Self-Configuration of Flexible Supply Networks: Profile-Based Information Support

Appearance of flexible supply networks has set up a number of problems to be solved. One of the key problems is information support for efficient configuration of such a network. Solving this problem requires a number of technologies to be involved. The technologies include: ontology management for interoperability, context management for situation awareness, competence profiling for network members description, Web-services for information exchange. The paper presents an approach to information support of flexible supply network configuration based on the above technologies.