Cloud computing, as a new paradigm for aggregating computing resources and delivering services over the Internet, is of considerable interest to both academia and the industry. In this paper, the main characteristics of cloud computing are summarized, in view of its application to the manufacturing industry. Analytic models such as analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method for selecting appropriate cloud services are analyzed, with respect to computational cost and network communication that present a bottleneck for effective utilization of this new infrastructure. The review presented in this paper aims to assist academic researchers and manufacturing enterprises in obtaining an overview of the state-of-the-knowledge of cloud computing when exploring this emerging platform for service.
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Technology Review
Cloud Computing for Cloud Manufacturing: Benefits and Limitations
Peng Wang,
Peng Wang
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: pxw206@case.edu
Case Western Reserve University
,Cleveland, OH 44106
e-mail: pxw206@case.edu
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Robert X. Gao,
Robert X. Gao
1
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: Robert.Gao@case.edu
Case Western Reserve University
,Cleveland, OH 44106
e-mail: Robert.Gao@case.edu
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Zhaoyan Fan
Zhaoyan Fan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: zfan@engr.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut
,Storrs, CT 06268
e-mail: zfan@engr.uconn.edu
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Peng Wang
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: pxw206@case.edu
Case Western Reserve University
,Cleveland, OH 44106
e-mail: pxw206@case.edu
Robert X. Gao
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: Robert.Gao@case.edu
Case Western Reserve University
,Cleveland, OH 44106
e-mail: Robert.Gao@case.edu
Zhaoyan Fan
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: zfan@engr.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut
,Storrs, CT 06268
e-mail: zfan@engr.uconn.edu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Manuscript received November 19, 2014; final manuscript received March 10, 2015; published online July 8, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Xun Xu.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Aug 2015, 137(4): 040901 (9 pages)
Published Online: August 1, 2015
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Received:
November 19, 2014
Revision Received:
March 10, 2015
Online:
July 8, 2015
Citation
Wang, P., Gao, R. X., and Fan, Z. (August 1, 2015). "Cloud Computing for Cloud Manufacturing: Benefits and Limitations." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. August 2015; 137(4): 040901. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030209
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