Process Planning Service Mechanism Based on SaaS Mode

Abstract

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a new mode that the software is deployed as a series of services on the Internet. The customers could choose the necessary function services or the better services to meet their normal and individual requirements. For process planning is a highly individual work, Process planning service mechanism based on SaaS mode was proposed and researched. The service-oriented architecture of CAPP was established. Process planning services were designed to service components, which could communicate each other with messages. The thought of Process Service Bus (PSB) was put forward and applied to manage the process planning services needed in real time. On this basis, a case was analyzed to show how to apply the service mechanism to gears process planning, the feasibility and validity of the process planning service mechanism were demonstrated by the case.