Digital Factory Assistant: Conceptual Framework and Research Propositions

Abstract

Abstract. Nowadays, knowledge has a major role in factory efficiency. The integration of knowledge and decision support systems in the whole factory process appears as a key for the factory of the future. The basic concept of our research work is facilitating interactions between the human being in critical working situations and information set in the factory. Our proposition is to develop a "digital factory assistant" to provide factory actors with the right information, in the right time and place. Our purpose is to build a generic factory model based on context awareness and decision support models and then create relevant information and knowledge extraction mechanisms. In this paper we discuss the conceptual architecture of the desired information system.

Toward a cognitive based approach for knowledge structuring

“…Foundations of our research work relate to a new proposition for modeling and structuring information, and more generally knowledge [6]. We believe that the set of knowledge in the factory should be structured in a multi-scale way.…”

“…The aim of this approach is to respond to every actor needs in the factory according to the current working situation and depending on cognitive parameters. The proposed concept will be a part of research issue in the proposition of "Digital Factory Assistant" [6] [7]. At first, we will discuss some related works.…”

Intelligent assistant system as a context-aware decision-making support for the workers of the future

“…As an extension of classical decisions support systems that mainly focus on the delivery of key indicators and risk notifications, the proposed framework aims to T centralize the knowledge asset in the factory and enables each actor to access the useful knowledge according to his/her working situation and real operational need. That said, the decision-making support built under the proposed framework will considerthe user's profile by formatting the appropriate information in a consistent way so as to allow him well understanding and easier use of the available knowledge (Dhuieb, Laroche, & Bernard, 2013).…”