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  • Publication
    Cyber-physical systems in manufacturing
    ( 2016)
    Monostori, László
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    Kádár, Botond
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    Bauernhansl, Thomas
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    Kondoh, Shinsuke
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    Kumara, Soundar R.
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    Reinhart, Gunther
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    Sauer, Olaf
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    Schuh, Günther
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    Sihn, Wilfried
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    Ueda, Kanji
    One of the most significant advances in the development of computer science, information and communication technologies is represented by the cyber-physical systems (CPS). They are systems of collaborating computational entities which are in intensive connection with the surrounding physical world and its on-going processes, providing and using, at the same time, data-accessing and data-processing services available on the Internet. Cyber-physical production systems (CPPS), relying on the latest, and the foreseeable further developments of computer science, information and communication technologies on one hand, and of manufacturing science and technology, on the other, may lead to the 4th industrial revolution, frequently noted as Industrie 4.0. The paper underlines that there are significant roots in general - and in particular to the CIRP community - which point towards CPPS. Expectations towards research in and implementation of CPS and CPPS are outlined and some case studies are introduced. Related new R&D challenges are highlighted.
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    Open source ERP: Reasonable tools for manufacturing SMEs?
    ( 2011)
    Sauer, Marcus
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    Egri, Péter
    Information technology is unavoidable in every part of life and business management is also not an exception. One of the most widespread solutions is the use of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that has proved to support the integration and automation of the processes, the improvement of the performance, and the reduction of costs. Yet, several - mostly small and medium - enterprise cannot afford the time, the uncertainty and the resources that are required by the implementation of an ERP system.