Abstract
This paper describes the components and functionalities of a Modelling Workbench (MW) to be used within the context of the so-called Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA) methodology. The different life-cycle phases of an enterprise integration project and the model building blocks provided are presented and described. A short description of the proposed pre-standard ENV 40 003 basic reference model, which provides the context for the so-called executable models, is first presented. This is followed by an explanation of the use of the MW within the context of the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture life-cycle support. While most of the issues discussed in this paper are confined to the shop floor environment and related applications, the general underlying concepts are relevant to manufacturing systems in general.
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