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Intelligent ERPS: a guide to incorporate artificial intelligence into enterprise resource planning systems
Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Management, specialization in Knowledge Management and Business IntelligenceIntelligent ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are two emerging
subjects in the academic and organizational spaces. The simple fact of using intelligent tools into
ERPs or around it is something that happens a long time. However, in this dissertation, we analyze
the new concept of Intelligent Enterprises, most specifically Intelligent ERPs. This new idea aims to be
a kind of approach capable of joining different concepts like RPA (Robotic Process Automation),
Machine Learning, UX (User Experience), Advanced Analytics, and Dark Analytics in a single
integrated information system. Through the use of Design Science Research (DSR) methodology, this
research aims to identify the most acceptable definition of an Intelligent ERP, the relation of this
concept with Intelligent Enterprises, and the contribution of Artificial Intelligence to the systems.
Besides that, we will analyze the actual scenario and propose new kinds of approaches and
architectures to add features that can enhance the systems and make it more useful and related to
cognitive and intelligent systems.ERPs inteligentes (Planejamento de Recursos Empresariais) e Inteligência Artificial (IA) são dois
assuntos emergentes nos espaços acadêmicos e empresariais. O simples fato de usar ferramentas
inteligentes nos ERPs ou em torno destes é algo que acontece há muito tempo. No entanto, nesta
dissertação, analisamos o novo conceito de Empresas Inteligentes, mais especificamente os ERPs
Inteligentes. Essa nova idéia visa ser um tipo de abordagem capaz de unir diferentes conceitos como
RPA (Automação de Processo Robótico), Aprendizado de Máquina, UX (Experiência do Usuário),
Análises Avançadas e Análises Profundas em um único sistema de informação integrado. Com o uso
da metodologia de Desenho de Pesquisa Científica (DSR), esta tese tem como objetivo identificar a
definição mais aceitável de um ERP Inteligente, a relação desse conceito com as Empresas
Inteligentes e a contribuição da Inteligência Artificial para os sistemas. Além disto, analisaremos o
cenário atual e proporemos novos tipos de abordagens e arquiteturas para adicionar recursos que
podem aprimorar os sistemas e torná-los mais úteis e relacionados a sistemas cognitivos e
inteligentes
Robotic Process Automation - A Systematic Mapping Study and Classification Framework
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) deals with the automation of rule-based process
tasks to increase process efficiency and to reduce process costs. Due to the utmost
importance of business process automation in industry, RPA attracts increasing attention in the scientific field as well. This paper presents the state-of-the-art in the
RPA field by means of a Systematic Mapping Study (SMS). In this SMS, 63 publications are identified, categorised, and analysed along well-defined research questions. From the SMS findings, additionally, a framework for systematically analysing, assessing, and comparing existing as well as upcoming RPA works is derived. The discovered thematic clusters suggest further investigations in order to develop a more elaborated structural research approach for RPA
Visual Localisation of Mobile Devices in an Indoor Environment under Network Delay Conditions
Current progresses in home automation and service robotic environment have
highlighted the need to develop interoperability mechanisms that allow a
standard communication between the two systems. During the development of the
DHCompliant protocol, the problem of locating mobile devices in an indoor
environment has been investigated. The communication of the device with the
location service has been carried out to study the time delay that web services
offer in front of the sockets. The importance of obtaining data from real-time
location systems portends that a basic tool for interoperability, such as web
services, can be ineffective in this scenario because of the delays added in
the invocation of services. This paper is focused on introducing a web service
to resolve a coordinates request without any significant delay in comparison
with the sockets
Improving lifecycle query in integrated toolchains using linked data and MQTT-based data warehousing
The development of increasingly complex IoT systems requires large
engineering environments. These environments generally consist of tools from
different vendors and are not necessarily integrated well with each other. In
order to automate various analyses, queries across resources from multiple
tools have to be executed in parallel to the engineering activities. In this
paper, we identify the necessary requirements on such a query capability and
evaluate different architectures according to these requirements. We propose an
improved lifecycle query architecture, which builds upon the existing Tracked
Resource Set (TRS) protocol, and complements it with the MQTT messaging
protocol in order to allow the data in the warehouse to be kept updated in
real-time. As part of the case study focusing on the development of an IoT
automated warehouse, this architecture was implemented for a toolchain
integrated using RESTful microservices and linked data.Comment: 12 pages, worksho
Synthesis about a collaborative project on “Technology Assessment of Autonomous Systems”
The project started in 2009 with the support of DAAD in Germany and CRUP in Portugal under the “Collaborative German-Portuguese University Actions” programme. One central goal is the further development of a theory of technology assessment applied to robotics and autonomous systems in general that reflects in its methodology the changing conditions of knowledge production in modern societies and the emergence of new robotic technologies and of associated disruptive changes. Relevant topics here are handling broadened future horizons and new clusters of science and technology (medicine, engineering, interfaces, industrial automation, micro-devices, security and safety), as well as new governance structures in policy decision making concerning research and development (R&D).Robotic systems, Autonomous systems, Technology assessment, Germany, Portugal
Continuous maintenance and the future – Foundations and technological challenges
High value and long life products require continuous maintenance throughout their life cycle to achieve required performance with optimum through-life cost. This paper presents foundations and technologies required to offer the maintenance service. Component and system level degradation science, assessment and modelling along with life cycle ‘big data’ analytics are the two most important knowledge and skill base required for the continuous maintenance. Advanced computing and visualisation technologies will improve efficiency of the maintenance and reduce through-life cost of the product. Future of continuous maintenance within the Industry 4.0 context also identifies the role of IoT, standards and cyber security
Managing Complexity with the Department of Defense Architecture Framework: Development of a Dynamic System Architecture Model
Architecture frameworks are tools for managing system complexity by structuring data in a common language and format. By characterizing the form, function, and rules governing systems, architecture frameworks serve as a communication tool to stakeholder communities with different views of the system and facilitate comparative evaluation across architectures. The goal of this research is to explore the applicability of architecture frameworks to the study of emergent properties of satellites. The U.S. Department of Defense Architecture Framework was selected to achieve this goal given its orientation towards technical systems in contrast to the majority of architecture frameworks focused on business enterprises. Although developed by military planners in the 1990’s to support the acquisition of interoperable information systems, the Department of Defense Architecture Framework can be used to connect operational concepts and capabilities to the technical architecture of any system. While the views of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework are well-defined, little guidance is provided on how the views are to be constructed. Vitech Corporation’s software program CORE,® a systems engineering modeling tool with the ability rapidly to produce architecture views from a common data repository, was employed to complete Department of Defense Architecture Frameworks for the Hubble Space Telescope.
Upon characterizing Hubble within this common structure, the value of the Department of Defense Architecture Framework for conducting dynamic quantitative analyses of system architectures was explored. A methodology is proposed and tested for evaluating human and robotic architectures for on-orbit servicing—the extension of the useful life of spacecraft through refueling, upgrading, repair, relocation, et al. In particular, a multi-year servicing campaign is modeled for Hubble including behavioral threads that characterize the Orbiting Observatory, servicing architecture, and science customers. Preliminary results indicate that, when coupled with an executable model, the Department of Defense Architecture Framework can be utilized for dynamic quantitative evaluation of space system architectures. The paper concludes with lessons learned from using the Department of Defense Architecture Framework and proposes improvements for the application of its static views to model-based systems engineering
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