Multi-agent system of a network enterprise based on the Industrie 4.0 digital platform
https://doi.org/10.21686/1818-4243-2025-2-34-45
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to develop methods for implementing a multi-agent system of a network enterprise within the framework of a microservice architecture of the Industrie 4.0 digital platform. In this regard, methods for implementing agents using services that automate the functions of manufacturing and business processes, and services that perform the functions of a digital platform are proposed. The development of software agents is based on the structure of Asset administrative shells used in active and proactive modes. Materials and methods. As a research method, it is proposed to use an improved method of functional design based on the architectural frameworks of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIRA) and the Platform Industrie 4.0 (RAMI), Russian state standards (“Digital twins”, “Digital factory”, “Smart production”), as well as a method for analyzing enterprise capabilities. The results of the study. The main results of the article are the construction of the component composition diagram of the digital platform conceptual model, algorithms for generating a request to produce product components and its assessment by software agents of the digital platform in the form of UML sequence diagrams. Conclusion. The results of the article allow to increase interoperability and flexibility in the configuration of value chains based on the service implementation of a multi-agent system.
About the Authors
V. А. Kazakov
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vasily A. Kazakov - Cand. Sci. (Economics), Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Informatics and Information Security
Yu. F. Telnov
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yuri F. Telnov - Dr. Sci. (Economics), Head of the Department of Applied Informatics and Information Security
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Kazakov V.А., Telnov Yu.F. Multi-agent system of a network enterprise based on the Industrie 4.0 digital platform. Open Education. 2025;29(2):34-45. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/1818-4243-2025-2-34-45
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