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Reference Architecture for the Integration of Prescriptive Analytics Use Cases in Smart Factories

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  • Julian Weller

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design, Digital Transformation, 33102 Paderborn, Germany)

  • Nico Migenda

    (Center for Applied Data Science, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 33330 Gütersloh, Germany)

  • Yash Naik

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design, Digital Transformation, 33102 Paderborn, Germany)

  • Tim Heuwinkel

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design, Digital Transformation, 33102 Paderborn, Germany)

  • Arno Kühn

    (Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design, Digital Transformation, 33102 Paderborn, Germany)

  • Martin Kohlhase

    (Center for Applied Data Science, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 33330 Gütersloh, Germany)

  • Wolfram Schenck

    (Center for Applied Data Science, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 33330 Gütersloh, Germany)

  • Roman Dumitrescu

    (Chair of Advanced Systems Engineering, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, Fürstenallee 11, 33102 Paderborn, Germany)

Abstract

Prescriptive analytics plays an important role in decision making in smart factories by utilizing the available data to gain actionable insights. The planning, integration and development of such use cases still poses manifold challenges. Use cases are still being implemented as standalone versions; the existing IT-infrastructure is not fit for integrative bidirectional decision communication, and implementations only reach low technical readiness levels. We propose a reference architecture for the integration of prescriptive analytics use cases in smart factories. The method for the empirically grounded development of reference architectures by Galster and Avgeriou serves as a blueprint. Through the development and validation of a specific IoT-Factory use case, we demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed reference architecture. We expand the given reference architecture for one use case to the integration of a smart factory and its application to multiple use cases. Moreover, we identify the interdependency among multiple use cases within dynamic environments. Our prescriptive reference architecture provides a structured way to improve operational efficiency and optimize resource allocation.

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  • Julian Weller & Nico Migenda & Yash Naik & Tim Heuwinkel & Arno Kühn & Martin Kohlhase & Wolfram Schenck & Roman Dumitrescu, 2024. "Reference Architecture for the Integration of Prescriptive Analytics Use Cases in Smart Factories," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-36, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:12:y:2024:i:17:p:2663-:d:1465242
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