A novel integrated framework approach for TEBC technologies in distributed manufacturing systems: a systematic review and opportunities

Abstract

Distributed manufacturing systems have become consensus, particularly networked manufacturing systems (NMS) owing to its flexible and adaptable nature in response to customized requirements. Highlighting of functions in NMS and their integration with recent key enabling technologies i.e., Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Internet of Things, Block chain technology, and Agent-based techniques, etc. are of utmost importance to identify problems and increase its efficiency. Hence, besides the above-mentioned approaches, this paper surveyed and analysed various articles systematically related to networked manufacturing in the context of knowledge creation and information, security, interoperability, and reliability. To identify the most related papers, the search has been conducted with Web of Science and Scopus databases. Subsequently, after evaluation 30 most related papers were selected and analyzed that further extended by identifying the issues and gaps in the existing empirical knowledge. Finally, the paper presents a roadmap for future research directions and developments.