A Knowledge-Enriched Computational Model to Support Lifecycle Activities of Computational Models in Smart Manufacturing

Because of the needs in developing industrial community modeling and simulation platforms for smart manufacturing, a Knowledge-Enriched Computational Model (KECM) is proposed in this article to formally capture domain knowledge and integrate that knowledge with standardized computational models. To support model development in a distributed environment, the KECM can be used as the medium for formal information sharing between model developers. A case study has been developed to demonstrate the utilization of the KECM in supporting the construction of a Bayesian Network model between a domain expert and data analyst. To support model deployment, a general method to support the integration of computational models into a manufacturing data system has been presented. A case study has been developed to show the data integration of an optimization model into a Business To Manufacturing Markup Language-based manufacturing system. Finally, a general model to support the combination of computational models have been presented. A case study has been developed to show the combination of an Agent-based model and a Decision Tree model using the KECM.