Service-oriented manufacturing information system: Concept, architecture and focus of future research

Developing service-oriented manufacturing is a new worldwide trend in the manufacturing industry, and its smooth promotion relies upon the efficient support of high-level information. This paper firstly defines the concept of service-oriented manufacturing information system through studying literatures; analyzes system's main function characteristics and performance requirements by comparing with traditional manufacturing model, and then builds a basic architecture of information system, which can provide a scientific and operable framework for enterprise managers' IT planning. Finally we put forward some focus points of this new system in the future academic research.