination.
Keywords: HMS, MAS, Architecture and Services
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